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Fantastic Beasts 3: The Mystery of Dumbledore will be released in theaters on April 15 next year, with Max Mickelson succeeding Depp as the role of Greenwald.
Since Johnny Depp first starred in Fantastic Beasts, domestic violence incidents and legal cases surrounding him have attracted a lot of attention in society. Fans and critics have put increasing pressure on Warner Bros. to pull Depp out of the series. In 2020, Johnny Depp agreed to quit the Fantastic Beasts crew after losing the defamation case.
Depp appeared yesterday at the 69th San Sebastian Film Festival to lash out at the cancellation of culture, saying "no one is safe".
Cancel culture refers to the phenomenon in which public figures on social media are collectively boycotted by public opinion because of their "problem" remarks or actions, which usually include crime, racial and sex discrimination, and historical controversy.
The celebrities who were originally "canceled" were mostly involved in serious "crimes", such as Kevin Spacey and American producer Harvey Weinstein, who was exposed to the sexual assault scandal, and their boycott was considered by many to be "deserved" and "to hold the powerful responsible for their actions".
This year, the culture of cancellation has intensified. The objects of cancellation gradually shifted from stars to writers, scholars and even ordinary people. Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling was criticized for posting her views on transgender people on social media for discrimination against transgender people. The two major Harry Potter fan sites issued a joint statement announcing a break with J.K. Rowling.
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Last year, 150 writers and academics, including Harry Potter writer JK Rowling, issued a joint letter condemning "de-culture" as a jeopardy to freedom of expression. The joint letter said that "public humiliation, collective exclusion, and blind morality" do not contribute to the fairness, justice and rational debate of society. They also mentioned that social media can indeed make positive changes in society, but it cannot lose the environment for public debate.
(Editor: Rica)