(Contract!Anon) I think a lot of people are panicking unnecessarily 'cause there aren't any books to adapt from, and they're not accustomed/comfortable with the concept of idea-script-movie without there being a pre-published source to act as a preview of what to expect. They're not seeing the creative advantage that this lack of a pre-published source means NOTHING in this universe is foretold, and the fact there is this change (polyjuice to transfiguration) in Graves' canon means JKR's considering Graves' position in the wider movie series.
Basically, polyjuice just puts Graves in a box. It 100% guarantees his survival, but it still means he has to be held prisoner in a location that's close to/and always accessible for Grindelwald. However, transfiguration means Graves could literally be anywhere. Grindelwald could've transfigured Graves from a photograph, therefore he doesn't need to keep Graves alive 'cause he was never within range to kill or capture him in the first place.
That frees up JKR to do a lot more with the Graves character. She can essentially bring him back as a Grindelwald follower OR a poor innocent soul who didn't know Grindelwald stole his face. He can show up in any location, capacity or allegiance now with ANY explanation. And she couldn't do that if Graves was being farmed for polyjuice and stuck in a box.
This is what I'm getting at. JKR's just turned Graves into a free square on the bingo card of the entire series and all she needs is a decent idea to utilise him AND Colin Farrell. Even Sparrowald, the transfiguration reasoning means that they can replace Depp at will if he continues to be a PR and box office liability. But, like, everything that involves specific actors and their roles and retention is a contract/production bureaucracy thing.
I don't do speculation often but I just feel like I'm the only person around these parts who's THRILLED with the transfiguration news 'cause it's, like, way to install an 'in case of emergencies, press to summon Colin Farrell' button.
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Basically, polyjuice just puts Graves in a box. It 100% guarantees his survival, but it still means he has to be held prisoner in a location that's close to/and always accessible for Grindelwald. However, transfiguration means Graves could literally be anywhere. Grindelwald could've transfigured Graves from a photograph, therefore he doesn't need to keep Graves alive 'cause he was never within range to kill or capture him in the first place.
That frees up JKR to do a lot more with the Graves character. She can essentially bring him back as a Grindelwald follower OR a poor innocent soul who didn't know Grindelwald stole his face. He can show up in any location, capacity or allegiance now with ANY explanation. And she couldn't do that if Graves was being farmed for polyjuice and stuck in a box.
This is what I'm getting at. JKR's just turned Graves into a free square on the bingo card of the entire series and all she needs is a decent idea to utilise him AND Colin Farrell. Even Sparrowald, the transfiguration reasoning means that they can replace Depp at will if he continues to be a PR and box office liability. But, like, everything that involves specific actors and their roles and retention is a contract/production bureaucracy thing.
I don't do speculation often but I just feel like I'm the only person around these parts who's THRILLED with the transfiguration news 'cause it's, like, way to install an 'in case of emergencies, press to summon Colin Farrell' button.