Johnny Depp to play Louis XV in French actress-director's upcoming film

Johnny Depp will star as French king Louis XV in the next film directed by French Cesarwinning actress and director Maiwenn The shoot will begin this summer Variety has confirmedFilming for the movie whose title and exact plot are being kept under wraps will take place for three months on location across Parisian landmarks mainly at the Versailles PalaceMaiwenn will star as Jeanne du Barry a countess who was Louis XVs last mistressJohnny Depp will star as French king Louis XV in the next film directed by French Cesarwinning actress and director Maiwenn The shoot will begin this summer Variety has confirmedFilming for the movie whose title and exact plot are being kept under wraps will take place for three months on location across Parisian landmarks mainly at the Versailles PalaceMaiwenn will star as Jeanne du Barry a countess who was Louis XVs last mistressLouis XV who was nicknamed the beloved and reigned for 59 years the longest in the history of France after that of Louis XIV He died paradoxically as an unpopular king after being accused of corruption and debaucheryDepp who has been accused by his exwife Amber Heard of domestic violence as a result hasnt made a film since Andrew Levitass Minamata 2020 a film about war photographer W Eugene Smith notes VarietyAlthough he has fallen from Hollywoods good graces since the accusations and his libel case against UK tabloid The Sun Depp hasnt faced much backlash in Europe Variety addsThe period movie will mark a departure for Maiwenn whose films are all contemporary and often personal Her film Mon Roi earned its star Emmanuelle Bercot a best actress award at Cannes in 2015 earlier her 2011 drama Polisse won the Cannes jury prizeDepp who has been accused by his exwife Amber Heard of domestic violence as a result hasnt made a film since Andrew Levitass Minamata 2020 a film about war photographer W Eugene Smith notes VarietyAlthough he has fallen from Hollywoods good graces since the accusations and his libel case against UK tabloid The Sun Depp hasnt faced much backlash in Europe Variety addsThe period movie will mark a departure for Maiwenn whose films are all contemporary and often personal Her film Mon Roi earned its star Emmanuelle Bercot a best actress award at Cannes in 2015 earlier her 2011 drama Polisse won the Cannes jury prizeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever