Johnny Depp’s first film in 3 years seeks funding at the Cannes market

After receiving the Donostia Award last year, Johnny Depp seems to have found “asylum” in Europe (as Roman Polanski) while the veto lasts in Hollywood due to the accusations of mistreatment by his ex-partner Amber Heard.

With the media trial between the two actors dominating the covers For the past two weeks, ScreenDaily has reported that the actor’s next film, her first role in over 3 yearswill be present at the next Cannes market looking for financing.

‘Jeanne Du Barry’, to be directed by and co-starring Maïwennis described as a period drama about the French Jeanne Bécu, a woman born into poverty who ended up becoming the mistress of the King Louis XV, played by Depp.

Louis Garrel, Pierre Richard and Noemie Lvovsky They would complete the cast. A start date for filming has not yet been revealed.

Ironically, and contrary to what has happened to Depp according to what he is declaring on the stand in recent days, Louis XV was known as “the well-beloved”.

Depp is currently in the midst of a protracted and highly complicated legal battle with his ex-wife Amber Heard.. The actor’s last job in a feature film was in ‘The Minamata Photographer’ in early 2019, and since then he has described himself as a victim of cancel culture.

The protagonist of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ lost a defamation case in 2020 against the British tabloid The Sun, which referred to him as a “wife beater” while covering her divorce from Heard causing her dismissal from the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise‘. Since then, her only film and television work has been voicing the web series ‘Puffins Impossible’.

The actor asks for 50 million as compensation in the lawsuit against her ex-partner, while Heard accuses him of physical and psychological abuse.