Mads Mikkelsen: 5 Things About The Actor Replacing Johnny Depp In ‘Fantastic Beasts’
Albus Dumbledore, Newt Scamander, and company will face off with an all new Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, when the new Wizarding World movie hits theaters on April 15, 2022. While the villain was played Johnny Depp in the Harry Potter spin-off’s first two films, the 58-year-old actor resigned from the franchise in November 2020, after losing a libel suit against The Sun, involving allegations of abuse from his ex-wife Amber Heard. Taking up the mantel as Grindelwald is Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, 56!