Goodbye Johnny Depp, Will Mads Mikkelsen Be Grindelwald In Fanstatic Beasts 3?

As you know, Johnny Depp recently sued the British newspaper The Sun when it called him a “wife beater”, but the judge sided with the newspaper, Johnny Depp lost the case. This caused a lot of influence on the actor “Pirates of the Caribbean”, causing him to lose the role Grindelwald into movie Fanstatic Beasts 3.​

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According to Johnny Depp, Warner Bros. asked him to withdraw from the film after he lost the lawsuit, the actor only had time to make one scene for the movie, but he will still receive the full salary. Losing Johnny Depp, Warner Bros.’s urgent mission. Now is the time to find a replacement actor so as not to delay the filming process.

Variety reports that Mads Mikkelsen is currently the leading candidate to replace Johnny Depp. The Danish actor has been selected by director David Yates and is currently in talks to play the wizard Gellert Grindelwald. According to JK Rowling, Grindelwad was a skilled and ruthless dark wizard who had a complicated relationship with Albus in his youth. Dumbledore (played by Jude Law). It is similar to the relationship of Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) and Will Graham in the Hannibal series.​

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However, there is currently no confirmed information, we do not know if the negotiations will be successful and who will replace Johnny Depp. Fanstatic Beasts 3 is in production and is scheduled to open on July 15, 2022.
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