Fantastic Beasts 3 recast has Mads Mikkelsen as top choice to replace Depp as Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts 3 is an upcoming fantasy film in Wizard World franchise. Johnny Depp played dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in previous films. But actor has stepped down from role after he was asked to resign from franchise. Warner Bros. will recast character and w Hannibal fame Mads Mikkelsen is said to be front runner for it.

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Mads Mikkelsen in talks to replace Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts

According to a recent report in Deadline, Mads Mikkelsen is considered as top choice to replace Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in upcoming Fantastic Beasts films. He is currently in early talks with Warner Bros. Mikkelsen is said to be choice of Fantastic Beasts 3 director David Yates to portray character ahead. reason behind fast casting is to keep project on track after its release date delay.

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Earlier, Johnny Depp essayed antagonist, Gellert Grindelwald in first two movies. actor was originally set to reprises character again in Fantastic Beasts 3. But Warner Bros. asked him to resign from series, a few days after Depp lost his libel case against  Sun tabloid over its 2018 article alleging, he was a “wife beater” to Amber Heard. He mentioned in a statement that he respects request and agreed to depart from series.

Johnny Depp reportedly shot only one scene for Fantastic Beasts 3 when it began production in September in London. However, actor will get his full salary which is around $10 million due to his contract. Depp signed to play Grindelwald in nearly five Fantastic Beasts movies.

w as Mads Mikkelsen is front runner he would appear in or films, too, becoming an integral part of Harry Potter spiff.  It is said that filmmaker David Yates is a big fan of Mikkelsen and that Danish actor is guy makers are trying to lock-in. Colin Farrell was among lead fan choice as he has already depicted Grindelwald in disguise. But due to his scheduling conflict, as he is filming Batman, Farrell cant replace Johnny Depp.

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Fantastic Beasts 3 cast has Eddie Redmayne, Karine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Jude Law, Callum Turner, Alison Sudol, and Jessica Williams. screenplay is co-written by J. K. Rowling and Steve Kloves, from a story by Rowling. movie is currently scheduled to release on 15 July 2022.