Mads Mikkelsen, who rose to fame after playing Tonny in the first two films of the Pusher trilogy, will be seen as Gellert Grindelwald in the third instalment of ‘Fantastic Beasts’.

The role was initially played by Johnny Depp but In November 2020, the actor revealed he will no longer play Grindelwald in the film series after he lost his libel case relating to abuse allegations by former wife, actor Amber Heard, against a UK newspaper.

He shared a statement on Instagram saying that Warner Bros, the production house financing the film, had asked him to resign in light of the court’s verdict. Depp went on to assert his innocence and said he planned to appeal, reports firstpost.com.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, he had only filmed one scene before being fired from the project, so Mikkelsen would not need to replicate much footage.

On the other hand, fans on social media had petitioned for Depp to be reinstated in the film. Recently many have once again taken to social media and trended the hashtag #JusticeforJohnny. They have also objected to Heard’s continuation in her Aquaman 2 role, the shooting for which has kickstarted.

David Yates is directing the untitled third part from a screenplay by JK Rowling and Steve Kloves. Rowling, Kloves, David Heyman, and Lionel Wigram are producing.