Mads Mikkelsen Explains Why ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Doesn’t Address Grindelwald’s Change In Appearance After Johnny Depp’s Exit

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Mads Mikkelsen says there is a “very deliberate” reason why Gellert Grindelwald’s change in appearance won’t be mentioned in “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore”. “Everybody knows why [the actors changed].

The entire world knows why. It would almost be like an Easter egg to reality to point out we swapped actors. Hopefully, we drag them in with the first scene and from there they accept this world,” Mikkelsen says in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

Of course, the Danish actor is referring to replacing Johnny Depp as the franchise’s villain following Depp’s ousting over domestic abuse allegations by ex-wife Amber Heard. “It was quite chaotic,” Mikkelsen says of taking on the part.

The actor quickly watched the first two films in the franchise and read the script of the latest entry before signing on. READ MORE: Gay Dialogue Between Jude Law And Mads Mikkelsen Removed From ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ For Chinese Audiences “You don’t want to copy anything [Depp was] doing — that would be creative suicide.