Johnny Depp said in a new interview with the U.K.'s The Telegraph that he felt Warner Bros. "wanted me to retire" when he was asked to step down from his villain role in the Fantastic Beasts movies in 2020.

Johnny Depp is recalling the moment he was asked to step down from his role in the Harry Potter prequel series Fantastic Beasts amid personal turmoil.

Johnny Depp is detailing just how not fantastic his experience was in the “ Fantastic Beasts ” franchise amid his controversial defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp had only filmed a single scene for the third film, “The Secrets of Dumbledore,” before being asked to walk away.