The movie Jeanne du Barry, which marks the return of Johnny Depp to the cinema after the lengthy authorized battle towards his ex-wife, Amber Heard, was proven on the opening of the 76th version of the Competition de Cannes this Tuesday (16).
The 59-year-old actor obtained seven minutes of applause from the viewers for his efficiency as Louis XV, King of France between 1715 and 1774. The manufacturing is directed by French filmmaker Maïwenn.
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In a video launched by Selection journal, Depp seems emotional as he’s applauded by the general public. He hugged the director and applauded co-stars and manufacturing.
With the prominence obtained by the actor on the occasion, the defamation lawsuit disputed between him and fellow actress Amber Heard was once more on the agenda between stars current on the competition and the worldwide press.
Depp and the artist had been married between 2015 and 2017. In 2018, Amber revealed a newspaper article during which she claimed to have been the sufferer of home violence throughout her relationship with the actor.
With that, the lengthy mutual defamation course of involving the previous couple started. After greater than three years, she was ordered to pay Depp $15 million – decreased to $10.3 million to satisfy state limits on punitive damages. The choice additionally stated that he ought to pay her $2 million in damages.
Throughout a Cannes press convention, the Jack Sparrow interpreter stated that almost all of what the general public has examine him within the final 5 – 6 years “is horribly written fiction”.
He additionally claimed that he doesn’t really feel boycotted by Hollywood even after being fired from main productions and discarded by movie studios. “No, as a result of I do not take into consideration Hollywood, I do not really want Hollywood,” he stated.
Mentions to the case Johnny Depp X Amber Heard in Cannes
Depp was additionally the topic of the press convention for the judges who will award the Palme d’Or in 2023. Actress Brie Larson was requested what she thought in regards to the movie Jeanne du Barry being introduced at Cannes.
The Captain Marvel interpreter was confused and questioned why she had obtained the query. The justification concerned the truth that she is a giant supporter of the #MeToo motion, which emerged after allegations of harassment towards girls in Hollywood. Brie stated she did not know if she would see the film or how she would really feel if she did.
Additionally on Tuesday (16), a gaggle of greater than 100 professionals from French cinema signed a manifesto protesting towards the presence of “women and men who assault” on the purple carpet. When passing via the place, Depp spoke to the press and repudiated the motion.
The day earlier than, the final director of the Cannes Movie Competition, Thierry Frémaux, was additionally requested about his place concerning the actor’s controversies. “Johnny Depp pursuits me as an actor,” he argued on the time.
That is the artist’s first look on the occasion since 2011, when he was on the competition to advertise Pirates of the Caribbean. Along with Jeanne du Barry, he additionally seeks to publicize the characteristic movie Modi, a biopic of painter Amadeo Modigliani, during which he acted as director.
