More Hogwarts! (Plus more mayhem.)In the first trailer forFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Mads Mikkelsen debuts his villain alongside the returning cast ofEddie Redmayne,Jude Law, Ezra Miller,Dan Fogler,Alison Sudoland Callum Turner.“If you listen carefully enough, the past whispers to you,” Law’s Albus Dumbledore tells Redmayne’s Newt Scamander as they join forces to prevent Grindelwald from killing non-magical people.“The world as we know it is coming undone. Grindelwald is pulling it undone with hate,” Dumbledore continues, urging Scamander, “If we’re to defeat him, you’ll have to trust me.“Elsewhere, Grindelwald’s dark legion of followers prepare to rebuild the wizarding world in their image, as he tells them, “Our war with the Muggles begins today.“Mikkelsen stars as Gellert Grindelwald, a dark wizard and predecessor of Voldemort in the originalHarry Potterfranchise. Mikkelsen was cast in the role afterJohnny Depp agreed to resignafter losing his libel case againstThe Sunin November 2020 amid legal woes involving his ex-wifeAmber Heard’s assault allegations, which he has denied.Warner Bros. PicturesDepp said at the time that Warner Bros. had asked him to exit the role following the U.K. court’s decision and that he had agreed to do so.In June, Mikkelsen said hewished he could have spoken to Deppbefore taking over the role.“I mean, obviously, they were going to do the film, and obviously he was not involved anymore,” Mikkelsentold The Sunday Timesat the time.Warner Bros. PicturesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I didn’t have a dog in that fight,” he added. “I don’t know what happened [in his private life] and I don’t know if it was fair, him losing the job, but I just knew that the show was going on. And I would’ve loved to havetalked to him about it if I had the chance, but I just don’t know him in that sense.““But they called me and they were obviously in a hurry, and I loved the script and so said yes. And I know it was controversial for many people, but that’s just the way it plays out once in a while,” he continued.Mads Mikkelsen inFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.Warner Bros. PicturesMikkelsen also spoke about making the character his own.“I didn’t want to copy what Johnny had done. I think he’s a masterful actor, so copying him would’ve been creative suicide,” Mikkelsen said. “I had to figure out something that was definitely my own, and yet also act as a bridge to what he had done.““My take is different, and the look is a little different, but we’ll have to wait for the film’s release to find out,” the actor noted.Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledoreis in theaters April 15.
More Hogwarts! (Plus more mayhem.)
In the first trailer forFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Mads Mikkelsen debuts his villain alongside the returning cast ofEddie Redmayne,Jude Law, Ezra Miller,Dan Fogler,Alison Sudoland Callum Turner.
“If you listen carefully enough, the past whispers to you,” Law’s Albus Dumbledore tells Redmayne’s Newt Scamander as they join forces to prevent Grindelwald from killing non-magical people.
“The world as we know it is coming undone. Grindelwald is pulling it undone with hate,” Dumbledore continues, urging Scamander, “If we’re to defeat him, you’ll have to trust me.”
Elsewhere, Grindelwald’s dark legion of followers prepare to rebuild the wizarding world in their image, as he tells them, “Our war with the Muggles begins today.”
Mikkelsen stars as Gellert Grindelwald, a dark wizard and predecessor of Voldemort in the originalHarry Potterfranchise. Mikkelsen was cast in the role afterJohnny Depp agreed to resignafter losing his libel case againstThe Sunin November 2020 amid legal woes involving his ex-wifeAmber Heard’s assault allegations, which he has denied.
Warner Bros. Pictures
Depp said at the time that Warner Bros. had asked him to exit the role following the U.K. court’s decision and that he had agreed to do so.
In June, Mikkelsen said hewished he could have spoken to Deppbefore taking over the role.
“I mean, obviously, they were going to do the film, and obviously he was not involved anymore,” Mikkelsentold The Sunday Timesat the time.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I didn’t have a dog in that fight,” he added. “I don’t know what happened [in his private life] and I don’t know if it was fair, him losing the job, but I just knew that the show was going on. And I would’ve loved to havetalked to him about it if I had the chance, but I just don’t know him in that sense.”
“But they called me and they were obviously in a hurry, and I loved the script and so said yes. And I know it was controversial for many people, but that’s just the way it plays out once in a while,” he continued.
Mads Mikkelsen inFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.Warner Bros. Pictures
Mikkelsen also spoke about making the character his own.
“I didn’t want to copy what Johnny had done. I think he’s a masterful actor, so copying him would’ve been creative suicide,” Mikkelsen said. “I had to figure out something that was definitely my own, and yet also act as a bridge to what he had done.”
“My take is different, and the look is a little different, but we’ll have to wait for the film’s release to find out,” the actor noted.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledoreis in theaters April 15.
source: people.com
