Photo:ReutersJohnny Depp has swashbuckled as a pirate, played a mad hatmaker and will next step into Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's wizarding world of magic in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel, film trade publications said Tuesday. Depp (53) one of Hollywood's top actors and box office draws, will co-star in the 2018 sequel to Fantastic Beasts, due out in theatres on November 18, Deadline.com, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety said, citing unnamed sources. The reports also said Depp will make a cameo in the first film, but did not reveal what part he will play. Rowling revealed earlier this month that Fantastic Beasts will be the first of five new movies set in her wizarding world. Rowling's seven-book "Harry Potter" series sold more than 450 million copies worldwide, and the film franchise, which ended in 2011 with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, took in more than $7 billion at the global box office.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 02, 2016 04:09 UTC