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Johnny Depp: ‘I’m not remotely close to being normal’

The word ‘comeback’ is on everyone’s lips with his new film, but can he pull it off?

When French director Maïwenn asked him to play King Louis XV, opposite her turn as the ruler’s last mistress, Jeanne, Depp says his thought process went something like this: ‘Haven’t done this before. The film is a fine balance of drama with comedy, not least when every courtier shuffles backwards as they leave the room, because no one is allowed to turn their back on King Louis. Johnny split from his French wife Vanessa Paradis in 2012 (Credits: AP)Jeanne Du Barry is Depp’s first period film since the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise (Picture: Greg Gorman/Walt Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)Shooting in France’s dramatic Palace of Versailles was a major plus, he says.

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