We recently brought you the news that Johnny Depp has been cast to star in 'Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them 2' , and now details about his role have been revealed.
The actor will reportedly play the role of villain Gellert Grindelwald.
Director David Yates spoke to The Leaky Cauldron about the news.
"The whole principal of casting the movie was go with the best actor. Go for the most inspired, interesting, right fit for that character. And as we approached Grindelwald we thought, 'Who's going to take this in an interesting direction?'."
"Johnny Depp is a real artist. He's created several characters who have really resonated in our popular culture. He's a really brilliant, brilliant actor. We were excited about seeing what he would do with this guy, the character."
He continued to say, "He's fearless; he's imaginative; he's ambitious. We thought he would do something fun and special. So we went for him, purely on that selfish basis. We don't care if he's famous or not famous. We just know he's interesting."
The first movie - which is out on November 18th - is a prequel to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter, set in 1920s New York.
