Cannes Film Festival Opens With Divisive Johnny Depp Film, ‘Jeanne du Barry’
“Jeanne du Barry,” in which Depp plays King Louis XV of France, is the actor’s first major film role since a lurid and contentious defamation trial last year.
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Cannes Film Festival 2023 Lineup Includes Wes Anderson and Todd Haynes Movies
Over 50 movies will be screened at the event, including Johnny Depp’s first major film since a defamation trial and Martin Scorsese’s latest epic.
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Johnny Depp Film About Louis XV Will Open Cannes Film Festival
The inclusion of “Jeanne du Barry,” directed by Maïwenn, is Depp’s first public embrace by the film industry since he won a bitter defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Amber Heard Says She Has Decided to ‘Settle’ Johnny Depp Defamation Case
The long-running legal battle was heading for its next chapter in an appeals court, but Mr. Depp’s lawyers said Ms. Heard has agreed to pay $1 million to end it.