After years of controversy and trial, Johnny Depp is preparing to return to Hollywood with action comedy Day
Drinker, scheduled for 2026. This return marks a new stage in his career, but also in his report to The American film industry. The actor, who felt “crash test” of the #MeToo movement. It now aspires to turn the page on dark years and find a place of choice in the cinematographic landscape.
But his heart remains shared. If America offers him the possibility of reconnecting with glory, France remains
For him a refuge, A place of resource and authenticity. “None of this was going to be easy, but I didn’t care. I said to myself:” I will fight to the end ‘”he said showing his determination to preserve his values, which he finds less and less in a globalized society.
This haven of peace for the American actor
Johnny Depp remains attached to France, where he found a form of tranquility and anonymity that he does not know in the United States. In previous interviews, he underlined the simplicity of French life: “The phones do not sound so much, we do not talk about cinema all the time, I can go out with my children, play trampoline or take care of the vegetable garden … It’s the life of an old man, but it’s good!”, he said.
The actor particularly appreciates the discretion and the human warmth he encounters in France, far from the Hollywood tumult. Besides, Johnny Depp is not the only personality who expressed His affection for France. While Brad Pitt has rebuilt an area in the Var, Lenny Kravitz saw part of the year there.
Johnny Depp: “I had the feeling of having a real home”
France also offered him A real home. In 2001, he acquired a property in the Var, near Saint-Tropez, where he spent happy years with Vanessa Paradis and their children.
“The first time I had the feeling of having a real home, it was in the south of France”, He said, evoking an isolated hamlet, conducive to tranquility and removal of the spotlight.
If the actor loves France, he nevertheless draws up a more mixed assessment in recent years. In December 2004, during an interview with journalist Jim Merrett, Johnny Depp had shared a reflection that marked the spirits :
“I am afraid that France has lost part of its identity compared to the United States”, He had explained.
The actor deplores the evolution of French society
This phrase, deliberately provocative, hides a deeper analysis of The evolution of Western societies.
For the actor, who lived for many years in France, the observation is bitter. France, formerly land of freedom, would now be in the grip of cultural standardization, strongly influenced by the American model.
Johnny Depp notably points to the standardization of lifestyles and the loss of certain local traditions. He regrets that France, loved for its art of living and authenticity, tend to line up with a more globalized model, where Individualism prevails on the meaning of the community. “I have always loved France for its ability to preserve its identity, but today I have the impression that the border is fading“, he concluded. An opinion decided and shared by many people!
