Netflix deal will ‘help fund’ Johnny Depp’s next movie about France’s King Louis XV

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Johnny Depp is in the middle of a defamation lawsuit against his ex- wife, who described herself as a public figure representing domestic abuse in an op-ed, according to a report.

According to the report, some of the bill for French actress / director Maiwenn Le Besco's La Favorite, a period film centering on France's King Louis XV (Depp) and Madame Bécu du Barry (Le Besco), the king's was paid for The film will be released in French theaters in 2023, but it won't be available on the internet until 15 months later, according to a report.

Word of La Favorite comes at a time when the company has laid off a lot of employees as they voiced their concerns about the company's culture. In order to invest at least 4% of its annual net revenue in France to the production of French and European features, including La Favorite, the company entered an agreement with the French film cinema guilds.

The license only covered La Favorite in France, according to the report.

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While its financial support will help finance the production, it is not involved in the licensing of the film. That has been reflected in the post.