Johnny Depp, having overcome the sentimental drama, finds happiness thanks to Lily-Rose and Jack
No more thinness 1 I excessive and abuse of k I alcohol. The fame of the beautiful and damned, Johnny Depp, is thrown behind him and he rises stronger than ever. After the financial crash and the stormy divorce from his young wife Amber Heard - who accused him of domestic violence - the American star is back in shape and flaunts the charm he had at the time of the Pirates of the Caribbean film saga.
Protagonist of the Venice International Film Festival, Depp returns to the cinema with the film Waiting for the barbarians, in which he addresses the theme of colonialism and the persecution of diversity. No trace at his side of Poiina Glen, the young Russian indicated as his latest flame.
The actor has words of love only for his children, Lily-Rose and Jack, the result of a long love affair with the ex, the French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis.
Today Lily-Rose - the eldest of the two - follows in the footsteps of mum and dad and is the protagonist of the film The king, where she acts together with her colleague and boyfriend Timothée Chalamet.
When he talks about her, Depp lights up. “I am really proud of my daughter. And to think that she was before me at the Venice Film Festival, the city where she accompanied me many times as a child, makes me smile, "she says.
In the last film, the star is a textbook villain: he takes on the role of Colonel Joll, a man who brings violence and war to a border settlement in the desert of the Middle East, until he arrives in peace.
Mister Depp, your eyes sparkle when you talk about your two limes… “They are my jewels, my gods. I am proud of both of them and now in particular of my eldest daughter, who is a very courageous young woman ».
Why brave?
“Because Lily-Rose could have made millionaire films, high-budget films with guaranteed earnings. But he made other choices and made his debut in a small film opposite Natalie Portman. Then he continued to prefer independent, risky and quality works, perhaps accepting small parts in French films. Up to the latter, The king. In short, I am proud of her ».
"A villain is a victim of himself"
You return to the cinema as a villain: how did you build your character?
"I tried to think about why this man becomes like this. What broke inside him, because maybe he suffered something in childhood. And how he built that armor that separates him from the world and from all the emotions that sooner or later come out. In the end, a villain is the first victim of his own wickedness ».
In Venice he had already shot The Tourist with Angelina Joie: what effect does it have on her to come back?
“It's a dream to be here. Italy is a wonderful country, where you eat well and where I like to drink - every now and then - a good glass of wine. Working for you was an incredible experience ".
