So it goes with his career

“This jury gave me my life back.” Johnny Depp’s words after the trial of his ex-wife Amber Heard sound like the Pirates of the Caribbean star hopes for a bright future. His career had stagnated in recent years. Some fans now wish he would move into the Fantastic Beasts franchise could return But how realistic is it really that Johnny Depp will do it again picks up on the highlights of his career?

From Pirates of the Caribbean to Fantastic Beasts, Johnny Depp blames his ex-wife for his career low

After indirect allegations of domestic violence in an article Heard (which never mentioned him by name), Depp was forced to leave the blockbuster production of Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore in 2020. He was traded off for Mads Mikkelsen, who took over his role as Grindelwald.

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He also blamed his ex-wife for the loss of his most popular role as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 6, Entertainment Weekly reports. Johnny Depp’s most recent prominent roles were in the crime thriller City of Lies and the drama Minamata, both of which failed at the box office. But is it really Amber Heard’s fault that Depp’s career is on the decline?

Even before the Amber Heard allegations, Johnny Depp made himself unpopular in Hollywood

Depp’s once-bright star was sinking long before his marriage was dissected in court. Movies like Lone Ranger or Transcendence were huge financial flops. Worse but weighed Depp’s infamous behavior on the film setwhich could also be linked to his alcohol and drug abuse, which was again exposed in the defamation trials against the British newspaper Sun and Amber Heard.

While filming Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales, he swallowed eight ecstasy pills at once, lost a fingertip and caused millions of dollars in filming delays, according to the Hollywood Reporter. For a long time now, he has been said to have his lines of dialogue spoken to him via a button in his ear during filming. Director Kenneth Brannagh reportedly threatened to recast his role in Murder on the Orient Express due to delays, Business Insider reports. According to Variety, Depp is being sued by a City of Lies crew member he allegedly punched.

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Regardless of the court case against Amber Heard: Depp seems to have been largely responsible for his career low with such actions. So the question is: Can the process won by the tottering Hollywood icon help you get back to the top?

Johnny Depp’s future doesn’t look bright despite beating Amber Heard

Many fans will believe that the Jack Sparrow actor will quickly return to his former glory following the trial. The court has found him right on many points, Heard has to pay him more than 10 million US dollars. Even before the verdict, the reactions on social media were overwhelmingly in favor of Depp.

According to some PR experts, this public popularity is real a good omen for the success of future cinema projects. “He won the court of public opinion“, according to the head of a public relations group (via NBC). In addition to enthusiastic TikTok videos, other factors are also important to large Hollywood studios.

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Because even after the process victory, the revelations made Depp a danger for Hollywood productions. Even without domestic violence, his text messages telling his ex-wife “drown and burn” certainly not a dream for a studio’s PR department. From the Fear of further drug escapades not to mention.

This is how Johnny Depp’s career could continue

There are currently several Depp projects in the pipeline. Over two dozen projects with his participation are pending, according to the LA Times. He is to play a French king in the historical drama Jeanne du Barry. His longtime partner Tim Burton could even cast him in Beetlejuice 2. Larger franchises will probably keep their hands off Johnny Depp for the time being.

A return to the Fantastic Beasts franchise seems out of the question – and not just because the future of the Harry Potter spinoff is generally unclear. One Jack Sparrow’s return to Pirates of the Caribbean series at least it seems very unlikely. Depp will probably choose the path of smaller, independent productions.

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For one thing, he proved early in his career that he was into independent productions with dramas like Gilbert Grape – Somewhere in Iowa or the anti-Western Dead Man. On the other hand, Mel Gibson already proved in the 2010s that you can keep your head above water with independent films despite Hollywood’s ban.

But maybe it’s also good if Johnny Depp gives himself and the agitated public a break. Otherwise, his currently most popular role will stick with him: that of the fallen star, his private life was laid out in the most uncomfortable detail in the courtroom.

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