Here's the official logline for the film, per Variety: "Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Jessica Williams, Callum Turner, Jude Law, Fionna Glascott, Dan Fogler, and Eddie Redmayne in "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore." confirmed that "Hannibal" star Mikkelsen will replace Depp in the movie. 'Fantastic Beasts 3' is currently in production, and the role of Gellert Grindelwald will be recast." spokesperson told Insider: "We thank Johnny for his work on the films to date. In his letter, Depp said that the court decision "will not change my fight to tell the truth and I confirm that I plan to appeal."Īs for what will happen to Depp's role in the movies, a Warner Bros. Meanwhile, "Fantastic Beasts" star Ezra Miller said that none of the cast members were consulted about Depp's involvement in the franchise. Rowling previously defended Depp's controversial casting and said that she had seen the "evidence" and knew he was falsely accused. She filed for divorce in 2016 and has since accused the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star of domestic abuse. The actor's exit from the franchise came days after he lost a libel case against the publishers of the UK newspaper The Sun, which described him as a "wife-beater" in an article.ĭepp has repeatedly denied allegations made by "Aquaman" actress Amber Heard, whom he wed in 2015. from my role as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and I have respected and agreed to that request," Depp wrote. "I wish to let you know that I have been asked to resign by Warner Bros. (the studio behind the movies) asked him to resign. In November 2020, Depp posted a typed letter on Instagram, revealing that Warner Bros. Gellert Grindelwald will now be played by Mads Mikkelsen following Johnny Depp's exit from the franchise. “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” also stars Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, William Nadylam, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Victoria Yeates, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Fiona Glascott, Katherine Waterston, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Richard Coyle, Oliver Masucci, Valerie Pachner and Aleksandr Kuznetsov.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. to head to HBO Max 45 days after it first hit theaters, following the streaming debut of the blockbuster superhero reboot “The Batman” in April. “Fantastic Beasts 3” is the second major new release from Warner Bros. Rowling, “The Secrets of Dumbledore” feels like it undoes some of the plot twists of the previous installment while bringing things to a place where, if this is indeed the end of the road for the franchise, there is at least some conclusive nature to the story arcs of the characters. Beset by lower-than-anticipated box office for each entry (“Secrets of Dumbledore” has grossed half of the previous installment’s worldwide box office) and the increasingly controversial nature of series creator and writer J.K. The film serves as both a bit of a course-correction and an abrupt conclusion to the series, which was originally intended to span five feature films. ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise May Be Finished, But J.K.
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