And I think that’s muddying the waters regarding what side you’re on, and rarely leads to anywhere good. But we have to be honest - and it seems to me, when you turn science into ideology, and politics into science, then you’re not talking from an honest place. No hateful rhetoric towards either women or trans (people) - that’s a good start. We thank Johnny for his work on the films to date, a Warner Bros. We thank Johnny for his work on the films to date, the studio said. He added: 'I don’t know what the solution is. Johnny Depp will depart the Fantastic Beasts franchise. Johnny Depp will depart the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise. 'I have a habit of not commenting on things that I don’t know anything about, and I actually think that that would suit the entire world,' Mikkelsen said. Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen will officially step in for Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts 3 after the actor resigned due to a libel lawsuit involving his ex-wife Amber Heard. Ranked: The best Hannibal Lecter movies and TV shows, ranked (including 'Silence of the Lambs' and 'Clarice')Īnd while the 'Harry Potter' franchise continues to be associated with Rowling’s increasingly controversial image - multiple online posts made by the author have been widely perceived as transphobic, misinformative and hurtful - Mikkelsen said he prefers to stay out of it. Hopefully, the movie will commit to exploring not only the terrifying power Grindelwald wields, which Fantastic Beasts has already portrayed, but also his ability to manipulate those around him, even Dumbledore. 'I was always Patrizia' : Lady Gaga hired a psychiatric nurse while shooting 'House of Gucci' Johnny Depp's recasting in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore changed many things beyond the impact of the motto. And I don’t know what happened, and I don’t know if it was fair, him losing the job, but I just knew that the show was going on, and I would’ve loved to have talked to him about it if I had the chance, but I just don’t know him in that sense.He added: 'The media goes, ‘Oh my god, he took it so seriously, therefore he must be fantastic let’s give him an award.’ Then that’s the talk, and everybody knows about it, and it becomes a thing.'

“I mean, obviously, they were going to do the film, and obviously he was not involved any more,” Mikkelsen explained. “But I didn’t have a dog in that fight. In a recent interview with the Sunday Times, Mikkelsen, who last year was hired to assume the role of the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the Harry Potter spin-off, discussed the awkward nature of taking a role intended for Depp. Last November, Depp exited the film series after losing his libel case against the Sun, a British tabloid that referred to him as a “wife beater” in a story referencing allegations he had assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard. Fantastic Beasts 3 star Mads Mikkelsen has said he “would have loved to have talked to” Johnny Depp about replacing him in the film.

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