Johnny Depp sports new look for his Hollywood return in ‘Day Drinker’
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Johnny Depp is sporting a whole new look in the first image for his upcoming film, Day Drinker.
Lionsgate gave a sneak peek of Depp’s role Monday, and he’s nearly unrecognizable with gray hair, a gray beard and blue colored contacts.
The film, directed by Snow White helmer Marc Webb, reunites Depp with frequent screen partner Penelope Cruz. According to the synopsis, Madelyn Cline plays a private-yacht bartender who encounters Depp’s “mysterious onboard guest.” Cruz plays a criminal figure they both become entangled with.
Depp and Cruz have previously worked together on the films Blow, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Murder on the Orient Express.
Day Drinker marks Depp’s first major role in a Hollywood production following his highly publicized defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard in 2022.
The popular Keanu Reeves character will return in the upcoming film John Wick: Chapter 5, Lionsgate announced during CinemaCon 2025 on Tuesday.
Entertainment Weekly reports that Reeves will reteam with director Chad Stahelski for the film. The actor will also produce alongside Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee.
“Keanu, Chad, Basil, and Erica would not return unless they had something truly phenomenal and fresh to say with these characters and this world,” Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group, said in a statement to the outlet. “We can’t wait for audiences to see where the journey takes us next.”
The news of Reeves’ return for a fifth installment of the franchise is significant, as the fate of his character was left on an ambiguous note at the end of the 2023 film John Wick: Chapter 4.
In other John Wick news, a spinoff film starring and directed by Donnie Yen centered around his character, Caine, is entering production in Hong Kong later in 2025.
Additionally, Lionsgate is making an animated film about John Wick. Reeves will produce the anime alongside Stahelski, Iwanyk and Lee. It will be directed by Shannon Tindle from a script by Vanessa Taylor.
The film’s story will go back in time before the events of the first John Wick film as the assassin completes the Impossible Task — which is killing all of his rivals in one night — to free himself from his obligation to the High Table.
“To have the opportunity to develop a John Wick anime seems to be the perfect progression for the John Wick world,” Stahelski said. “I feel John Wick is the perfect property for this medium — anime holds the potential to expand our world, our characters, and our action in ways unimaginable before.”
It seems Robert Pattinson may be heading to Arrakis.
The actor is being considered to join the cast of Dune 3, according to Deadline. The outlet reports that no formal offer has been sent, but there is strong interest for Pattinson to join the ensemble. There is no word on who he would play, although the role is expected to be significant.
This potential casting would add another A-lister to an already star-studded cast that includes Timothée Chalamet, FlorencePugh and Zendaya.
Director Denis Villeneuve is still putting the finishing touches on the script for the third installment of the film series based on Frank Herbert‘s sci-fi books. The franchise comes from Legendary and Warner Bros.
The Dune universe has been expanded into multiple formats. In addition to the films Dune and Dune: Part Two, a TV series set in the same universe launched in November 2024. Called Dune: Prophecy, it released on HBO and is available to stream on Max.
Dune 3 is expected to start filming in the summer.
Martin Scorsese‘s next film is shaping up to be star-studded. Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt are set for the director’s latest film, Deadline reports. The movie will follow a Hawaiian crime boss who battles rivals for control of all organized crime on the islands. The film has been picked up at 20th Century Studios …
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Billy Eichner is getting on board of the upcoming Will Ferrell and Zac Efron comedy film. The actor has joined the movie, which will be made for Amazon MGM Studios, according to Deadline. The untitled comedy is written and directed by Nicholas Stoller and also stars Regina Hall and Jimmy Tatro. It follows a young convict who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage after blaming the judge for a past ruling that destroyed his life …
