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Mads Mikkelsen Has A Theory For Why He Keeps Getting Cast In Villainous Roles, And I Think He May Be On To Something

Mads Mikkelsen has played plenty of villains, and he has a very poignant theory as to why he keeps being offered these roles.

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5 Years Ago, Johnny Depp Made an Epic Flop — And Killed a Famous Franchise

Blockbuster franchises like Star Wars and the MCU may feel unstoppable, but they're vulnerable to repeating this epic's horrible mistakes.

Inverse

The Petition To Remove Amber Heard From Aquaman 2 Is Still Quietly Racking Up Signatures

After Johnny Depp was fired from Fantastic Beasts 3, a popular petition appeared online for Amber Heard's departure from Aquaman 2.

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Johnny Depp References Fantastic Beasts When Asked About Being Banned From Hollywood

Depp was asked to step down as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3 following his libel case verdict in the U.K..

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Stranger Things’ Jamie Bower Campbell recalls bombing his Harry Potter audition by telling an NSFW joke

Vecna actor was up for Daniel Radcliffe’s part in the 2001 film

The Independent UK

Advances stalled in film, sport

Censorship and discrimination cast pall over World Cup.

Bangkok Post

For ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Series, a Case of Diminishing Returns

"Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” got off to a less than magical start in its first weekend in US and Canadian theaters. The third installment in the Harry Potter spinoff opened to $43 million in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was enough to secure the film…

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MOVIE REVIEW: We discover if 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' conjures up enough magic

Best in the franchise comes closest to matching its 'Harry Potter' predecessors

Daily Record

Movie review: 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' a new low for franchise

What a depressing descent it’s been for the “Fantastic Beasts” movies, the “Harry Potter” prequel franchise intended to expand the magical world of witches, wizards and muggles spun to life by J.K. Rowling. The first film, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” was an assertion of gentle humanity and…

Tribune News Service

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ casts a revival spell on the wizarding franchise

Entertaining Harry Potter prequel buries memories of the ‘Grindelwald’ disaster.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mads Mikkelsen says it would have been ‘creative suicide’ to copy Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts

‘We had to make it our own,’ star said

The Independent UK

Fantastic Beasts 3: Critics share mixed reactions to ‘confusing’ sequel

Film sees Mads Mikkelsen replace Johnny Depp in the role of Grindelwald

The Independent UK

Dumbledore confesses his love to Grindelwald in new Fantastic Beasts trailer

Grindelwald is now played by Mads Mikkelsen, who has replaced Johnny Depp in the role

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