Mads Mikkelsen lined up to replace Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts 3

By Andrew Pulver

 

Black magic … Mikkelsen. Photograph: Cristiano Minichiello/AGF/REX/Shutterstock

 

Hannibal star Mads Mikkelsen is set to replace Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3, it has been reported.

 

According to Deadline, Mikkelsen is in talks to join the cast of the third instalment of the JK Rowling-scripted fantasy series, which had been derailed by the failure of Depp’s libel action against the Sun.

 

Depp said he had been “asked to resign” by Warner Bros, the producing studio, and had left the project.

 

The fall of Johnny Depp: how the world's most beautiful movie star turned very ugly Read more Mikkelsen is reportedly director David Yates’s first choice for the role of Grindelwald, the “dark wizard” who was the chief antagonist of the second film in the series Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

 

Full Story: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/11/mads-mikkelsen-lined-up-to-replace-johnny-depp-in-fantastic-beasts-3

Mikkelson is one of the most talented actors working in film today. And apparently, he is very well liked by his co-stars and sounds like a pretty cool guy. He is one of my favorite actors alive today, hands down. Depp was getting a bit tired, and his routine, act, and lifestyle seemed a bit old.

 

Throughout his career, Mads Mikkelsen has had many terrible audition experiences. The worst was probably when he walked out of the audition for the 2005 film ‘Fantastic Four’. Fact Republic tells the story of how Mikkelsen was auditioning for the role of Mr. Fantastic in Tm Story’s film. He found the audition frustrating, especially when he was asked to extend his arms like a rubber man. This prompted him to walk out of the audition.

 

https://www.tvovermind.com/mads-mikkelsen/