Johnny Depp’s ‘Jeanne Du Barry’ Lands Domestic Distribution From Vertical
thewrap.comasked. “Well, you have to not have a pulse at that point to feel like, ‘No, none of this is happening, this is just kind of a weird joke, you’ve been asleep for 35 years.’ Of course, when you’re asked to resign from a film that you’re doing because of something that is merely a bunch of vowels and consonants floating in the air, yeah, you feel a bit boycotted.”The film marks the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor’s first major leading role following the legal battles with Heard.
A jury found both parties responsible for separate instances of defamation in June, but awarded Depp $15 million (reduced to $10.4 million by state law), with Heard winning a $2 million judgment.The film earned mixed reviews at last month’s Cannes Film Festival (53% fresh with an average 4.9/10 critic score on Rotten Tomatoes), where TheWrap’s Steve Pond argued that the movie didn’t live up to the pre-screening discourse.
The premiere was greeted with a seven-minute standing ovation and marked Depp’s first starring role since “City of Lies” in early 2021 (following a 2018 production) and “Minamata” in early 2022.
The $22 million-budgeted picture has thus far earned $4.1 million in France, courtesy of distributor Le Pacte, in its first two weeks.
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