In Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore plays Mads Mikkelsen the role of evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald and some viewers of the latest trailer already think it is better than predecessor Johnny Depp.
In The Secrets of Dumbledore Mikkelsen will take Depp’s place in a story set in The Crimes of Grindelwald where Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law), Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and his company will come face to face with Grindelwald and his army, all leading up to the Wizarding World’s involvement in World War II.
Grindelwald is the most dangerous wizard in the pre-rise era of Lord Voldemort and had plans to lead a Wizarding Revolution to end the “International Statute of Secrecy.” By creating a global hierarchical order led by wizards and witches, he wanted to dominate Muggles.
Really to be scared of
While not much of Mikkelsen’s performance has been shown, the footage in the trailer has proved to many that he’s going to be a better Grindelwald than Depp, as he’s channeled the character’s menacing essence a lot better and is physically different too.
While Depp is still a popular actor, his performance as Grindelwald has been criticized by fans, who felt his performance didn’t fit the character (others blame JK Rowling’s writing).
Still others were bothered by the looks Depp got. Mikkelsen has clearly had a makeover, without the white hair and one eye, which means he can rely more on personality and demeanor than his looks.
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