Johnny Depp’s Return For ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ Not Guaranteed Yet

 In a surprising turn of events for the upcoming and untitled third Fantastic Beasts film, it now seems that Johnny Depp’s return as Gellert Grindelwald isn’t guaranteed yet.

To say that Johnny Depp’s last few months have been rough is an understatement at this point. His troubles with ex-wife and Aquaman star Amber Heard and his alleged abuse towards her made Johnny Depp lose momentum to portray Jack Sparrow in future Pirates Of The Caribbean films. The former couple is engulfed in a lawsuit in which Johnny Depp accuses Amber Heard of defamation to effectively boost her Hollywood career.

Notwithstanding, things aren’t looking so great in the Fantastic Beasts franchise front either. According to The Blast, Warner Bros. hasn’t picked up Johnny Depp’s contract option to portray the evil wizard and main antagonist of the series, Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3. It seems that, although Johnny Depp has a contract for all five of the planned Fantastic Beasts films, Warner Bros. is adamant to keep him on board after his personal troubles came into the public eye.

Nevertheless, it seems also that Johnny Depp has some heavy hitters on his side. One of them is Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling who’s allegedly still pushing for him to continue with his role as Gellert Grindelwald for all five of the Harry Potter spin-offs.

Fantastic Beasts 3 recently got a release date: November 12, 2021. It seems that J.K. Rowling herself wanted to fix the story for Fantastic Beasts 3 and needs more time in order to get it right, pushing back production on the project for the second time. The film doesn’t have a synopsis as of today, but Fantastic Beasts 3 will probably revolve around the relationship between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald after the latter discovered that Credence was, in fact, Albus’ younger brother Aurelius. As to what part will Newt Scamander’s Eddie Redmayne play in Fantastic Beasts 3 is anyone’s guess at the moment.

Director David Yates and writer J. K. Rowling will return for the third chapter of the five-film series. The second installment, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, was released in November 2018 and earned $53 million worldwide.

Directed by David Yates from a script written by J. K. Rowling, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, William Nadylam, Kevin Guthrie, Jude Law, and Johnny Depp.

So what do you think? Do you want to see Johnny Depp reprise his role for Fantastic Beasts 3? Let us know in the comments below!

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is now available on Digital HD, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD.

Source: The Blast