Johnny Depp might have missed out on a nice Disney payday, but he’ll soon be holding court with the likes of Louis Garrel, Pierre Richard & Noémie Lvovsky in the now titled Jeanne du Barry — Maïwenn‘s sixth feature film. In Screen Daily’s recap of Wild Bunch’s upcoming film slate, the period piece will likely be readied for a Cannes 2023 unveiling. Cannes topper Thierry Frémaux has invited the actress-filmmaker to Cannes before – 2011’s Polisse (read review) and Mon Roi (2015) we comp selections and 2020’s DNA was selected for the Cannes special.
It is freely inspired by the life of Jeanne Bécu who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress. Maïwenn will also star as Jeanne du Barry opposite Johnny Depp as Louis XV.
