Johnny Depp to star in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!

We can't WAIT

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by Lauren Berry |
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As if the news of a Harry Potter spinoff wasn't exciting enough, it's been reported that Johnny Depp's about to swap his pirate hat for the sorting hat – he's set to star in the second instalment of Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (due to be released in 2018).

He's also said to be making a brief cameo in the first film, which is due for release later this month.

We don't know what role he'll be playing yet, but we do know that he'll have a co-starring role in the second of the five planned films – YES, FIVE.

Johnny will be starring alongside Eddie Redmayne, and we can feel a bromance coming along already. Other A-lister actors to feature include Colin Farell and Katherine Waterson.

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We're used to seeing him as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise – and there's a fifth film for that due next year.

Looks like we will be seeing a lot more of Johnny – YAY.

We can't wait for him to join the Harry Potter gang - let's just hope there's no rum on set.

In other Harry Potter news, have you heard about this new Teletubbie fan theory? Bear with us, it's actually a good'un.

Someone on Twitter conjured up a right storm after posting this image:

'She can't be saying what I think she is, is she?' You're thinking.

Well, you'd be wrong.

Let us break it down for you…

Have you ever noticed that Laa-Laa's antennae is in the shape of a lightning bolt – familiar, right?

What's even weirder is that when you combine Tinky Winky, Dipsy and Po's antennae shapes, they create the sign of the Deathly Hallows. WE KNOW.

Whoever reunited The Elder Wand with The Resurrection Stone and The Cloak Of Invisibility would become the master of death.

Think about it like this: The Elder Wand = Dipsy, The Cloak of Invisibility = Tinky Winky and The Resurrection Stone = Po.

The Teletubbies just got a whole lot deeper.

(We can almost hear the baby sun crying).

It might seem far-fetched considering that when the Teletubies was first aired, JK Rowling was finishing the first draft of The Philosopher's Stone.

BUT that doesn't mean that the colourful friends couldn't have influenced the later books – such as the Deathly Hallows.

Fantastic Beasts will hit cinemas on November 18th – wands at the ready!

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