Johnny Depp tried to talk Maiwenn out of casting him in Jeanne du Barry
Johnny Depp attempted to talk director Maiwenn out of casting him as French King Louis XV in 'Jeanne du Barry'. The 60-year-old actor admitted to feeling "strangely, oddly, perversely lucky" at being offered the chance to play royalty in his first major film role since his high-profile defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard concluded. Speaking at the movie's UK premiere on Monday (15.04.24), Johnny said: "I feel very lucky to have been (offered the role) – strangely, oddly, perversely lucky. "Because when Maiwenn and I first actually met and talked about the notion of me doing the fil...