Mads Mikkelsen officially chosen as Grindelwald

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Mads Mikkelsenalleged casting of Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic beasts 3 is now official, as Warner Bros. has announced that the Danish actor will reprise the role of Dark Wizard from Johnny depp.

Mikkelsen would have been director David YatesThe top pick of the past two weeks after Depp agreed to step down from the sequel due to his legal issues in the UK. I don’t watch the Fantastic beasts movies because I’m not the Harry Potter type, but Mikkelsen is a major update in my book, as Depp has been content to play the same note in big budget studio movies for far too long now. Not only is Mikkelsen a formidable actor, but he also looks like an evil wizard, and audiences will surely recognize him from tentpoles such as Casino Royale, Doctor Strange and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

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Fantastic beasts 3 sees Oscar winner Eddie redmayne reprise his role as Newt Scamander alongside Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison sudol, Ezra Miller, Callum Turner, William Nadylam, Corby-Tuech poppy, Jessica williams, Victoria yeates, and two-time Oscar nominee Jude law, who plays Dumbledore.

Yates will direct from a script by Jk rowling (boooo!) and Steve kloves, which will also produce alongside David Heyman, Lionel wigram and Tim lewis, while Neil blair, Danny cohen, Josh berger and Courtenay Valenti will serve as executive producers.

Currently in production at Warner Bros. Fantastic beasts 3 The release was scheduled for November 12, 2021, but it recently switched to summer 2022. To find out exactly when the third film hits theaters, click here. In the meantime, click here to watch the trailer for Mikkelsen’s upcoming sci-fi movie Walk in chaos, who pairs it with Tom holland and Daisy ridley.

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