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Warner Brothers has announced that Mads Mikkelsen will replace Johnny Depp in the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise. Mikkelsen will take over the role of villainous dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. The movie, due for release on July 15, 2022, is currently in production at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, near London. Depp was fired from the franchise after losing a libel case where a news outlet labeled him a wife beater.
CNN is reporting that Johnny Depp is stepping down from the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise. On Friday, Warner Brothers announced Depp will no longer play the villainous dark wizard at the center of the action in the "Harry Potter" prequels. In a statement Depp said he complied with Warner's request to resign from the project. Depp earlier this week lost a libel suit against the publisher of Britain's The Sun newspaper over the publication's claims that he was an abusive husband. Depp's biggest supporter, JK Rowling, had no comment. Rowling has stood by the troubled actor, even as details of heinous of Depp's abuse of actress Amber Heard emerged.
Production on the third film in the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise has been delayed by Warner Bros. due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Warner Bros. boss Kevin Tsujihara has vowed that the studio "knows what they need to do" to get 'Fantastic Beasts 3' "right" for fans of the wizarding franchise.
Hollywood star and 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' cast member Johnny Depp takes a moment at a press conference to make fun of the recent legal case he faces in Australia. In other news Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Josh Hartnett, and Justin Timberlake were some of the big names attending the lavish House Of Fraser British Academy Television Awards 2016.
Johnny Depp has settled a row over unpaid legal fees of almost $350,000.
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