Ever since the duo of ex-husband and wife Johnny Depp and Amber Heard went into battle against one another, their careers have been in turmoil. Following the alleged abuses by Johnny Depp, the actor was removed from the Fantastic Beasts franchise as the antagonist Gellert Grindelwald. Now, the possibility of him returning to the upcoming movies increases by the day since the trial is over.
“Let’s see if he comes back. He might” said Mads Mikkelsen
Mads Mikkelsen replaced Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). Although the film received average ratings, the people could not help but notice their favorite actor’s missing role as Gellert Grindelwald. However, after the trial ended, Mads Mikkelsen was seen interacting with fans who were unafraid to ask him about Johnny Depp’s reprising role back in the franchise.
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“It was very intimidating. Obviously, well, now the course has changed-he won the suit, the court case-so let’s see if he comes back. He might. I’m a big fan of Johnny. I think he’s an amazing actor, I think he did a fantastic job. Having said that, I could not copy it. There’s there was no way I could just copy it, because it’s so much him. It would be creative suicide.”
The Hannibal actor continued,
“So, we had to come up with something else, something that was mine, and build a bridge between him and me. So, yes, it was intimidating. His fans were very, very sweet, but they were also very stubborn. I didn’t interact too much with them, but I could understand why they had their hearts broken.”
When Johnny Depp lost movies due to the trial
Colin Farrel was the actor that started it all. Being a secret antagonist in the first part of the franchise Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), he was portraying the role of Gellert Grindelwald under the disguise of one Percival Graves. At the end of the movie, he was revealed to be none other than Johnny Depp’s version of Gellert Grindelwald aka Johnny Depp himself.
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Johnny Depp became the main antagonist with his Gellert Grindelwald attire in the sequel to the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). The film received much success partly due to the actor’s role in it. However, during the shooting of the third movie in the series, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), the news of Johnny Depp’s alleged abuse made the headlines.
Not wanting to associate with an alleged abuser, the then Warner Bros. decided to drop Johnny Depp from the project and chose Mads Mikkelsen to play the role of Gellert Grindelwald to complete the film for the time being. Along with this, Johnny Depp was also removed as the world-famously portrayed notorious pirate and owner of the Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow. The actor was removed from the shooting of Pirates of the Caribbean 6 which the actor took badly to his heart.
Although it will be fun to watch the actor get back in his game in the form of Gellert Grindelwald and many other movies, there has been yet no official confirmation or news from the entertainment giant regarding the matter.
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Source: Deadline
