Johnny Depp. Warner Bros confirmed the news that the character would be recast following Johnny being asked to step down from the role.
Johnny, 57, had played the role of Grindelwald since 2018, having taken over from Colin Farrell, but was asked to resign after losing his libel trial with ex-wife Amber Heard.
Mads, 54, had been hotly tipped for the role, but as recently as last week he had claimed to be in the dark about whether he had been approached for the job.
The Chaos Walking star told IGN: ‘Oh, that is on the rumour basis as we speak.So I know as much as you do from the newspapers.
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