With Johnny Depp having last week exited Fantastic Beasts 3, now comes word on who may be replacing Depp in the movie.

Via Deadline, Hannibal fave Mads Mikkelsen is currently in talks to pick up the Gellert Grindelwald role played by Depp in Fantastic Beasts franchise.

This news comes barely a day after Warner Bros. officially pushed Fantastic Beasts 3 back from November 2021 to a July 2022 release. As for Depp, he was reportedly asked to step down from the threequel after losing his libel suit against The S*n last week.

As ever, expect more on Fantastic Beasts 3 as it continues to develop.