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Stepping in. Mads Mikkelsen will officially take over as Gellert Grindelwald in the third Fantastic Beasts movie, following the ousting of Johnny Depp. Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed the news to ...
Mads Mikkelsen is entering the wizarding world of Fantastic Beasts. The Hannibal star has signed on to replace Johnny Depp as the villainous Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the forthcoming ...
Mads Mikkelsen was cast as Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts franchise following Johnny Depp‘s resignation — but the Denmark native isn’t ruling out giving the role back. Movies That ...
Johnny Depp, who portrayed Grindelwald in previous films, was originally set to return and filmed one scene for the film, but was asked to resign in November 2020 following the verdict of the Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd court case; Mads Mikkelsen replaced him later that month. Filming took place until February 2021.
Johnny Depp announced on 6 November 2020 that he left the film at the request of Warner Bros. Studios. This was the result of Depp losing a libel lawsuit in the UK. [ 125 ] On 25 November 2020, Warner Bros. announced that Mads Mikkelsen would replace Depp in the role of Grindelwald. [ 126 ]
Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen [1] (Danish: [ˈmæs ˈme̝kl̩sn̩] ⓘ; born 22 November 1965) is a Danish actor.He rose to fame in Denmark as an actor for his roles such as Tonny in the first two films of the Pusher film trilogy (1996, 2004), Detective Sergeant Allan Fischer in the television series Rejseholdet (2000–2004), Niels in Open Hearts (2002), Svend in The Green Butchers (2003), Ivan in ...
In 2018, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was released ... The third installment received mixed reviews and struggled with casting after Johnny Depp was replaced by actor Mads Mikkelsen ...
The casting of Johnny Depp (pictured in character as Gellert Grindelwald) received criticism from some fans. [26] On 1 November 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Johnny Depp had been cast in the film. [27] [28] Depp's casting received criticism from some fans, due to domestic violence allegations against him.