Johnny Depp Is Forced to Resign From ‘Fantastic Beasts’
- 4 years ago
Johnny Depp Is
Forced to Resign From
‘Fantastic Beasts’.
Depp took to Instagram to
make the announcement.
I wish to let you know that I have
been asked to resign by Warner Bros.
from my role as Grindelwald in
‘Fantastic Beasts’ and I have respected
and agreed to that request, Johnny Depp, via Instagram.
Warner Bros. confirmed
the news in its own statement,
saying Depp's role would be recast.
It was also announced that the release date for the
third film of the franchise would be pushed back
from November 2021 to the summer of 2022.
Warner Bros.' decision to drop Depp
comes days after he lost his highly-
publicized libel case against ‘The Sun.’.
The British tabloid wrote an article in 2018 accusing
Depp of assaulting his ex-wife, Amber Heard.
A judge ruled in favor of ‘The Sun,’ saying the
article proved to be “substantially true.”.
The assault allegations against
Depp have been a point of controversy
among ‘Harry Potter’ fans ever since
they first came to light.
At the time, Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling defended
him, saying they “supported” Depp’s casting.
The filmmakers and I are not
only comfortable sticking with
our original casting, but genuinely
happy to have Johnny playing a
major character in the movies, J.K. Rowling, via ‘Variety’
Forced to Resign From
‘Fantastic Beasts’.
Depp took to Instagram to
make the announcement.
I wish to let you know that I have
been asked to resign by Warner Bros.
from my role as Grindelwald in
‘Fantastic Beasts’ and I have respected
and agreed to that request, Johnny Depp, via Instagram.
Warner Bros. confirmed
the news in its own statement,
saying Depp's role would be recast.
It was also announced that the release date for the
third film of the franchise would be pushed back
from November 2021 to the summer of 2022.
Warner Bros.' decision to drop Depp
comes days after he lost his highly-
publicized libel case against ‘The Sun.’.
The British tabloid wrote an article in 2018 accusing
Depp of assaulting his ex-wife, Amber Heard.
A judge ruled in favor of ‘The Sun,’ saying the
article proved to be “substantially true.”.
The assault allegations against
Depp have been a point of controversy
among ‘Harry Potter’ fans ever since
they first came to light.
At the time, Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling defended
him, saying they “supported” Depp’s casting.
The filmmakers and I are not
only comfortable sticking with
our original casting, but genuinely
happy to have Johnny playing a
major character in the movies, J.K. Rowling, via ‘Variety’