Johnny Depp may once again take on the role of Captain Jack Sparrow in the upcoming Pirates Of The Caribbean film, an insider close to the movie has suggested.The actor played the lead role in all five of the movies in the franchise, which kicked off in 2003 with The Curse Of The Black Pearl. However, following the last movie — 2017’s Dead Men Tell No Tales — Depp allegedly parted ways with Disney, and would no longer be taking on the character for any further projects.This split came in light of the recent trials between the actor and ex-wife Amber Heard, who claimed that the Hollywood A-lister had physically and emotionally abused her.The conflict between Depp and Heard initiated in 2019, when Depp sued Heard for defamation, following a 2018 op-ed piece she had written for The Washington Post, claiming she was a victim of domestic abuse.The Aquaman actress then countersued Depp the following year, and the case soon made headlines after it went to trial in 2022.Two trials were held, one in the UK and one in the US.
Johnny Depp managed a comeback – can Amber Heard do the same?
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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial seven years later, there could be no doubt: this was our new world. Not only were these two characters the personification of “post-truth” – basically the triumph of feeling over fact – but to judge by the social media commentary, a vast swathe of the 500 million who tuned into YouTube every day from across the globe were also being led by feeling over fact.
And despite all the damaging details that emerged against Depp, the overwhelming feeling was that Amber Laura Heard of Austin, Texas, was the villain: a “lying”, “fame-hungry”, “money-grabber”, intent on destroying “our Johnny”. Depp may have lost his libel case with The Sun – who claimed he was a wife beater – less than two years prior, but on 13 July 2022 a Virginia judge ruled against the 37-year-old Aquaman actress, finding that an op-ed she had written for the Washington Post in which she accused the actor of domestic abuse was indeed defamatory, and ordered Depp to be paid $10.
35 million in damages. One year on, the 59-year-old actor is in Cannes, getting seven-minute standing ovations for his new period piece, Jeanne du Barry – in which he plays King Louis XV – being greeted by chants of “We love Johnny!” from his fans on the Croisette and attending glitzy Christian Dior dinners, having recently signed a $20 million three-year deal with the fashion and fragrance brand to continue to be the face of Dior Sauvage.
There are even suggestions that Depp will be starring in the sixth Pirates of the Caribbean film despite being unceremoniously dropped by Disney post-trial, after producer Jerry Bruckheimer said he would “love to see him in the movie”. It’s not clear how much Depp would get paid for rejoining the
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Johnny Depp returned to the spotlight in grand fashion this week to open the prestigious Cannes Film Festival with his new flick, "Jeanne du Barry." Depp stars in the French-speaking role as King Louis XV with director Maïwenn at the helm of the movie. The 59-year-old actor was worlds away from a celebratory place just one year ago as he was immersed in a libel trial with his ex-wife, Amber Heard. His rise back to the top after a tumultuous year is hard for Depp to believe.
‘Depp vs Heard’: New Channel 4 documentary to air this weekend
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s highly publicised court case will air on Channel 4 this weekend.Depp vs Heard is a three-part series from BAFTA-nominated director Emma Cooper, and will offer an in-depth look at last year’s trial, which saw Johnny Depp sue his ex-wife for defamation.The miniseries will explore the impact of social media on the infamous Hollywood court case, which was followed by millions of people around the world.A synopsis for the series reads: “The trial of Depp v Heard, in which both parties accused each other of domestic abuse, was a global media event and dubbed ‘the first TikTok trial’. It raised huge questions about violence, gender and the memeifcation of justice in the era of post-truth.“The series, made by Bitachon365 and co-producer Empress Films, places Depp and Heard’s testimonies side by side for the first time, bringing together courtroom footage, news sources, existing interview footage and User Generated Content from various social media platforms to explore some of the extraordinary moments of the trial and the impact this had on public opinion at the time.”Depp sued his ex-wife for defamation over a 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post, where she wrote about being a survivor of domestic violence.Come the end of the trial, Heard was instructed to pay Depp $10million (£8.4m) in compensatory damages and $5million (£4.2m) in punitive damages.
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