Johnny Depp fans cheer at his Red Sea Film Festival appearance – The Hollywood Reporter

Johnny Depp attends the Red Sea Film Festival

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Johnny Depp emphasized his growing relationship with Saudi Arabia on Friday by participating in a question-and-answer session at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah following the screening of his feature film. Jean de Barry. The actor was scheduled to attend the screening itself, but as director Maywin explained, he is “always late.”

However, not that the audience cared about the self-described “filibuster,” with cheers following the discussion and at least one cry of “We love you, Johnny!” From an audience member as he was being escorted by a security team, Depp smiled and waved kindly. Outside the cinema at Red Sea Mall, where the screening was held, Depp had to be quickly escorted to his car as news of his presence sparked a flood of people vying to catch a glimpse of the actor and attempt a selfie.

Jean de Barry, which opened Cannes and in which Depp played French King Louis The foundation recently announced that it is funding Depp’s next project Modithe upcoming biopic of Italian sculptor Modigliani, in which he is set to direct and star alongside Al Pacino.

“Getting the opportunity to play Louis XV came out of nowhere, and that was the initial beauty of it,” Depp said. Jean de Barry, which was billed at Cannes as his comeback film, his first major project after his brutal trial with ex-wife Amber Heard. “To be able to dive into the skin and bones of a French king is very strange, especially for a man from Kentucky.”