While Mads Mikkelsen has replaced Depp as dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald – an excellent choice given Mikkelsen's track record in the world of villainy – the controversy hasn't waned. During that time, he was also fired from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, which is now being rebooted as a result.
While its reception was far less positive than its predecessor, that didn't stop the third entry from going into development - and Fantastic Beasts 3 is already heading for theaters next year.įantastic Beasts 3 has been at the heart of much controversy since it went into production, largely over the legal battle between Johnny Depp and his ex-partner Amber Heard, which ultimately saw Depp being asked to leave the project. In 2016, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, an A-to-Z listing of all the magical creatures in the Wizarding World, written by Magizoologist Newt Scamander, was adapted into a film of the same name that became a global box office hit, spawning its own sequel in 2018, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The final movie also represented the end of the book series, with the epic Deathly Hallows novel having been split it into two films.īut that's not to say there was no more material left. The franchise would dominate movie theaters for 10 years before its explosive finale with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II in 2011. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (or Philosopher's Stone as it's known in the UK and in book-form), the first film in the series that introduced anyone who wasn't already familiar with Rowling's incredible book series to the Wizarding World.
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