THEwaiting for the complete line-up, Johnny Depp opens the Cannes Film Festival 2023 (May 16-27) with Jeanne du Barrycostume film set in the eighteenth century in which he plays King Louis XV. A great comeback for the actor who was fired from every production and considered finished after the allegations of harassment by Amber Heard.
Johnny Depp opens Cannes 2023
Directed by Maïwenne, here also screenwriter and interpreter of the courtesan Jeanne du Barry, the film is out in theaters on May 16. In the cast Benjamin Lavernhe, Melvil Porpaud, Pierre Richard, Pascal Greggory and India Hair.
At the center of the plot, the rise and fall of the courtesan, who manages to get into the good graces of the king. They fall madly in love and Jeanne moves to Versailles, breaking court etiquette.
Johnny Depp and Maïwenne in the movie “Jeanne du Barry”.
For Johnny Depp, the return to Cannes is also a return to the scene with an important role after the long trial which saw him starring with his ex-wife Amber Heard. A legal battle that lasted several years, from 2016 to 2022, which ended with the condemnation of the actress to pay him $10.35 million in damages.
The trial had a huge media coverage and risked obfuscation Depp’s public image. Not bad, because in the end the actor emerged victorious and the 2023 Cannes Film Festival celebrates him with the opening ceremony. A sign that France proves, once again, impermeable to various and possible controversies.
The other films already announced
Johnny Depp is not the only world star expected on the Cannes 2023 red carpet.full announcement of the films in the competition will be released on April 13th. However, in addition to Jeanne du Barrythe organizers have already confirmed two other titles destined to capture the spotlight for the duration of the festival and beyond.
I am Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny And Killers of the Flower Moon. Either way, a stellar cast. Indiana Jones see the return to the big screen by Harrison Ford in one of the most iconic roles of his career. By her side, too Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Antonio Banderas. Killers of the flower moonhowever, has as its protagonists Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons and Lily Gladstone. To sign the director is Martin Scorsese.
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