The Hannibal and Doctor Strange actor replaces Johnny Depp as the dark wizard in The Secrets of Dumbledore.

A sneak peek atMads Mikkelsen’s dark wizard Grindelwald has dropped in the first footage from the thirdFantastic Beastsmovie.

“Things that seem unimaginable today will seem inevitable tomorrow.

Mads Mikkelsen and Johnny Depp’s Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts

Mads Mikkelsen’s Gellert Grindelwald is here in the first footage from ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.'.Warner Bros. Pictures; Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.

Depp played Grindelwald in the first two movies but announced he would leave the project in November 2020.

Mikkelsen was brought in to replace the actor.

And at the same time, I also have to make it my own.

David Yates returns to direct the sequel, which is again produced byJ.K.

Rowling, who has also become acontroversial figurefollowing her remarks about trans people.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledoreis scheduled for a global theatrical release April 15, 2022.

Watch the first footage from it above.

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