The next Fantastic Beasts movie has been dealing with more than its share of ups and downs, and most of them have nothing to do with the pandemic, though that certainly had an impact as well.
The decision to replace Depp was certainly a talking point, and Mikkelsen is now in the middle of all that by virtue of taking the part, and the actor has now shared his view on taking the “controversial” role.
The much bigger change came when it was announced that Johnny Depp was asked to exit his role as the franchise villain, Grindelwald, which was followed shortly thereafter by the news that part was being taken up by Mads Mikkelsen.