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					Originally Posted by BookZombie  Production issues or not. The little girl playing Newt is not a that expensive actor, surly they could have hired her for a few scenes to have her killed off properly if they want to be rid of the character... | 
	
 True, but the issue arises when one considers the 6 years between the two films.  Newt would have aged too much, they'd have to explain that etc.
It would just have been a lot of hassle.  Not that I condone their total lack of respect for the preceding installment, just try to understand it.