It's not yet clear how the recast will be handled in the movie, but given the world of Harry Potter, it could easily be put down to a potion, accident or magical disguise.

The role of Grindelwald will now be played by Doctor Strange and Hannibal star Mads Mikkelsen.

Depp had shot one scene as Grindelwald for the third movie, but we don't know if this will end up in the movie or not. through April 2025.We're still not 100% sure we'll get the originally planned five Fantastic Beasts movies, but Fantastic Beasts 3 is definitely on the way and its performance will go a long way to see if we get another movie.īefore we get too far ahead of ourselves though, here's everything you need to know about Fantastic Beasts 3 and what we know of the planned future movies after that.įantastic Beasts 3, 4 and 5 cast: Who's coming back for Fantastic Beasts 3?Īs mentioned above, Johnny Depp will not be reprising his role as Grindelwald after he was asked to resign from the role by Warner Bros. In 2016, before both WarnerMedia and NBCUniversal would eventually launch streaming services, NBCUniversal acquired the on-air and digital rights to the Harry Potter franchise from Warner Bros. Not that any of this should come as a total surprise. In between, Vulture reported, the films- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and the two-part finale, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-will be available via NBCUniversal’s linear broadcast networks, which include not just NBC, but also E!, USA Network, Bravo, and Syfy. After that, the Harries Potter will return to Peacock in early 2021 and stream potentially through March. NBCUniversal announced on Wednesday that the franchise will become available on its nascent Peacock streaming service for one month beginning in October.

When all eight Harry Potter movies leave HBO Max on August 25, fans of the Wizarding World won’t have to wait very long for the show to apparate elsewhere.

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