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Johnny Depp unveils his long-awaited new role as villain Grindelwald in the future Fantastic Beasts: The Grindelwald Crimes.
The actor spoke to Weekly entertainment in an interview published Thursday in which he reveals that he had some freedom to make his own the dark wizard.
"I had this picture in my head," he says. "The beauty of J.K. [Rowling] and of [director David] Yates is that they trust me to some extent. J.K. and I had very good discussions and ideas. She just said, "I can not wait to see what you're doing with him."
"It was beautifully left as an open gift," he added.
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When his casting was announced, Harry Potter's creator, JK Rowling, faced reproach from fans who were wondering why the spousal abuse allegations against Depp by his ex-wife Amber Heard did not stop him. not to participate in this project.
Rowling issued a statement late last year, according to which "according to our understanding of the circumstances, the filmmakers and I are not only comfortable with our original cast, but truly happy that Johnny is playing a major character in the movies. "
Depp said that he "felt bad" that the author had to intervene.
Depp as Gellert Grindelwald
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"But finally, there is a real controversy," he added. "The fact remains that I was falsely accused, that's why I'm suing the Sun newspaper for defamation for having repeated false accusations. "
"J.K. saw the evidence and therefore knows that I was falsely accused, and that's why she publicly supported me, "he said. "She does not take things lightly. She would not get up if she did not know the truth. So that's really it.
When reached by EWHeard's lawyer responded: "As the parties have agreed in their divorce to settle disputes in the future through confidential arbitration, this is the appropriate forum to deal with Mr. Depp's public denial that he abused Mrs. Heard. "
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Depp is currently suing the British newspaper The sun for defamation for accusing Depp of being a "female drummer" in an article written by Dan Wooton, which Depp is also pursuing.
An attorney for the actor claimed that the "evidence" in the case against the newspaper will be presented to the court next month, according to the newspaper. EW. His lawyer did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
Depp vehemently denied the allegations of abuse throughout the disputed divorce, calling the claims "salacious false stories, gossip, misinformation and lies".
Fantastic Beasts: The Grindelwald Crimes opens on November 16th.
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