“I wanted to work with him”: Maiwenn explains why she cast Johnny Depp as a beloved French king in ‘Jeanne Du Barry’

Jeanne Du Barry

Source: Stephanie Branchu / Why Not Productions

French director/actor Maïwenn of Cannes opening night film Jeanne Du Barry, tells Rebecca Leffler about bringing the period drama to the biggest arthouse stage.

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