Critics are unforgiving of Johnny Depp’s royal comeback with Jeanne Du Barry after the highly-publicized Amber Heard trial last year. Directed by Maïwenn, the French-language movie depicts the 59-year-old as King Louis XV and serves as the Oscar nominee’s return. The reviews poked holes in the rosy picture drawn by some for the movie. The Hollywood Reporter critic Jordan Mintzer …
Johnny Depp got emotional as he received a seven-minute standing ovation for his period drama, Jeanne Du Barry, at Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023, per Variety. The premiere of the movie marked Depp’s first major onscreen appearance after his infamous defamation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard in 2022. The actor had arrived the venue with slicked-back hair, …
Johnny Depp’s inclusion in the Cannes film festival raised some eyebrows. However, the fest director Thierry Fremaux cited ‘freedom of speech’ to defend his decision. “I don’t know about the image of Johnny Depp in the U.S. To tell you the truth, in my life, I only have one rule, it’s the freedom of thinking and the freedom of speech …
Johnny Depp and Dior Sauvage have extended their fragrance partnership for three years and a reported $20 million, making it one of the most profitable celebrity fragrance deals. Despite the controversy surrounding Depp’s court battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, Dior Sauvage has kept him as the face of the fragrance since it launched in 2015. The CEO of Dior’s parent …
Johnny Depp has cast Hollywood veteran Al Pacino in his second directorial endeavor, chronicling the life of artist Amedeo Modigliani, the Pirates’ star confirmed. Pacino will portray real-life art collector Maurice Gangnat (whose portrait was painted in 1916 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir) in Modi. The biopic is adapted from a play by Dennis McIntyre. Besides Al Pacino, Italian actor Riccardo Scamarcio …
Johnny Depp has reportedly been “living in Europe” ever since winning his defamation trial against Amber Heard. The U.S.-born actor successfully sued his ex-wife for defamation over a 2018 opinion piece for the Washington Post in which she wrote about being a victim of domestic violence with a court in Virginia awarding him a $10.35 million payout, and on the …
Since it was announced that Johnny Depp’s comeback film “Jeanne du Barry” to open Cannes Film Festival this year, many have speculated about the Hollywood actor’s career. Depp, 59, will be seen on the big screen for the first time in three years at the film’s world premiere on May 16 as it will be released the same day in …
Johnny Depp’s first live-action film since the widely watched defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard was selected as the opening movie for next month’s Cannes Film Festival in France, organizers said on Wednesday. The French-language film “Jeanne du Barry” stars director Maïwenn Le Besco, known as Maiwenn, as Jeanne Becu, a woman who rose from poverty to the circles of …
Pirates of the Caribbean producer spoke about Johnny Depp’s return to the franchise after 6 years. One of the producers on the project Jerry Bruckheimer expressed his desire for Depp to make a return. Bruckheimer spoke about the franchise during his appearance on the Oscars red carpet on March, 13, when he confirmed that they are working on the next …
Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer candidly opened up on his fondness for Johnny Depp in an interview with Deadline. Bruckheimer, 79, who has worked with Depp, 59, on the Pirates franchise, shared his thoughts on Depp’s volatile litigation with ex-wife Amber Heard on Behind the Lens with Pete Hammond. “He’s just so good at what he does and …
