Johnny Depp starrer 'Jeanne Du Barry' is set to open the CannesFilmFestival
Directed by Maïwenn, who also co-stars, the film’s world premiere will take place on Tuesday, May 16 and the film will be released in cinemas the same day in France.
Maïwenn herself plays the eponymous main character alongside Depp, Benjamin Lavernhe, Melvil Poupaud, Pierre Richard, Pascal Greggory and India Hair. The film will recount the life, rise and fall of French King Louis XV‘s court favourite, Jeanne Vaubernier.The French-language film’s official synopsis describes Vaubernier as “a young working-class woman hungry for culture and pleasure, who uses her intelligence and allure to climb the rungs of the social ladder one by one.
in the turbulent defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. The result of the previous and acrimonious UK trial between Depp and UK tabloid The Sun saw the star dropped from Warner Bros’franchise and led to him claiming he was “boycotted” by Hollywood. He is still yet to be cast in a major U.S. production since the UK trial.
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