After Johnny Depp's exit, what if female actor was to play Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald? Here are our top five picks

A true master when it comes to immersing herself in roles, Helena, as the strangely-proportional, cruel monster Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland or the evil, villainous and mad cousin of Sirius Black in the famous Harry Potter film series, sure knows how to mesmerise the audiences with an unforgetful performance. 

Considering the iconic performances of Helena as a charismatic wretch in the above-mentioned two films, it would not be wrong to say that the actor certainly knows her way into the hearts and minds of the viewers even while she is playing the antagonist. 

Therefore, keeping in mind her solid on-screen presence and her dedicated approach towards getting everything about her character right -- from its hair, makeup, outfits to even the accent or voice -- is what has convinced us to list her as our very first choice for the role of Grindelwald (not that the list has been made based on any order as such).

Angelina as the dark fantasy fairy Maleficient is majestically mesmerising. 

A show-stealer, there's no denying the fact that Angelina, as the powerful and villainous Disney fairy, did a stupendous job of portraying the charter despite physical constraints such as a prosthetic nose, cheeks, teeth and ears, contact lenses and a set of heavy horns atop her head. Considering Angelina's charismatic performance as Maleficinet: Mistress of Evil, we believe that the star would wield the same magnetism on-screen if she is cast as the dark wizard Grindelwald. 

Anne Hathaway, who played the nefarious role of the Grand High Witch in the recent Hollywood flick 'The Witches', swayed the audiences with her devilishly grand performance as the ruthless, terrifying ruler of all witches.

Anne Hathaway's unhinged performance as the Grand High Witch and her commanding presence on-screen, considering this was the first time the otherwise effervescent Anne played a villain, we believe that she could do a fantastic job of playing the cunning and dishevelled villain Grindelwald.

Jennifer's portrayal of the shape-shifting mutant Mystique in the X-Men series has us believe that she surely can shapeshift into Grindelwald and easy the role as effortlessly and magnificently as her magnetic on-screen persona. 

Cate is like a luminous thunderbolt who lights up every film with her outstanding and breathtaking performances. Her class act as Thor's older sister and Goddess of Death Hela could give any male actor playing villain a run for his money. 

Cate's remarkable portrayal of the supervillain Hela, who promises destruction and wrath to all those who mess with her, has us assured that she can do justice if cast to fill in the big shoes of Johnny Depp as Grindelwald.