Johnny Depp Fans Upset Over 'Fantastic Beasts' Trailer With New Grindelwald After His Firing
'Our' Grindelwald
johnny depp will always be our grindelwald #JusticeForJohnnyDepp pic.twitter.com/0J5GRP7SDQ
— solange ४ waitin for tlat -204 (@nasoliscio) December 13, 2021
Johnny Depp is my Grindelwald pic.twitter.com/5VZL1masbu
— Страх и ненависть (@LasVegas_Hell) December 13, 2021
Some members of the fandom simply declined to recognize Mikkelsen as Grindelwald, or this new movie as a part of the same story. For them, the franchsie ends here.
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"My brothers, my sisters. The clock is ticking faster....we who live, for truth, for [justice]. The moment has come, to [hold Warner Brothers accountable for firing evidence proven victim/survivor Johnny Depp, while continuing to employ his evidence proven abuser, Amber Heard]. pic.twitter.com/dKymwpbeSL
— The Right Side of the Roaring Rapids (@roaringrapids22) December 13, 2021
One fan adapted Grindelwald's villainous monologue from the end of the second movie into a call to arms for a boycott, ignoring the evil connotations of the original speech. Most commenters joined in unironically.
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the trailer for THAT movie came out and the people are talking more about Johnny Depp than the movie itself…
it’s really johnny depp's world and we are just living in it pic.twitter.com/cjCLic9BN5
— xime (@deppsdelicate) December 13, 2021
Fantastic beasts trailer is released, Johnny Depp trends. I hope WB sees this pic.twitter.com/fY2NnXSCV5
— Izze 🦁🐻 (@Izze1122) December 13, 2021
Depp's fans took some satisfaction in the fact that his name landed on the trending topics list alongside the title of the movie.
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Since #SecretsOfDumbledore is trending....
There's only one Grindlewald and that is Johnny Depp...
These pictures prove the HUGE mistake @warnerbros have made... pic.twitter.com/eJLuM9anOK
— Jen 🏴☠️ ⚔ 🏴☠️ (@No_Reason_Jenz) December 13, 2021
Fans put photos of Depp's eccentric take on Grindelwald side-by-side with the new shots of Mikkelsen, mourning the loss of the original villain. While Depp wore his tie inside his shirt, discolored one eye, spiked his hair and wore pale makeup, Mikkelsen is simply dressed for the era.
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Since #aquaman is trending...a quick reminder on how Warner Bros kept the self confessed abuser Amber Heard in her role as Mera, yet fired the victim Johnny Depp from his role as Grindlewald. pic.twitter.com/UrSu45JKkO
— Jen 🏴☠️ ⚔ 🏴☠️ (@No_Reason_Jenz) December 12, 2021
Depp's fans also renewed their calls to boycott the next Aquaman movie, where Depp's ex-wife Amber Heard will be reprising her role as Mera. They believe it is hypocritical of the studio to fire Depp but not Heard, since she participated in their physical altercations as well.
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No hate on Mads Mikkelsen but Johnny Depp will always be my Gellert Grindelwald. 😭 #FantasticBeasts pic.twitter.com/hBo2ApoaCE
— 𝚖𝚊𝚏𝚜 🌸🎀 (@tellmeyourworst) December 12, 2021
Sad not seeing johhny depp appear in fantastic beast's 3 but gaddamnit Mads Mikkelesen is a great replacement
— Edwin (@enmuiruri) December 13, 2021
Many fans clarified their hatred for this movie by saying that they are still fond of Mikkelsen. The actor did not impugn Depp when he took over this role, saying that he had been a big fan of Depp's work.
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why r ppl like "lets boycott fantastic beasts 3 because of johnny depp" and not because of the very obvious reason
— net geek dog girl 🌸 (@colorfulegoist) December 13, 2021
Counterpoint: Fantastic Beasts sucks ass and Depp got paid $10 million dollars to NOT be part of it anymore. Could not imagine a bigger win for him https://t.co/owhSPRq08X
— Kenjac (@JackKennedy) December 13, 2021
Finally, many people were put off by the calls for a boycott that only mentioned Depp, and not Rowling's bigotry. Others felt like the key point was that the first two movies were simply not that good.
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