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 Deadline on Wednesday, November 25.Depp, 57, starred in 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
He was set to return for the third film, slated for a July 2022 release.On November 6, Warner Bros. studio announced that he will be recast following allegations of abuse made by Depp’s ex-wife Amber Heard.“We thank Johnny for his work on the films to date,” the studio said in a statement at the time.
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