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Johnny Depp diz que o estúdio queria que ele ‘se aposente’ da franquia ‘Fantastic Beasts’: ‘F ** K YOU’

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Johnny Depp is detailing how unfantastic his experience on the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise was amid his controversial libel trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp had only filmed a single scene for the third film, “Dumbledore’s Secrets,” before being asked to leave.

Depp was fired from the “Harry Potter” prequel film series after losing a libel trial in the UK in November 2020 related to allegations of abuse by Heard. Depp later sued Heard Stateside, in part citing the loss of the role as damages (his salary for “Fantastic Beasts 3” was revealed to be a reported $16 million). Mads Mikkelsen was recast in Depp’s role of Wizard Gellert Grindelwald, with the third film set for release in March 2022.

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Now, Depp isn’t mincing words when it comes to the WBD franchise. “Listen, they’ve said all kinds of things out there in the world about me, and it doesn’t bother me. I’m not running for office,” Depp told The Telegraph . “It literally stopped in a millisecond, like, while I was making the movie. They said we’d like you to resign. But what was really in my head was that they wanted me to retire.”

He added: “Fuck you. Fuck you. There are too many of me to kill. If you think you can hurt me more than I already have, you are gravely mistaken.”

Following the fallout from Depp’s court case, Mikkelsen told Deadline that the actor could reprise his original “Fantastic Beasts” role. “Obviously, well, now the tide has turned—he won the lawsuit, the court case—so we’ll see if he comes back,” Mikkelsen said in 2022 about Depp’s possible return. “He might. I’m a big fan of Johnny. I think he’s an incredible actor, I think he did a fantastic job.”

The Hollywood Reporter quoted Depp’s 2020 prior report that “Warners—then led by CEO Kevin Tsujihara [prior to the Discovery merger]—brought Depp back for a third [‘Fantastic Beasts’] outing in a move approved by creator J.K. Rowling and gave him a pay-or-play contract that didn’t contain a morality clause. As a result, the studio was stuck paying his entire $16 million payday for the film, even after firing him following the UK verdict.”

Warner Bros. said in a statement at the time: “Johnny Depp will depart the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise. We thank Johnny for his work on the films to date.” Depp issued his own statement here.

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