Johnny Depp’s first role since scandal is fit for a king

Hopefully Depp’s profession will finish in additional dignity than his character’s.

Johnny Depp, 58, has been tapped to play French King Louis XV in a brand new movie by French director Maiwenn, marking the fraught actor’s first function since being “canceled” amid abuse allegations. The casting bombshell got here to gentle by way of a latest article by French web site Satellifax, Selection reported.

The interval drama’s title and plot have but to be revealed. Nevertheless, the flick will reportedly comply with the lifetime of the controversial French monarch, who was nicknamed “the beloved” and dominated for 59 years — the longest reign in France’s existence since Louis XIV.

Regardless of his benevolent status, the king’s reign led to shame and debauchery, not not like that of his grandson and successor Louis XVI, who was executed following the French Revolution.

Johnny Depp has had a hard time securing US roles after his recent scandal.
Johnny Depp has had a tough time securing US roles after his latest scandal.
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In the meantime, director Maiwenn will star as Louis XV’s mistress reverse Depp, whereas the mission can be produced by Pascal Caucheteux and Grégoire Sorlat’s Paris-based Why Not Productions, Selection reported.

Slated to begin manufacturing this summer season, the movie can be shot over three months at Versailles and different iconic Parisian landmarks.

Depp’s profession has been in flux ever since getting accused of home violence by ex-wife Amber Heard. In 2020, the “Donnie Brasco” actor was fired from “Improbable Beasts 3” after dropping his libel case in opposition to the Solar, which he’d sued for calling him a “wife-beater.”

The star’s most up-to-date look was in Andrew Levitas’ 2020 movie “Minamata,” a film about struggle photographer W. Eugene Smith. Nevertheless, the movie has but to see a launch within the US.

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