“Wife-beater”: Johnny Depp Ousted from Fantastic Beasts 3

Web Desk — Release of Fantastic Beasts 3 would be delayed after Johnny Depp announced that he has been asked to resign from the famous franchise, Fantastic Beasts as Gellert Grindlewald, reported Digital Spy. 

Instead of releasing on its original date in November 2021, the Wizarding World’s third installment will now drop in summer 2022.

The studio has announced that the film will now hit cinemas on July 15, 2022. Depp on Friday was forced out of the Fantastic Beasts movie franchise days after losing a libel case in Britain against a tabloid that branded him a “wife-beater.” 

The A-list actor, writing on Instagram, said that Warner Bros movie studio had asked him to leave his role as villain Gellert Grindelwald. “I have respected and agreed to that request,” he said. Warner Bros said in a statement that Depp “will depart the Fantastic Beasts franchise,” and that his role would be recast.