Johnny Depp’s new film Jean du Barry, which has scored a lucrative advertising deal, will have its world premiere tomorrow at the Cannes Film Festival.
Variety reports that Johnny Depp has inked a lucrative deal with Dior. According to their sources, Depp will remain the advertising face of Dior, for which he will earn $ 20 million over three years.
The amount is huge when compared to similar endorsement deals of other famous actors.
For example, Robert Pattinson advertised Dior Homme aftershave, for which he paid $ 12 million. Brad Pitt, on the other hand, got $7 million for Chanel No.1. 5 advertising campaign. Most of the Hollywood actors earn around 2-4 million per year from similar deals.
Depp’s new film Jean du Barry will have its world premiere tomorrow at the Cannes Film Festival. The film by French director Maiven is the opening film of the festival. Depp plays King Louis XV of France.
The film also stars director Maven, Benjamin LaVernay, Pierre Richard, Melville Poupaud, Noemi Lvovsky, Pascal Gregory and India Heyer.
Cannes Film Festival will be held from 16th to 27th this year. May. Competing for the main prize included, among others, Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, Todd Haynes’ May/December, Jessica Hausner’s Club Zero, and Aki Kaurismaki’s Dead Leaves.
Outside of the racing series, there will be the world premieres of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
