Depp played the villain Gellert Grindelwald in the first film in the series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and reprised his role in the follow-up, The Crimes of Grindelwald.
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born 9 June 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician who portrayed a middle-aged Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Ongoing Legal Disputes Led To Grindelwald Being Recast
The biggest reason why Depp left as the Grindelwald actor stemmed from the libel lawsuit against NGN. The Grindelwald actor claimed that not only were Heard's allegations lies, but she had been the abuser in the relationship and had orchestrated a "hoax."
Gellert Grindelwald was a dark wizard born in Bulgaria in 1882 or 1883 (the exact date has been unrevealed). Grindelwald isn't directly related to Tom Marvolo Riddle, born in December 31st, 1926, in England. Due to their different nationalities, it's obvious Voldemort and Grindelwald aren't related.
Wife-beater Johnny Depp loses role in Harry Potter franchise Fantastic Beasts. Johnny Depp's future as a leading Hollywood star appeared to have ended last night after he was forced to resign from his starring role in JK Rowling's new Fantastic Beasts film.
Mads Mikkelsen Talks Replacing Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts - Harry Potter News
What are Johnny Depp's upcoming movies?
Johnny Depp is returning to the big screen four years after the release of his last film. Vertical Entertainment announced Monday that Depp's Jeanne du Barry will open in theaters on May 2. Starring alongside Depp in Jeanne du Barry is French film star Maïwenn, who is also directing the film.
Albus Dumbledore's sexuality was confirmed by J.K. Rowling in 2007, revealing that he had a romantic relationship with Gellert Grindelwald. The Fantastic Beasts movies did not explicitly confirm Dumbledore's gay identity, disappointing some fans who were hoping for more representation.
He was an old friend and lover of Albus Dumbledore before his downward spiral into villainy, resulting in him becoming his arch-nemesis, and was considered to be one of the most powerful and dangerous Dark Wizards of all time, with Lord Voldemort considered to be the only one able to surpass him.
It is learned that Grindelwald was still alive, though imprisoned in the highest tower in Nurmengard, the prison Grindelwald himself built to hold those who opposed him. Voldemort successfully hunted him down there, although Grindelwald lied to Voldemort, claiming never to have had the Elder Wand.
Between Voldemort and Grindelwald, Voldemort technically came out on top in this particular area. Perhaps one of the most significant ways Voldemort triumphed over Grindelwald is that he was the one who killed the other dark wizard in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
He was first awarded $15 million in damages, but the judge reduced the amount to $10.35 million due to a Virginia law cap on punitive damages. Heard won one of her three defamation counterclaims and was awarded $2 million in damages.
Following Harris' death in October 2002, Michael Gambon portrayed Dumbledore in the six remaining Harry Potter films from 2004 to 2011. Jude Law portrayed Dumbledore as a middle-aged man in the prequel films Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).
Johnny Depp was removed from the Fantastic Beasts franchise by Warner Bros after he lost his libel case against the UK tabloid The Sun, which had referred to him as a “wife-beater” amid his divorce from Amber Heard.
While Rowling said “around the time of filming his cameo in the first movie, stories [about Depp] had appeared in the press that deeply concerned me and everyone most closely involved in the franchise” and “I understand why some have been confused and angry about why that didn't happen,” she ultimately defended the ...
It was in this book that we learnt about the pair's turbulent past and how they knew each other so well. Yet it was also this book that showed us the end of Grindelwald's story, when he was murdered in his cell at Nurmengard by Lord Voldemort – who was in pursuit of the Elder Wand.
Grindelwald was subsequently imprisoned in his own prison Nurmengard for decades. He was slain there by Lord Voldemort in 1998, when he refused to give up information on the Elder Wand.
Dumbledore never married, but had romantic feelings towards his childhood-friend-turned-enemy - Gellert Grindelwald. The two were inseparable for a bit of time, but sadly Grindelwald turned to the dark side, and Dumbledore had no choice but to take the one he loved down. He never pursued another after that.
Author JK Rowling announced Albus Dumbledore was gay in 2007. It's known that he and Grindelwald were in a romantic relationship but it had never been explored in the previous Harry Potter films.
Depp is of primarily English descent, with some French, German, Irish and African American ancestry. Elizabeth Key Grinstead, one of the first African Americans in the North American colonies to sue for her freedom and win, is an eighth great-grandmother.
'Pirates of the Caribbean' producer Jerry Bruckheimer has confirmed that 'Pirates of the Caribbean 6' will be a reboot. In an interview with 'ComicBook.com', he suggested that rebooting the franchise would make it logistically easier to manage the production schedule.
The best way to contact Johnny Depp is to send him an email to his official fan mail address: [email protected]. Send fan mail and autograph requests to: The Spanky Taylor Company at 916 West Burbank Blvd., Suite #206C, Burbank, CA 91506, USA.
