Brie Larson has suggested that she has conflicting feelings about Johnny Depp’s new film, which will open the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
This Quick X The 33-year-old actress will be hosting Paul Dano, Julia Ducournau, Damián Szifron, Atiq Rahimi, Rungano Nyoni, Denis Ménochet, Maryam Touzani and her at this year’s festival in France. Triangle of Sadness The head of the jury is director Ruben Östlund.
At a jury press conference on Tuesday, Larson objected to being asked to respond to Depp’s latest project. jeanne du barry opens the prestigious film festival a year after his controversial feud with his ex-wife Amber Heard.
According to Deadline, Larson was framed as “an outspoken advocate of Time’s Up” when asked about Depp’s inclusion. Larson was on Time’s Up’s advisory board before it was dissolved in September 2021.
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“Are you asking me that?” The actress replied. “I’m sorry, why I don’t understand the relationship between me specifically.”
When asked if he ever plans to see jeanne du barry (not in competition), Larson said, “I’ll see when I see it. Frankly, I don’t know how I feel about it.”
Thierry Fremaux, president of the Cannes Film Festival, told reporters on Monday that Depp’s film is opening the festival. Variation“I don’t know the image of Johnny Depp in the US To be honest, I have only one rule in my life, and that is freedom of thought and freedom to speak and act within the legal framework.”
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“If Johnny Depp had been banned from starring in a movie, or if the movie was banned, we wouldn’t be talking about it here. So we saw Maïwenn’s movie and it could have entered the competition. Maïwenn would be the eighth female director,” Fremaux said. [controversy] The movie came up when it was announced in Cannes because everyone knew Johnny was making a movie in France… I don’t know why he chose it, but that’s a question you should ask Maïwenn.”
“As for the rest, I’m the last person to discuss all this,” he added. “If there’s anyone in this world who doesn’t pay the least attention to this much-publicized case, it’s me. I don’t know what it’s about. As an actor, I care about Johnny Depp too.”
About jeanne du barry“It was tough to film, but Johnny is excited for a comeback,” a source told PEOPLE in April.