One of the sequel's most exciting new characters is, undeniably, Theseus. He and Newt are total opposites in all aspects of life, despite their physical similarities.
"He's gone through the same schooling [as Newt] obviously, but once he got out he decided that the establishment was the way to fight the good fight," Turner explained. "Theseus is quite more rigid, or just part of the establishment. You know, he's the head Auror at the Ministry."
In addition to looking the part, Turner suspects he nabbed the role of Theseus because of a very endearing moment during the casting process.
"It was kind of the normal process of going in with Fiona Weir, who is the casting director, and then having a second meeting with David [Yates] and then having a third with Eddie, which I was really, really excited about," he recalled. "I was very impressed and inspired by the [career] choices that [Eddie] makes. He's always made really good choices, so I was over the moon to just go and meet him. I actually did this weird thing on the first take. There's this scene, and umm . . . well, I just kissed him on the head. We weren't even recording. It's not in the movie. There's no reason for me to have done it, but yeah. I think that's probably why I got the part."