Why doesn't FantasticBeasts3 address Mads Mikkelsen replacing Johnny Depp as Grindelwald? 🤔 Mikkelsen: 'Everybody knows why [the actors changed]... It would almost be like an Easter egg to reality to point out we swapped actors.'
Mads Mikkelsen explains why Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore doesn't address the Johnny Depp Grindelwald recasting. The new movie from director David Yates is the third in the ongoing Fantastic Beasts franchise, itself a spinoff-prequel to the globally popular Harry Potter film series. After experiencing some pandemic-related delays to production, Fantastic Beasts 3 is finally set to hit US theaters tomorrow, April 15.
The transition from Harry Potter to Fantastic Beasts has not been a particularly smooth one, and the spinoff franchise has found itself mired in controversy. One example has been the situation surrounding Depp's casting as Gellert Grindelwald, the series' main villain, which was objectionable to many due to the domestic violence allegations made against him by his ex-wife, Amber Heard. When Depp, who disputes the accusations, lost a libel case against News Group Newspapers Ltd.
That was very deliberate. Everybody knows why [the actors changed]. The entire world knows why. It would almost be like an Easter egg to reality to point out we swapped actors. Hopefully we drag them in with the first scene and from there they accept this world. While Mikkelsen is right that any acknowledgement of the switch would constitute a nod to the ongoing controversy, particularly given that the Depp vs. Heard defamation trial is currently underway, the lack of explanation will strike many viewers as odd. Unlike most franchises, where it might be difficult to explain why one actor was replaced with another, Grindelwald's shifting appearance could have been easily written off as the result of magic.
On the other hand, implying that Grindelwald magically adopted Mikkelsen's likeness leaves the door open for him to change back, which is something the studio clearly didn't want to do. Their hopes to avoid controversy through Depp's resignation were for naught, though, since a large contingent of fans support Depp in his dispute and have decried his departure.
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