Johnny Depp

After a tough year, Johnny Depp is set on making his return to acting as King Louis XV in the French biopic, La Favorite, but what is the film's plot?

(The two previously worked together on the gangster film Donnie Brasco.) Depending on how audiences react to Depp's recent projects and his public persona, a strong dramatic feature may be a step in the right direction. [filmmaker Tim Burton](https://gamerant.com/best-tim-burton-movies/), Depp is recognized for portraying gothic and overly stylized characters in movies like Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Alice in Wonderland. La Favorite also has a full cast of French actors, including comedian Pierre Richard (also well-known as a screenwriter and director), Louis Garrel (known for starring in romantic films like The Dreamers with Eva Green), and Noémie Lvovsky (who has appeared in romantic comedy-dramas including My Wife Is an Actress). Over the past decade, he has also starred in critical and financial flops such as Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger, Transcendence, and Mortdecai. The film will premiere in France and then be Depp has gained a lot of media attention in the past year for his trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.