Normally when a film lands an actor of Johnny Depps caliber, the casting is considered a major score.
Part of the problem is Depps appearance.
On Twitter, reactions seem perfectly mixed, with some fans praising the casting and others decidedly against it.
When asked why Depp was cast, executive producer David Heymantold EWs sister publication PEOPLE, Because hes iconic.
Hes an iconic actor and we needed an iconic actor to play this part.
Johnnys created two or three iconic people, people who are unforgettable.
Johnny can do that.
He was an absolute pleasure to work with.
While director David Yatesasked fans for patience.
You have to trust us and see what he does in this movie.
You wont see very much in this movie because he appears in it very fleetingly.
He appears much more in the second movie.
What you have to remember about Johnny is that extraordinary talent and that talent never goes away.
Hollywood is such a fickle place.
People go up and go down.
Hes a huge Potter fan.
He loves the world.
He was beyond excited about working on this material.
In fact he didnt even want to see a script, he just said Im in.'
Rowling saidshe was delighted by the casting and noted, hes done incredible things with the character.
Its far from an unsolvable problem for an actor of Depps talent.
As a certain famous pirate captain once said: The problem is not the problem.
The problem is your attitude about the problem.
