I don't have much need for Hollywood

Depp speaks out after premiere of new film at Cannes festival

- JAKE COYLE

ACTOR Johnny Depp told yesterday how he has "no further need" for Hollywood.

The 59-year-old spoke at the Cannes Film Festival the day after premiering his first movie in three years and for which he got a seven-minute standing ovation.

His rare public appearance to face questions from the press followed the opening night of Jeanne Du Barry, in which he plays King Louis XV.

The film, directed by and starring Maiwann, is Depp's first film since a jury last year largely sided with him in his legal battle with his ex-wife Amber Heard.

Part of Depp's argument in that 2022 defamation trial was he had lost work due to her allegations.