Johnny Depp has undergone a hanging transformation and followers are totally captivated.
The actor, 61, appears to be like unrecognizable within the first picture launched from his upcoming film Day Drinker, with a full head of silver hair, a bushy gray beard, piercing blue eyes and a trendy blue go well with.
The primary-look picture, launched by Lionsgate on social media, exhibits Johnny leaning towards a bar with a cocktail in hand, carrying a crisp go well with and a contemplative expression.
© InstagramThe photograph has already despatched followers right into a frenzy, with many praising the actor’s new look. “Johnny Depp completely rocking the silver fox look throughout filming of Day Drinker! This film goes to be wonderful!” one fan posted.
Others echoed the sentiment, with feedback starting from “Who knew Johnny Depp would look this good with gray hair and beard” to “He does look good with this glow up.”
© GettyMany have been fast to attract comparisons to iconic popular culture characters, significantly the suave ‘Most Attention-grabbing Man within the World’ from the Dos Equis commercials. “He appears to be like like he is enjoying the man from the Dos Equis commercials… and I am kinda right here for it,” one particular person wrote. One other joked, “Is that this the story of the ‘Keep thirsty my buddies’ man?”
There have been additionally comparisons to Johnny’s portrayal of Gellert Grindelwald within the Unbelievable Beasts movies. “Grindelwald vibes,” one fan account commented alongside a side-by-side picture. “They by no means ought to have taken Grindelwald from us,” one other added. “Grindelwald is again!” quipped one excited fan.
© Samir HusseinFollowers are celebrating the so-called “Silver Fox period” of Johnny Depp. One wrote, “We’re coming into the Silver Fox period of Johnny Depp and I’m right here for it.”
Others applauded the movie’s make-up group for serving to him fully reinvent himself for the position. “Shout out to the make-up division for the wonderful transformation,” stated one. One other added, “He may by no means play a job with out the costume division doing half the work. Blue contacts and a wig… yeah okay.”
Johnny’s return to the massive display screen
Day Drinker marks Johnny’s most important return to the massive display screen following years of private and authorized turmoil. Directed by Marc Webb, the movie additionally stars Penélope Cruz, marking the duo’s fourth mission collectively. They beforehand starred in Blow, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Homicide on the Orient Categorical.
In keeping with IMDb, Day Drinker follows “an enigmatic stranger who types an unlikely bond with a grieving bartender who misplaced her lover, their lives intertwining in sudden methods.”
© Jason MerrittLionsgate govt Adam Fogelson spoke concerning the movie’s potential in a press release to The Hollywood Reporter: “Day Drinker combines a extremely industrial idea with wildly outrageous twists and turns all set in an unimaginable world, and there’s no higher filmmaker than Marc or two extra completely solid actors than Johnny and Penélope to carry that world to life.”
Johnny’s comeback to Hollywood
Johnny’s look on the 2023 Cannes Movie Pageant made headlines as he addressed how his high-profile break up from ex-wife Amber Heard affected his profession. “Did I really feel boycotted by Hollywood?” he requested. “You’d should not have a pulse to really feel like, ‘No. None of that is taking place. It is a bizarre joke.’ Whenever you’re requested to resign from a movie you are doing due to one thing that’s merely a operate of vowels and consonants floating within the air, sure, you’re feeling boycotted.”
Nevertheless, Johnny additionally emphasised that he now not dwells on the trade. “I do not really feel boycotted by Hollywood, as a result of I do not take into consideration Hollywood,” he added.
© STEVE HELBERJohnny’s defamation case
In June 2022, Johnny gained a civil defamation lawsuit towards Amber after arguing that her op-ed within the Washington Put up, through which she described being a sufferer of home abuse, was defamatory. Although she didn’t title him immediately, it was broadly understood to be about their relationship.
Over 500 million viewers reportedly tuned into the six-week trial, held in Fairfax County, Virginia. The jury awarded Johnny $10.35 million in damages, whereas Amber was awarded $2 million in a counterclaim. Finally, the pair reached a settlement, and Amber agreed to pay Johnny $1 million.
