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An online petition urging studio personnel to remove Amber Heard from the upcoming Aquaman sequel has received more than 1.5 million signatures. Created by Jeanne Larson, the petition crossed the signature milestone after Deadline reported that Mads Mikkelsen will replace Johnny Depp in the latest Fantastic Beasts…

UPDATED with official confirmation: Warner Bros on Wednesday confirmed Deadline’s scoop from earlier this month that Mads Mikkelsen has been cast as Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3. He had been the top choice to replace Johnny Depp, who had played the role in the first two installments but exited…

Johnny Depp has been denied an initial appeal over a UK court’s verdict earlier this month that The Sun did not libel the actor by describing him as a "wife beater.” The explosive case culminated November 2 with a judge decreeing that the tabloid’s use of the phrase in a 2018 article about his relationship with…

We can report that Warner Bros is releasing Fantastic Beasts 3 on July 15, 2022. The studio had indicated following Johnny Depp’s dismissal from the project on Friday that the film was headed for a summer 2022 release. The pic’s previous release date was November 12, 2021. The threequel occupies a mid-July spot where…

Following a stinging loss in the UK courts over allegations of being a “wife beater,” Johnny Depp has been cut loose by Warner Bros from its Fantastic Beasts franchise. His character Grindelwald will be recast. The threequel is also being pushed from its original November 12, 2021 release date to summer 2022. “Johnny…

A UK court has ruled against the actor Johnny Depp in his explosive libel case with The Sun, saying that the tabloid was justified in its use of the phrase “wife beater” in a 2018 article about his relationship with ex-wife Amber Heard. The judge, Justice Andrew Nicol, decreed that the allegation was “substantially…

EXCLUSIVE: MGM has acquired the Johnny Depp-starrer Minamata, through its American International Pictures label. The Andrew Levitas-directed drama has been set for a February 5 release, dropping into the extended awards season as a theatrical and day and date PVOD release. The film made its world premiere during the…

Johnny Depp will head to Poland virtually next month to pick up a special acting award at the 28th edition of the Camerimage festival. The event, running November 14-21 in the city of Torun, will close with a screening of Andrew Levitas' Depp-starring drama Minamata, which features the actor as celebrated photographer…

Johnny Depp will find out next Monday if he has succeeded or failed in his historic libel battle with Rupert Murdoch-owned British tabloid newspaper The Sun. Dubbed the biggest English libel trial of the 21st century, a UK High Court judge is expected to hand down a ruling on November 2 at 10AM, according to court repo…

After months of slipping out of having to actually sit down for the $50 million defamation lawsuit that he launched against Amber Heard, Johnny Depp may have run out of moves. "Plaintiff John C. Depp, II shall …appear for three successive days in counsel for Defendant's offices in Virginia …or at such other place in…

Minamata, Andrew Levitas's drama starring Johnny Depp as celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith, has sold around the world for HanWay Films. Vertigo Releasing has acquired the film's UK and Ireland rights, while the sales co has also locked deals with Eagle Pictures (Italy), Swift Distribution (France), Odeon…

Johnny Depp may have succeeded earlier this month in getting the trial for his $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard pushed back to May next year, but the Fantastic Beasts star might not be so wily when it comes to ducking a deposition in the heated case. Having already launched a $100 million…