Johnny Depp 'Might' Return to 'Fantastic Beasts' Franchise, His Replacement Mads Mikkelsen Revealed

Mads Mikkelsen has revealed some news that Johnny Depp fans will be happy to hear.

The 56-year-old actor, who replaced Johnny in the Fantastic Beasts franchise as Gellert Grindelwald, said there’s a possibility that the fan-fave actor will return to the role.

During an appearance at the Sarajevo Film Festival this week, Mads talked about the pressure of being Johnny‘s replacement and what the future of the franchise looks like.

Click inside to check out his comments…

“It was very intimidating,” Mads said about stepping into the role (via Deadline).

“Obviously, well, now the course has changed—he won the suit, the court [case]—so let’s see if he comes back. He might,” Mads admitted.

He continued, “I’m a big fan of Johnny. I think he’s an amazing actor, I think he did a fantastic job. Having said that, I could not copy it. There’s there was no way I could just copy it, because it’s so much him. It would be creative suicide. So, we had to come up with something else, something that was mine, and build a bridge between him and me. So, yes, it was intimidating. His fans were very, very sweet, but they were also very stubborn. I didn’t interact too much with them, but I could understand why they had their hearts broken.”

Johnny is rumored to have a secret role in a highly-anticipated Netflix series.