Mads Mikkelsen is praised for replacing Johnny Depp

According to Varietyafter early screenings, most critics agreed that Mads Mikkelsen was an upgrade for the character in the franchise’s prequel series. Harry Potter. Before that, the actor Johnny Depp kept this role but was terminated by the studio after a private life scandal with his ex-wife Amber Heard.

The paper’s writer Kirsten Acuna Insider commented: “Mikkelsen plays the character so naturally and makes it easy for viewers to forget Depp used to play the character. In the previous installment, I couldn’t understand who would want to follow a funny-looking wizard. the eccentric motif that Depp has embodied for many years, in contrast, Mikkelsen plays Grindelwald with a charming, gentle aura that convinces you that anyone can be conquered and drawn by this wizard. dragged into the war for him”.

Peter Bradshaw’s The Guardian writes Mikkelsen “has a more subtle and devious performance than Depp”. Meanwhile, Robbie Cullen of The Telegraph thinks that Mikkelsen proves he “should have been cast in the first place” for the role. The sheets Time Out, AV Club Agree that the Danish actor has breathed new life into the villain of the film franchise.

Mads Mikkelsen was born on November 22, 1965, the younger brother of actor Lars Mikkelsen. He is best known to the audience as the cannibal doctor Hannibal Lecter, in the television series Hannibal of the radio NBC. Before Gellert Grindelwald, Mikkelsen played many villains: Tonny in PusherLe Chiffre (Casio Royale), Kaecilius (Doctor Strange)…

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