But for the French producers of Jeanne du Barry, who are called - and you cannot make this up - Why Not Productions, Depp’s unemployable status in Hollywood poses an opportunity. adults with a “very” or “somewhat” favorable view of Depp declined by 12 percentage points during the trial, from 68 percent in April 2022 to 56 percent in June, after the proceedings concluded.įor studios in the U.S., the domestic violence allegations and reputational plummet make him uncastable.
According to a poll conducted by Morning Consult, the share of U.S. trial that found both Depp and Heard had been defamed but awarded him more money, the takeaway for many casual observers was a vague sense that Depp had won but also that they like him less. Thanks to a head-scratching verdict in the 2022 U.S. But even Cannes has drawn the line at those filmmakers: Festival director Thierry Fremaux told French newspaper Le Figaro that he didn’t program Allen’s new Paris-set movie, Coup de Chance, because “the controversy would take over against his film, against the other films.”ĭepp is another troubled male artist who has so far found a warm embrace across the pond, despite Heard’s allegations of abuse, which he has denied, and two defamation trials that brought the most toxic moments of their marriage into public view. Europe is historically more tolerant of controversial artists than the U.S., at least male ones - Woody Allen and Roman Polanski continue to make films here.
Jeanne du Barry’s high-profile spot as Cannes’ opening-night film is a virtual case study of the different cultural norms driving the French and American film industries right now. An alleged hitter and an alleged spitter. And Maïwenn herself is as complicated a character as her leading man, a #MeToo antagonist currently being sued for assault after spitting at a prominent French journalist. A door-knock faux pas is downright quaint - Maïwenn’s real provocation is her casting of Depp, who is still persona non grata in Hollywood a year after his ugly defamation trial versus ex-wife Amber Heard. That’s how a set works in Hollywood, too, or it should anyway. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Bruce Willis' Retirement: Action Stars "Never Really Retire.They Reload"
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