Hannibal and Casino Royale star Mads Mikkelsen is reportedly in early talks to replace Johnny Depp as the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3.Depp, who portrayed the villainous character in the first two Fantastic Beasts movies, was asked by Warner Bros.
to resign from the role last week after he lost a libel trial in the UK, related to domestic abuse allegations by his ex-wife Amber Heard.As Deadline reports, Mikkelsen is now the frontrunner to replace Depp – who had shot just one scene for the third instalment before departing the role.The role of Grindelwald would be in keeping with the Danish actor’s history of playing calculating villains, including Hannibal Lecter and Casino Royale baddie Le Chiffre.If Mikkelsen’s.
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