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Actor Johnny Depp, who has fallen out of the Hollywood system since his bitter legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, has claimed audiences are “tired” of big-budget productions.
Depp’s latest venture will see him starring in a French-language film by Maiwenn. jeanne du barry. In this film, he played Louis XV, who becomes embroiled in a love affair with Madame du Barry, which sends ripples through the court system at Versailles.
Although the film project still had a large budget, it was considerably less than many of Depp’s previous Hollywood projects. But Depp isn’t overwhelmed by his over-personality in Los Angeles and is having fun. This new chapter.
“In general, I’ve spent years walking around aimlessly and talking to people and they really want the same thing,” Depp reflected. metro He talked about his thoughts on the film industry and his thoughts on acting.
He elaborated as follows: They become happy when they experience something new and different. That’s why I’ve always felt, as an actor, that’s your responsibility. Every time you step out of the gate…you’re putting just as much at risk as anyone else. ”
It’s hard to imagine Hollywood welcoming Depp’s return with open arms after his highly publicized reputation fall during his trial with Heard, but Depp’s latest comments suggest he intends to build further bridges. further shows.
Taking aim at the studio, Depp said: Glorious accountants who had the ability to push the green light and make a studio movie…but they pushed the green light and spent a ton of money. The budgets for these movies are outrageous…very popular two-person romantic comedies. People – real people – are fed up. ”
Meanwhile, Depp’s latest comments arrived after the UK premiere. jeanne du barry, where he shared that he felt “strangely, weirdly, perversely lucky” to have been given such an opportunity. The actor said that when he heard the offer, he immediately thought of Kentucky, where “everything is fried” and that “you can come from anywhere and all of a sudden you’re playing the King of France.”
Depp also revealed that he “tried to talk” after being offered the chance to star in the film. [director Maïwenn] Because choosing him for the role “didn’t make sense to me.”
The actor said the director had shown great courage and hoped the audience would “think it was worth all the time and pain this boy went through to make this movie.”
Watch the trailer for jeanne du barry Under.
