The actor remembered his abrupt decoupling from the film and harshly criticized Warner Bros. Years later, Deppo reappears as director and ensures that he is still standing despite the attempt of the industry to leave him outside.
Johnny Depp He spoke publicly about one of the most critical moments of his career: its output of the saga fantastic animals. In an interview with The Telegraphpublished on July 5, the actor recalled the abrupt way in which Warner Bros. He asked him to renounce his role as Gelle Grindelwald, while he was still filming Dumbledore’s secrets.
Depp assured that everything happened “In a millisecond”and although the application was submitted as a formal resignation, he interpreted that the study actually wanted it outside the industry. “I felt that they were leaving me behind, discarding completely”he said. The situation occurred in 2020, shortly after he lost a defamation trial against The Sunthat I had described it as “Way -wounding”.
The British court considered that this statement was “substantially true”, which triggered Warner Bros.’s decision to separate him from the project. The study thanked his participation in a statement, but the actor did not hide his anger when he was consulted on the subject: “That they fuck. If they believe they can hurt me more than they already did, they are wrong”.
Distancing and reunion with cinema
Depp debuted in the saga at the end of Fantastic animals and where to find them (2016) And then he had a leading role in Grindelwald’s crimes (2018). For Dumbledore’s secrets (2022)just recorded one day before be replaced by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen. Since then, he has been practically remote from commercial cinema, with a single appearance in the French drama Jeanne Du Barry (2023).
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The actor also referred to the emotional effect of what was experienced: “They canceled me in Hollywood. Or whatever they want to call it. I felt excluded and marginalized”. At the same time, the continuity of the saga seems uncertain: director David Yates declared that the project is “detained” and Jude Law, who plays Dumbledore, said the recordings are “in pause.”
In parallel, Depp remained involved in the controversy for his legal battle with Amber Heard in the United States, following an article that the actress published in The Washington Post describing himself as a victim of domestic violence. The jury considered that both parties had defamed the other, although the ruling was mostly favorable to the actor.
Despite the ups and downs, Johnny Depp is resilient. It is currently Focused on his facet as director with the film Modiand in his story he shows that, although he was separated by the industry, he is not willing to surrender.
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