The real reason for Johnny Depp's dismissal from Fantastic Beasts 3
Undoubtedly, the great controversy of the moment is the forced departure of Johnny Depp from the third installment of "Fantastic Animals." The news coincided with the actor's court decision with the newspaper The Sun, in which the British tabloid escaped being accused of defamation after calling the artist a "woman abuser." Although it seemed that the dismissal was decided as a result of that sentence, it seems that there were other underlying reasons that caused the interpreter to disassociate himself from the project.
According to Variety, it all started after the merger that AT&T caused between Warner Bros and Time Warner, something that caused a radical change within WarnerMedia.
In that merger, there was a change of names in the executive area, entering Jason Kilar as the new executive director and Ann Sarnoff as the new head of study. Both had in mind that the new projects of Warner were the furthest away from any type of controversy.
The "Fantastic Animals" saga is not without controversy.
Along with the Depp court case, the controversies of Ezra Miller and J.K. Rowling. To Miller for a leaked video in which he allegedly attacked a fan in Iceland and to Rowling for her statements related to transsexual and queer people. However, neither of them has had to face the courts, which the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor has.
As a sentence had been passed against The Sun and that it was unfavorable to Depp, Warner executives took the opportunity to force the artist's departure, who, despite the dismissal, will receive his salary in full, 10 million dollars, due to what is stipulated in his contract .
According to Deadline, the company is already negotiating with Mads Mikkelsen to be her replacement as Gellert Grindelwald.
On the other hand, it is logical that Warner seeks to avoid controversy at all costs. Although the first installment of 'Fantastic Beasts' did very well at the box office - it earned more than $ 814 million - its sequel was not so well received, reaching only $ 655 million. Nor was the criticism of "The Crimes of Grindelwald" very magnanimous, achieving 36% support on Rotten Tomatoes compared to 74% for the first part.
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