‘Temperature check’: Internet abuzz over Johnny Depp's movie with Sydney Sweeney in Hollywood comeback

Depp’s last movie was 2023’s French production ‘Jeanne du Barry’ which was released after his legal win against his ex-wife Amber Heard
UPDATED MAR 30, 2024
Sydney Sweeney and Johnny Depp may work together soon (Instagram/ @sydney_sweeney and dior and johnnydepp)
Sydney Sweeney and Johnny Depp may work together soon (Instagram/ @sydney_sweeney and dior and johnnydepp)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Sydney Sweeney will reportedly be soon seen alongside Johnny Depp as they are said to be working together for a new supernatural thriller.

Online magazine Consequence reported that the 26-year-old actress and the A-list star will do the Marc Webb directorial ‘Day Drinker’.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Sydney Sweeney attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hos
Sydney Sweeney attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party (Getty Images)

Johnny Depp's last movie was ‘Jeanne du Barry’

It has also been said that Zach Dean is the scriptwriter of the upcoming project. The film tells the story of an “enigmatic stranger (Depp) and a bartender (Sweeney) mourning the loss of her lover". It also revolves around the themes of “love, friendship, and revenge".

This came after Depp was last seen in the 2023’s ‘Jeanne du Barry’ which was released after his legal win against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

Johnny Depp takes a break during his trial at a Fairfax County Courthouse on May 27, 2022, in Fairfax, Virginia. Closing arguments in the Depp v. Heard defamation trial, brought by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard, begins today. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Johnny Depp takes a break during his trial at a Fairfax County Courthouse on May 27, 2022, in Fairfax, Virginia. Closing arguments in the Depp v. Heard defamation trial, brought by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard, begins today. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Whereas Sweeney was recently seen in a horror movie ‘Immaculate’ and ‘Anyone but You’.

Sydney Sweeney claims to have paid her mother’s mortgage

The ‘Euphoria’ star earlier revealed that her parents and family have done everything for her so that she can fulfill her dream.

She told Variety in 2023, “My parents sacrificed so much to support my dream, and they lost so much during it. I just felt a responsibility to show them that it was worth it.”

Also with WhoWhatWear, she shared, “I recently paid off my mom's mortgage. As a kid, I always dreamt of being able to take care of my parents, so that was a really big thing for me to be able to do.”


 
 
 
 
 
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“I try to incorporate them into my life as much as possible, whether it's talking with my cousins every other day or going home,” Sweeney added.

‘I am still there for Johnny Deep’

Meanwhile, people online have shared their thoughts as well as doubts about Sweeney and Depp’s speculated partnership.

An X user tweeted, “Okay... I am still there for Johnny Deep.”



 

Another user shared, “Must be nice.”



 

The third one wrote, “She can be the Black Pearl vice-captain.”



 

The fourth user posted, “Wow it would have been a career boost for her.”



 



 

“He needs Her, not the other way around! If I had to guess, the studio (someone) was trying a temperature check to see how JD career was fully rehabilitated,” the fifth one added.

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