Mads Mikkelsen Rails Against Method Acting: ‘It’s Bulls—‘ and ‘It’s Just Pretentious’

Mads Mikkelsen has revealed he was given two days notice to replace Johnny Depp in a leading role in the Fantastic Beasts film franchise. Hannibal actor Mads, 56, took over the role of genocidal wizard villain Gellert Grindewald in newly released The Secrets of Dumbledore.

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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”.

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 The court heard about alleged text messages during Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard, where the actor is said to have referenced his former wife’s “rotting corpse”. During the trial, which began two days ago in Fairfax, Virginia, it was also heard by the court that Johnny, 58, had blamed Amber, 35, for “ruining their lives”. Text messages between Johnny and friend Isaac Baruch from October 2016 were read in court, including one where the actor allegedly talked about his wife’s corpse “decomposing”.Today, Johnny’s longtime friend and neighbour Isaac took the stand in the actor's defamation trial against Amber. The actress’ lawyer Elaine Bredehoft asked Isaac to read aloud some text messages from October 2016 during her cross examination.In the text, Johnny reportedly said he hoped Amber's “rotting corpse is decomposing in the f*****g trunk of a Honda Civic.” When asked to corroborate the message, Isaac obliged, telling the courtroom: “Yeah, it was written.”Additionally, Johnny said of his ex-wife: “That c*** ruined such a f*****g cool life we had for a while," the court heard.The actor’s friend also got emotional during the cross examination when speaking about how the allegations against Johnny had impacted him and those around him. “It's not fair.

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Mads Mikkelsen has been acting for decades, but it’s only been in recent years that he’s risen to worldwide fame. The multi-lingual star began his career starring in movies in his native country of Denmark, but the 56-year-old actor quickly rose to fame with English-speaking audiences for his starring role as Hannibal Lecter in the series Hannibal in 2013. Since then, he’s gone on to star in a number of major blockbusters like Doctor Strange, and he’s also set to star as the villain Gellert Grindelwald in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Throughout his career, he’s been with his wife Hanne Jacobsen, 61! Find out more about Hanne and her relationship with Mads here!

Warner Bros has removed dialogue referencing a gay relationship between Jude Law’s Albus Dumbledore and Mads Mikkelsen’s Gellert Grindelwald in the version of “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore” released in China.

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore, told GQ about his process and criticised actors who don’t drop character.“Preparation, you can take into insanity,” Mikkelsen said. “What if it’s a shit film – what do you think you achieved? Am I impressed that you didn’t drop character? You should have dropped it from the beginning! How do you prepare for a serial killer? You gonna spend two years checking it out?”Discussing renowned method actor Daniel Day-Lewis and imagining what it would be like to work together, Mikkelsen said: “I would have the time of my life, just breaking down the character constantly.“‘I’m having a cigarette? This is from 2020, it’s not from 1870 – can you live with it?’ It’s just pretentious.”The actor went on to say the media plays a role in the way method acting is praised, explaining: “The media goes, ‘Oh my god, he took it so seriously, therefore he must be fantastic; let’s give him an award.’ Then that’s the talk, and everybody knows about it, and it becomes a thing.” Meanwhile, Mikkelsen’s Fantastic Beasts co-star Ezra Miller was recently arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and harassment.According to a public statement obtained by The Guardian, Hawaii police allege Miller had become “agitated” and began “yelling obscenities” at other people in a bar singing karaoke last month.The actor reportedly then “grabbed the microphone from a 23-year-old woman singing karaoke and later lunged at a 32-year-old man playing darts.

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The unusual antics of method actors such as House of Gucci star Lady Gaga, Morbius star Jared Leto and Succession star Jeremy Strong have made headlines recently, but that doesn't sit well with Mads Mikkelsen.The 56-year-old Danish actor was promoting his new film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, where he replaces Johnny Depp as dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, in an interview with GQ.The actor admitted he hasn't seen House of Gucci - where Lady Gaga remained in character throughout the production - or Succession, but when asked about the resurgence of method acting, he had a simple response: 'It's bulls**t.' Method of madness:The unusual antics of method actors such as House of Gucci star Lady Gaga, Morbius star Jared Leto and Succession star Jeremy Strong have made headlines recently, but that doesn't sit well with Mads Mikkelsen Promoting:The 56-year-old Danish actor was promoting his new film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, where he replaces Johnny Depp as dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, in an interview with GQ Method:The actor admitted he hasn't seen House of Gucci - where Lady Gaga remained in character throughout the production - or Succession, but when asked about the resurgence of method acting, he had a simple response: 'It's bulls**t' Method Jared: Jared Leto recently made headlines for his bizarre method acting tacticsWhile he doesn't go so far as completely immersing himself in the character on and off the set, he does meticulously prepare for roles.Mikkelsen learned how to wield swords in King Arthur and speak French for Age of Uprising, but he just doesn't see the point in never breaking character. 'But preparation, you can take into insanity.

Amber Heard announced that she’s going “offline for the next several weeks” ahead of her trial in Virginia where she’ll face ex-husband Johnny Depp in court.

Amber Heard is speaking out ahead of her trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Method acting has its adherents in Hollywood, ranging from Daniel Day-Lewis (who reportedly never broke character while playing Abraham Lincoln and built a canoe in preparation for “Last of the Mohicans”) to Lady Gaga, who spoke in her faux Italian accent both on- and off-camera for “House of Gucci”.

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