Johnny Depp Will Receive Full Salary From Fantastic Beasts

 

Johnny Depp will receive the full salary meant to be paid him from Fantastic Beasts 3 despite stepping down from the role following a lost Libel lawsuit at a UK Court.

Warner Bros. demanded the Pirates of the Caribbean star resign from the franchise for which he was meant to be cast as Gellert Grindelwald just days after losing a legal battle against a media outlet The Sun that labeled him as a "wife-beater" and won the case. 

Since the filming had already commenced and Johnny had already been shot in one scene, Hollywood Reporters revealed the actor is expected to be paid in full of a staggering eight-figure salary. Meanwhile, the studio said in its statement that it will recast his character in the film. 

"Fantastic Beast 3 is currently in production, and the role of Gellert Grindelwald will be recast. The film will debut in theatres worldwide in the summer of 2022," said the studio in the statement asking the 57-year-old to resign from the role.