Johnny Depp is gearing up for his big screen comeback in the upcoming edition of the CannesFilmFestival as the co-star of its opening film JeanneDuBarry on May 16 (WATCH)
Johnny Depp is gearing up for his big screen comeback in the upcoming edition of the Cannes Film Festival as the co-star of its opening filmThe actor stars in the period romance as Louis XV opposite actress and filmmaker Maïwenn, who plays the titular 18th courtesan and also directs.
The French-language role marks Depp’s first big screen appearance in three years as he rebuilds his career after winning a turbulent defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard last June.Distributor Le Pacte, which will launch the film in cinemas in France at the same time as its red carpet world premiere, dropped a French language trailer last week and Deadline has obtained a subtitled version.
The first images promise a sumptuous drama told through the female gaze of an outsider navigating the vicissitudes of the Court of Versailles. The film is freely inspired by the life of Jeanne du Barry, Louis XV’s last royal mistress at the Court of Versailles, a lowly-born woman who used her intelligence and allure to rise up society, ruffling establishment feathers along the way.
Maïwenn also co-wrote the drama with Teddy Lussi-Modeste and Nicolas Livecchi. It is her sixth feature and most ambitious work to date, after 2011 Cannes Jury Prize winner
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