In his place, Grindelwald will be played by Mads Mikkelsen, who really might be one of the most excellent bad guy actors Hollywood has at the moment. replaced him in The Secrets of Dumbledore shortly after Depp lost a libel lawsuit in the U.K. stemming from allegations of domestic abuse against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. The young Dumbledore, played by Jude Law, was added to the franchise in the previous installment, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. In that film, the title character was played by Johnny Depp, but Warner Bros.
