Johnny Depp breaks silence on Harry Potter ‘sacking’ after courtroom battle

May 19, 2023 at 8:03 AM

Johnny Depp returns to cinemas this yr for the primary time since 2020 in his new historical-fiction film Jeanne du Barry.

However, the previous Pirates of the Caribbean star was alleged to hit silver screens lots before that within the 2022 Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.

Depp performed the villain Gellert Grindelwald within the first movie within the sequence, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and reprised his position within the follow-up, The Crimes of Grindelwald. But after Depp misplaced his libel case towards The Sun within the UK, he was “asked to step down” from the position by Warner Bros.

Now, whereas selling Jeanne du Barry at Cannes, Depp has opened up about how this surreal expertise made him really feel.

“Did I really feel boycotted by Hollywood?” Depp mentioned, in response to Page Six. “Well, you’d have to not have a pulse to feel at that point like this was all just a weird joke.”

Depp went on to reference his exit from The Secrets of Dumbledore, saying: “When you’re asked to resign from a film you’re doing because of something that’s merely a bunch of vowels and consonants floating in the air…” earlier than trailing off.

He later added: “Do I really feel boycotted now? No, under no circumstances. But I don’t really feel boycotted, as a result of I don’t take into consideration Hollywood. I don’t really feel a lot additional want for Hollywood.”

These feedback are the very first thing the 59-year-old actor has mentioned in regards to the position since his resignation again in November 2020.

At the time, Depp posted on his Instagram account: “In light of recent events, I would like to make the following short statement. Firstly I’d like to thank everybody who has gifted me with their support and loyalty. I have been humbled and moved by your many messages of love and concern, particularly over the last few days.

“Secondly, I want to let you recognize that I’ve been requested to resign by Warner Bros from my position as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and I’ve revered that and agreed to that request.”

After that, his next film to hit cinemas was 2020’s biographical movie Minamata.

The jury is still out on whether Depp will be returning to the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Disney dropped the actor after his ex-wife, Amber Heard, wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post about domestic abuse.

He later battled Heard in court over this op-ed and the jury “unanimously” found the actress to have “defamed” him.