Johnny Depp Returns to the Big Screen at Cannes Film Festival as Louis XV

Johnny Depp will open this year’s Cannes Film Festival with his French-language portrayal of King Louis XV in Jeanne du Barry, marking the actor’s first appearance in movie theatres since his widely followed defamation trial with his ex-wife last year. The film largely centres around the ruler’s eponymous famous mistress, who uses her wits to climb the social la…