Johnny Depp Cast to Star in 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2'
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is clearly a top priority at Warner Bros. The franchise has grown from one film to three and now to five, and with the second one confirmed as coming close to a finished script (last we heard), it now has a star already in the mix to join.
Johnny Depp is set to join the sequel in a co-starring role. Deadline brings the news, offering the hint that he may have a cameo to play in the first film, which opens in a few short weeks.
With Gellert Grindelwald being hinted at as playing a major role in the franchise, along with presumably a younger Albus Dumbledore, it is possible he could be playing either one of these. Grindelwald seems a better fit. Given the time setting (the 20s), the character is poised to play a potential big-bad role in the series.
There'll be plenty of speculation now, and it's unlikely that we'll learn anything concrete until at least after Fantastic Beasts debuts in cinemas on November 18.
Source: Collider
