After months of absence on the big screen and after having won the lawsuit against his ex-wifeactress Amber HeardJohnny Depp seems ready to return to the big screen. Something that Netflix will be involved in (somehow).
A few days ago the portal Bloomberg announced that the famous streaming platform acquired the rights to broadcast the next film by Johnny Depp in France, which will be titled ‘The Favourite’ and that will be released in 2023.
Johnny Depp to star in a period film next year
According to information from the portal -which cites two anonymous sources, but very close to the actor-, Netflix acquired the rights to broadcast the film in that country 15 months after it opens in theaters.. Something that has not yet been made official.
What is known is that the film will be directed by the French director, Maiwenn Le BescoY Johnny Depp will have the leading role and will play the hated King Louis XV. The film will begin shooting this summer for three months in places like the castle of Versailles and Depp will speak in French.
Netflix acquired the rights to ‘La Favorite’ in France and with that they will finance the film
It is worth mentioning that The producers of ‘La Favorite’ will use the money from the acquisition of the rights with Netflix to finance the production of this film, one that will mark the return of Depp after 2 years of absence due to his legal dispute with Heard, for which Netflix will not be involved beyond that.
It is also said that at the moment the streaming platform does not have the rights to distribute the tape outside of French territoryso we will have to be attentive to what happens in the coming months or after the tape that will mark Depp’s return to the screen is released.
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What is known about Johnny Depp’s return to the big screen (and Netflix’s role in it)