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Disney reportedly blocks Johnny Depp from playing Captain Jack Sparrow again

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One of Johnny Depp’s most iconic roles comes from the massive Disney blockbuster, Pirates of the Caribbean. As Jack Sparrow, Depp stayed relevant in the 00s, even during some of his most polarizing films, with his turn as the drunk and fiery pirate captain. Now, it seems like he won’t be allowed to return to […]

Mads Mikkelsen breaks silence on replacing Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts

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Last week it was confirmed that Mads Mikkelsen is set to take over the role of Gellert Grindelwald in the third Fantastic Beasts movie after Johnny Depp was asked to step down from the franchise by Warner Bros., and now, Mikkelsen has broken silence on his recent casting.During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Hannibal and Rogue One: […]

Dan Fogler shares his thoughts on Johnny Depp’s Fantastic Beasts exit

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Earlier this month, it was announced that Johnny Depp was asked by Warner Bros. to step down from his role as Gellert Grindelwald in the third Fantastic Beasts movie with Mads Mikkelsen set to take on the role for future instalments. Now, one star of the Fantastic Beasts franchise has broken his silence on the recasting situation.In a recent […]

Fantastic Beasts 3: Mads Mikkelsen says replacing Johnny Depp as Grindelwald is a “rumour”

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Earlier this month, it was announced that Johnny Depp was asked by Warner Bros. to step down from his role as Gellert Grindelwald in the third Fantastic Beasts movie and recent reports have suggested that Hannibal and Doctor Strange actor Mads Mikkelsen is in talks to take over the role.However, in a recent interview with IGN, Mikkelsen discussed […]

Jude Law comments on Johnny Depp’s Fantastic Beasts exit

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Earlier this month, Johnny Depp announced that he had stepped down from his role as Gellert Grindelwald in the third Fantastic Beasts movie, having been asked to do so by Warner Bros. following his failed defamation case against a UK tabloid.Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Depp’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald co-star Jude Law was […]

Mads Mikkelsen in talks to replace Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts

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If you are working on a list of potential Grindelwald replacements, place Mads Mikkelsen at the top. Deadline reports that the Hannibal and Doctor Strange actor is in talks to step in for Johnny Depp in the role of Gellert Grindelwald in the third Fantastic Beasts movie.The David Yates-directed Fantastic Beast 3, which already moved […]

Warner Bros. asks Johnny Depp to resign from Grindelwald role in Fantastic Beasts franchise

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Johnny Depp’s time as the villainous Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts films is over. The actor has taken to his Instagram account to share an official statement about his exiting of the role from the Harry Potter prequel series and the defamation court case in the UK led to his departure. Check out his statement […]

Johnny Depp and Pirates of the Caribbean inspired John Boyega’s acting career

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John Boyega, of Star Wars fame, says that Johnny Depp and Pirates of the Caribbean inspired his film career.There is no question that the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is one of history’s biggest, with a massive global appeal and a fond place in many hearts, partly thanks to Johnny Depp’s memorable turns as Captain […]

October Horrors 2020 – Sleepy Hollow (1999)

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Sleepy Hollow, 1999.Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien and Christopher Walken.SYNOPSIS:In the year 1799, New York police constable Ichabod Crane is sent to the small village of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a spate of grisly decapitations all seemingly committed by the supernatural Headless Horseman.One of […]

Movie Review – Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

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Waiting for the Barbarians, 2019.Directed by Ciro Guerra. Starring Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan, Greta Scacchi, and David Dencik.SYNOPSIS:In a distant, unnamed colonial outpost in the Middle Eastern desert, a Magistrate begins to question his loyalty to the Empire after the arrival of state security officers with morally questionable methods.For a movie […]