Bond villain actor tipped to take over from Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts 3

James Bond star Mads Mikkelsen has been tipped to replace Johnny Depp as dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the new Fantastic Beasts film (Ian West/PA)

James Bond star Mads Mikkelsen has been tipped to replace Johnny Depp as dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the new Fantastic Beasts film.

Depp stepped down from the role after losing his high-profile libel case against the Sun newspaper over an article which labelled him a “wife beater”.