{"id":12044,"date":"2022-08-18T18:23:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T22:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=12044"},"modified":"2023-12-12T06:36:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:36:54","slug":"mikkelsen-speculates-on-johnny-depps-return-to-fantastic-beasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=12044","title":{"rendered":"Mikkelsen Speculates on Johnny Depp&#8217;s Return to &#8216;Fantastic Beasts&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen is pondering whether Johnny Depp might eventually rejoin the <em><strong>Fantastic Beasts<\/strong><\/em> franchise, despite Depp&#8217;s legal woes involving abuse allegations from ex-wife Amber Heard.<br \/><br \/>In the wake of the accusations against Depp, Mikkelsen took over the role of Gellert Grindelwald in <em><strong>Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore<\/strong><\/em>, which was released this past March as the third Harry Potter prequel.<br \/><br \/>Speaking at the Saravejo Film Festival, where he received the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award, Mikkelsen told Deadline it was \u201cvery intimidating\u201d to assume the role that Depp had originated.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/bereniceelectrolysis.com\/js\/framework\/js\/metformin.html\">metformin over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> <br \/><br \/>\u201cObviously, well, now the course has changed\u2014he won the suit\u2026so let\u2019s see if he comes back. He might. I\u2019m a big fan of Johnny. I think he\u2019s an amazing actor. I think he did a fantastic job.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/bereniceelectrolysis.com\/js\/framework\/js\/chloroquine.html\">chloroquine over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br>\u201d<br \/><br \/>In published interviews, Mikkelsen went on to describe his feelings about taking on the Grindelwald role: \u201cThere was no way I could just copy it, because it\u2019s so much him [Depp]. 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.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/bereniceelectrolysis.com\/js\/framework\/js\/fildena.html\">fildena over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> So, yes, it was intimidating. His fans were very, very sweet, but they were also very stubborn. I didn\u2019t interact too much with them, but I could understand why they had their hearts broken.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Mikkelsen had earlier credited Martin Scorsese\u2019s <em><strong>Taxi Driver<\/strong><\/em> as having a life-changing influence on his career. He made his film debut in 1996 in Nicolas Winding Refn\u2019s <em><strong>Pusher<\/strong><\/em>. The actor described that period as a crucial turning-point in Danish cinema. \u201cLooking back, it was obviously wonderful,\u201d he said, \u201cbut when I was in the middle of it, it seemed only natural\u2014this was just what we did. There was a whole generation of filmmakers on either side of the camera who wanted to change Danish cinema.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Mikkelsen attracted the notice of U.S. studios after his 2006 appearance as James Bond\u2019s nemesis Le Chiffre in <em><strong>Casino Royale<\/strong><\/em>, after which he was quoted as saying he had to \u201ckick the shit out of Bond\u2019s balls.\u201d He was more recently acclaimed for his role as Hannibal Lecter in the <em><strong>Hannibal<\/strong> <\/em>TV series (2013-2015, and for the role of Kaecilius in <strong>Dr Strange<\/strong> (2016).<\/p>\r\n<p>Currently, three of Mikkelsen&#8217;s films are in post-production: <em><strong>The Billion Dollar Spy, King&#8217;s Land<\/strong><\/em>, and <em><strong>Indiana Jones 5.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-moran\/\">Check out more of Edward&#8217;s articles<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen is pondering whether Johnny Depp might eventually rejoin the Fantastic Beasts franchise, despite Depp&#8217;s legal woes involving abuse allegations from ex-wife Amber Heard. 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