The Hollywood actress, who is starring as King Louis of France in the historical drama Jeanne Du Barry, was present for the UK premiere on Monday night in London.
The 60-year-old Depp made a comeback to the red carpet for his first feature picture since the end of his well-known defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard in the United States in 2022.
The movie centers on the lives of Jeanne, a working-class lady who utilizes cunning and beauty to move up the social scale and eventually catch the king’s attention. French actress Maiwenn, who also serves as a co-writer,.
At the premiere, Depp made a statement on stage about how startled he was to be asked about the movie.
The actor, who is from Owensboro, Kentucky, reportedly told the audience, according to Hollywood trade publication Deadline: “What happens in your brain is that you go back to eastern Kentucky… you realize that you come from the ‘ombelico’, ‘nombril’, the belly button of nowhere, and you’re playing the king of France.”
