Life ‘Fantastic Beasts’ studio, J.K. Rowling defend casting of Johnny Depp amid backlash December 7, 2017December 9, 2017 USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Fantastic Beasts’ studio, J.K. Rowling defend casting of Johnny Depp amid backlash At a time when many men in Hollywood have faced harassment allegations and lost projects, Johnny Depp is still in the 'Beasts' sequel.