Mads Mikkelsen wishes he had Johnny Depp on speed dial, because it would make his research about Fantastic Beasts supervillain Gellert Grindelwald much easier.
The Danish actor has taken over from Depp in the film franchise after the Pirates of the Caribbean star was asked to step down following his loss of a libel trial against The Sun's publishers for publishing a story which labelled him as a "wife beater".
Now Mikkelsen is playing catch-up on the role. "I’ve met him (Depp) once," Mikkelsen told AP Entertainment. "I wish I had his phone number, but unfortunately that’s not the case," he went on. "There’s nothing else I can do, to be honest," he admitted.
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