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Johnny Depp Breaks Silence on 2020 Fantastic Beasts Exit as Franchise Shifts to HBO Series

He says he felt “cancelled” by Hollywood after a UK libel ruling; the studio has halted the spin-off films to develop a Harry Potter adaptation for HBO.

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Overview

  • In a Telegraph interview, Depp said he felt “shunned, dumped, booted, deep-sixed, cancelled” by Hollywood after his libel case loss.
  • He recounted his blunt reply when Warner Bros. asked him to resign as Grindelwald, telling the studio “F**k you” and warning they could not hurt him further.
  • Warner Bros. asked Depp to step down in November 2020, days after a UK court ruled that Amber Heard’s abuse allegations were substantially true.
  • The Secrets of Dumbledore grossed just over $400 million worldwide, marking the lowest box-office return in the Wizarding World franchise.
  • With the spin-off films on hold, Warner Bros. is developing an HBO adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books.