It’s official: Mads Mikkelsen will be stepping into the shoes of villainous Grindelwald in the third “Fantastic Beasts” movie after Johnny Depp’s resignation from the film.
On Wednesday, Warner Bros. announced in a press release that the Danish actor has been cast as dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the upcoming sequel, which is currently in production in the U.K.
Deadline was the first to report that the “Hannibal” star was at the top of a short list of actors to be cast in the role for the upcoming sequel to the “Harry Potter” spin-off.
According to Deadline, Mikkelsen was the No. 1 choice of “Fantastic Beasts” director David Yates after Depp dropped out; Depp’s exit came at the request of the studio when he lost a high-profile libel
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