Johnny Depp appears in the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival trailer.Photo:The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival /Instagram
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival /Instagram
Johnny Deppmakes an appearance in the new trailer for this year’s Karlovy Vary Film Festival, which debuted at Friday’s opening ceremony.
After he is asked a “personal question” about why he “didn’t” receive an award the last time he was at the festival, Depp, 60, replies, “We’re here to talk about music, really,” before pulling a trophy out of his guitar case.
The onscreen appearance in which Depp pokes fun at himself comes two years after the actor was the festival’s guest of honor in 2021, when he presented two films he produced:Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowanandMinamata.
Previous festival trailers have included Crystal Globe lifetime honorees, such asMel Gibson, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Andy Garcia, Jude Law,Danny DeVito, Miloš Forman and Casey Affleck.
“Right at the start of the shoot he told me that he would prefer to improvise,” Zachariáš said of Depp’s involvement in the trailer, according toThe Hollywood Reporter. “I was initially a bit taken aback, but it turned out to be a great idea, since Johnny ended up putting even more of his own personality into the trailer.”
“When we were done, he still wanted to chat even though a plane was waiting for him,” he added.
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Festival organizers first teased the Depp trailer in May, and the event’s executive director Kryštof Mucha said, perTHR, that it “turned out great.”
Last month marked a year since the end of Depp’s defamation trial againstAmber Heard, when a seven-person jury consisting of five men and two womenreached a verdict in the Virginia trial.
Heard won one of her three defamation counterclaims. She was awarded $2 million in damages.
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Earlier this week, Heardshared a photoof herself onstage atthe 69th Taormina Film Festivalin Italy, which she attended for her movieIn the Fire. It marked her first film festival appearance sincethe contentious defamation trial.
“Thank you for such an incredibly warm reception at the Taormina Film festival for my latest movie In the Fire. It was an unforgettable weekend. #InTheFire,” Heard captioned the post.
The film’s director, Conor Allyn, told PEOPLE at the festival that “Amber has an incredibly bright future ahead," adding, “I thinkIn the Fireshowcases her talents as an actor. I know this is something she is very proud of and it’s something we are very excited to release to the public.”
source: people.com
