American actor, Johnny Depp is set to make a whopping sum of $10m from filming just one scene in the upcoming movie ‘Fantastic Beasts 3.’
The news comes just days after it was announced he had been fired from the upcoming film after a UK Judge ruled that The Sun’s headline which stated that Johnny Depp beat his ex-wife Amber Heard was “substantially true”.
The studio informed the film’s crew last week that Johnny will no longer play Gellert Grindelwald in the J.K. Rowling series.
The actor had a clause in his contract called pay-to-play, which meant he would get his full salary whether or not the movie was scratched or his role was recast.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Depp was due to get equal screentime with Jude Law and Eddie Redmayne, but was getting more money because of his box-office track record thanks to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies.
After being fired, Johnny Depp took to Instagram to say he “respected and agreed” to the production company’s request to have him step down from the film.
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Justice Nicol confirmed in a London High Court ruling on November 2 that Johnny attacked his ex a total of 12 times.
London’s High Court ruled The Sun had the right to brand the Pirates of the Caribbean actor a “wife beater” for his brutal attacks on the 34-year-old actress.