“I couldn’t knock on his dressing room door.” Maiven admits filming with Johnny Depp.

It will be presented on May 16 at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival. Jeanne du BarryMaven’s sixth feature film is Johnny Depp’s first film since the trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. The actor plays King Louis XV alongside a film director who slips into the role of his mistress. in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Published this Thursday, April 27, the latter thus delivered his collaboration with the actor, not always easy.

Jeanne du Barry trailer with Maiven and Johnny Depp in the video

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“It’s been intense, it’s been rough at times, but I’m used to it,” Maiven said, remaining nonchalant. There are huge pros and cons to stars of this caliber, and populated like that. You take the package, it’s part of the deal.

It must be said that the 47-year-old director often interacted with personalities known for their temperament. Including Joey Starr, with whom he collaborated on the film polish The two were in a relationship between 2009 and 2011. From Lily-Rose Depp’s father, she exudes talent and charisma on screen. “I saw from the very beginning that without doing almost anything, he still had some incredible power,” he added of the translator. Pirates of the Caribbean. When he walks into a room, he’s a king.”

Knock knock

On April 22, Maiwen, the mother of Shanna (from the union with Luc Besson) and Diego (with Jean-Yves Le Four), also recalled an unusual scene that happened on the set, in the columns. First . “Johnny is a star, a king… and an American. I was told that I can’t go and knock on his dressing room door to warn him that we are waiting for him to film a scene,” he explained. The filmmaker, who also has no shortage of character, did not hesitate to go there, while his team was impatient.. An initiative that the actor did not like, the latter makes a crying scandal in front of such an insult.

Johnny Depp, however, agreed to some compromises. “He was making an effort, even if I saw that it was worth it,” the actress and director continued with the magazine. And add: “I realized that in the US the stars are not really guided. They explain to the director how they will play the scene, and the director follows the movement. But in France, the boss is the director. So with each shoot, I obviously shot his suggestion, but I also asked him to comment on my suggestion so that I had a choice when editing. And on that he really played the game.

In the video: Maiven. “I still have the impression of a 14-year-old mental age”