{"id":103225,"date":"2024-10-27T14:21:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/?p=103225"},"modified":"2024-10-27T21:04:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T21:04:35","slug":"johnny-depp-no-hard-feelings-towards-an-industry-that-left-me-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/2024\/10\/27\/johnny-depp-no-hard-feelings-towards-an-industry-that-left-me-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Depp: “No Hard Feelings Towards an Industry That Left Me Behind”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is this Depp attempting a career reboot? It appears he’s indifferent to public opinion. Depp spoke to The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> during the press tour for Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness<\/em>, a film marking his return to directing. Following the scandal surrounding his divorce and the industry’s subsequent “cancelation” of him due to allegations by his ex-wife, Amber Heard, Depp only took on minor projects. Now, he seems to be back with the biographical drama Modi<\/em>, which received a standing ovation at the San Sebasti\u00e1n International Film Festival in September 2024.<\/p>\n Despite this, Depp cannot fully escape the shadows of the media frenzy that surrounded his trial. We won\u2019t delve into gossip, but what began as the right to defend oneself morphed into a media spectacle. Reflecting on it today, Depp feels no animosity towards those who condemned him:<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, I can sit here this very second and think about all the hit pieces, and how everybody was against me, and yeah yeah yeah he is off the map \u2026 endless stuff. I can remember it all. Went through it all. Some of it was not the most beautiful time, some of it was hilarious. Some of it was mad. The thing is, it simply just was, and it simply just is. So, for me, it happened. I learned, man.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cEverything that we experience, whether you\u2019re given a snow cone or walking your dog, you learn something somewhere along the way. So I don\u2019t have any ill feelings toward anyone. I don\u2019t have this great reserve of hatred, because hatred requires caring. Why carry that baggage?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 61-year-old actor of Sleepy Hollow<\/em> and Murder on the Orient Express<\/em> appears to be on a path to redemption. Not because he needs it, but because his \u201ccancelation\u201d has gradually faded, making his return inevitable. There are those in the industry who sorely miss him (no one else can embody Jack Sparrow quite like Depp), while others think he should stay \u201cin the corner,\u201d with any attempt to come back met with disdain. Undoubtedly, anything Depp does is at risk of being divisive.<\/p>\n Depp is a remarkable actor with a solid lineup of memorable films, yet his career undeniably suffered from personal matters. The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> highlights his \u201cunforgettable\u201d performances, and Depp acknowledges that he can channel past struggles as fuel for his roles:<\/p>\n \u201cIt is also helpful in certain instances, especially when things are crumbling all around. It\u2019s weird to be able to escape, not into a character, but it is good to be able to inhabit a character, and as everything is in your toolbox \u2014 some of that stuff can be used as available stimulus. Which is great. So yeah. Everything has been \u2026 it has really, it just is. And on some level, it is gonna be around, that kind of thing. It\u2019s like OJ or something. But hey, it just happened. That\u2019s all.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nDepp\u2019s Redemption is On the Horizon<\/h3>\n