Johnny Depp’s new movie, a French interval drama wherein he performs King Louis XV, would be the opening movie of the Cannes Film Festival, the organisers introduced on Wednesday.
“Jeanne du Barry” is directed by French director Maiwenn who additionally stars within the title function because the well-known 18th century courtesan who works her manner into the king’s affections.
It is the primary main function for Depp since his high-profile defamation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard over her claims that he was bodily abusive.
His new movie will probably be proven on the primary night time of the Cote d’Azur competition on May 16, and will probably be launched on the identical day throughout French cinemas, as is customary for the opening night time function.
The movie acquired funding from Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Foundation, it was introduced in January.
The basis, shaped in 2019 in an indication of the nation’s loosening of social restrictions, has already funded some 170 African and Arab motion pictures, it mentioned, however “Jeanne du Barry” is its first foray into European cinema.
This yr’s Cannes Film Festival, which runs May 16-28, already has some heavyweight Hollywood fare in its line-up, with “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” getting its world premiere there, together with the most recent from Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
The full line-up is because of be introduced on April 13.
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