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Johnny Depp has been making fans wait for his return to the big screen after a roller coastertrial with his ex-wife Amber Heard. While that comes at a stretch, deeming his comeback unsureof when it would happen in Hollywood, he does seem to have taken a step towards internationalcinema with a French period movie.
The Saudi Arabian Film Festival welcomed the actor and will back him up with this upcomingproject. Jeanne Du Barry will be his latest movie and the actor would portray none other thanKing Louis XV alongside director and lead role Maïwenn, who will be playing Madame Du Barry.
Johnny Depp Returns To Cinema With French Movie
After a long battle, Johnny Depp once again returns to cinema at the Saudi Arabian Red SeaFilm Festival, alongside Maïwenn. The anticipation had been to see him return to Hollywood,but it seems as if Saudi Arabia and France have the actor’s back. The film is said to have asmall theatrical release in France alone, and then will shortly be added to Netflix. This will beDepp’s first film since the trial and will mark his return to the film industry.
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Jeanne du Barry is the Red Sea Film Foundation’s first international co-production with France,since its inception in 2019. The foundation has supported the development, production, andpost-production of approximately 170 films from Africa and the Arab world. Pascal Caucheteuxand Grégoire Sorlat of Why Not Production Company, Johnny Depp’s IN.2, La Petite Reine, andFrance Télévisions are producing the film. The movie’s executive producers will be at the RedSea Film Festival. World sales are managed by Wild Bunch International. A lot of what themovie aims to stand up against is the controversies and limitations that will be presented.
Johnny Depp’s Movie Will Highlight Women In Front Of As Well As Behind The Camera
Being a production company as well as a film festival in Saudi Arabia, it is astonishing to see thefocus that their initiative has in terms of highlighting women in cinema. While the country has astaggering amount of laws against women, this very step is a push towards empowering andgiving light to talent which is already present in the industry.
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Not only that, but Johnny Depp’s recent trial has led him to be dragged into a lot ofcontroversies that keep directors from hiring the actor for their movies. The director for JeanneDu Barry is not interested in these controversies and cares more about the talent that lies invarious women of cinema.
Source:THR
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Adya Godboley is the Anime Content Lead at FandomWire with over 1800 published articles. She is a Rotten Tomatoes-certified critic with a background in literature. From The Case Study of Vanitas to Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, her anime knowledge is one she’s gathered with years of experience. She also enjoys Marvel, DC and Superhero media with her works having been recognized by prominent figures such as Dwayne Johnson, Abby Trott and the Blood of Zeus creators.
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