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The Cannes Film Festival is giving a lift to Johnny Depp<\/strong>\u2018s tried movie trade comeback. Organizers introduced right now that Ma\u00efwenn<\/strong>\u2018s historic drama \u201cJeanne du Barry,\u201d <\/strong>which options Depp as King Louis XV<\/strong>, will open the 76th version of the famed pageant on Tuesday, May 16. The movie will even open in theaters throughout France on the identical day.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Martin Scorsese\u2019s \u201cKillers of the Flower Moon\u201d formally confirmed for the 2023 Cannes Film Festival<\/a><\/p>\n Ma\u00efwenn, whose appearing roles embody \u201cHigh Tension\u201d<\/strong> and her personal directorial debut \u201cPardonnez-moi,\u201d<\/strong> performs the title function, the girl who rose to be the King Louis XV\u2019s final ma\u00eetresse-en-titre <\/a>(chief royal mistress) earlier than the French Revolution ended his reign. The movie was acquired by Netflix however can not play on the service in France for 15 months. It\u2019s unclear when it will likely be launched on the service globally.<\/p>\n This might be Ma\u00efwenn\u2019s third directorial effort to seem at Cannes. In 2011, \u201cPolisse\u201d <\/strong>gained the Grand Jury Prize. Four years later, she returned with \u201cMy King\u201d<\/strong> which noticed star Emmanuelle Bercot <\/strong>take the pageant\u2019s Best Actress honor. <\/p>\n This is Depp\u2019s first movie since 2020\u2019s barely seen \u201cMinamata.\u201d<\/strong> He spent most of 2021 and 2022 in courtroom battling his ex-wife, Amber Heard,<\/strong> in two defamation lawsuits. He misplaced a judgment within the U.Ok. and prevailed in a separate case within the United States. <\/a>As each circumstances centered on prices of home abuse, Depp noticed his Hollywood prospects dim as his character was recast within the \u201cFantastic Beasts\u201d<\/strong> franchise and studies counsel the \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d<\/strong> franchise has moved on with out him. A 3-time Oscar nominee, Depp has no different tasks publicly on his slate right now.<\/p>\n Cannes beforehand revealed that two extremely anticipated movies from American auteurs can have their world premieres on la Croisette this yr, Martin Scorsese\u2019s \u201cKillers of the Flower Moon<\/strong>\u201d and James Mangold\u2019s \u201cIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.\u201d<\/strong> It has additionally been reported that Wes Anderson\u2019s \u201cAsteroid City\u201d <\/strong>will debut on the fest.<\/a> The remainder of the official choice for this yr\u2019s pageant might be introduced on Thursday, April 13. <\/p>\n It was additionally revealed that Ruben \u00d6stlund<\/a>, <\/strong>who gained the Palme d\u2019Or final yr for \u201cTriangle of Sadness,\u201d would be the president of this yr\u2019s competitors jury.<\/p>\n The 76th Cannes Film Festival will run from Tuesday, May 16 to Saturday, May 27.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n