Mads Mikkelsen suggests Johnny Depp could return to ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise: “He might”

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Johnny Depp could return to the Fantastic Beasts franchise.The Danish actor replaced Depp in the role of Gellert Grindelwald following the latter’s highly-publicised legal battle with Amber Heard.

However, with Depp winning the court case, Mikkelsen has suggested he could now make a comeback.Speaking at the Sarajevo Film Festival, in which he received an honorary award for his contribution to film, Mikkelsen addressed his concerns about replacing Depp in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore.“It was very intimidating,” he said. “Obviously, well, now the course has changed – he won the suit, the court [case] – so let’s see if he comes back.

He might.He continued: “I’m a big fan of Johnny. I think he’s an amazing actor. I think he did a fantastic job. Having said that, I could not copy it.

There’s there was no way I could just copy it, because it’s so much him. It would be creative suicide.“So, we had to come up with something else, something that was mine, and build a bridge between him and me.“So, yes, it was intimidating.