Cannes 2023: All About The Opening Film - Jeanne Du Barry, Starring Johnny Depp
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The 59-year-old's career has nosedived in Hollywood, despite his victory in a defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard last year
The Cannes Film Festival was set for a stormy start on Tuesday, with Johnny Depp making his comeback in the opening film, showing off his French skills as King Louis XV. The 59-year-old's career has nosedived in Hollywood, despite his victory in a defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard last year that featured bitter domestic violence allegations.
But Depp has been gradually returning to work and will hit the red carpet for the opening night in Cannes with French period drama Jeanne du Barry about the 18th-century monarch who fell in love with a prostitute.
Festival director Thierry Fremaux told reporters he was "not interested" in Depp's trial, adding: "I am interested in Depp the actor." Michael Douglas will also attend the opening ceremony to receive an honorary Palme d'Or.
The French Riviera festival, which runs until May 27, includes a slew of hot-ticket premieres, including Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny on Wednesday, the fifth and final outing for Harrison Ford as the whip-cracking archaeologist.
