“And I know it was controversial for many people but that’s just the way it plays out once in awhile.” “ called me and they were obviously in a hurry, and I loved the script so said yes,” the Doctor Strange actor told The Sunday Timesat the time. In June 2021, Mikkelsen admitted that he wasn’t sure whether the recasting was “fair” to the Pirates of the Caribbean star, regardless of how much he wanted to be involved in the movie. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies But also we have to find a few links and some bridges so it doesn’t completely detach from what he’s already masterfully achieved.” And at the same time, I also have to make it my own. “There has to be a bridge between what Johnny did and what I’m going to do. We’re still working it out,” he told Entertainment Weeklyin December 2020. The Hannibal actor later noted that he wouldn’t copy the original performance, but he wanted the portrayals of Grindelwald to feel similar. Mads Mikkelsen was announced as Depp’s replacement in November 2020. from my role as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and I have respected and agreed to that request,” the Sleepy Hollow actor wrote in a statement via Instagram, confirming his exit. “I wish to let you know that I have been asked to resign by Warner Bros. Despite denying the claims, Depp was asked to step down from the role. At the time, a judge ruled that he abused Heard throughout their two-year marriage, which ended in 2017. Rowling-penned franchise in November 2020 after losing a libel suit against Amber Heard. movie - which is officially titled Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - will feature some big changes from the previous two chapters, including the recasting of Gellert Grindelwald. Newt Scamander is back! The third movie in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them franchise has been delayed repeatedly, but the fantasy film, set in the Wizarding World decades before Harry Potter was born, will finally hit theaters in 2022.

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