Johnny Depp has recently decided to make a comeback to Hollywood after the 2022 defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.
A source spilled to OK! magazine that the Pirates of the Caribbean actor ready to get back in the game after three years later.
“This is a long time coming for Johnny; he was quite literally in exile,” said an insider.
The source told the outlet, “But his win at trial over Amber opened the door for him to slowly rebuild his reputation and start working again.”
Another insider noted that Johnny began with foreign productions, and “now he’s back in the Hollywood fold”.
“At one point, people predicted this day would never come, that he’d be ostracised from Hollywood forever, so this is very vindicating for him,” mentioned a source while speaking of Johnny’s comeback.
The source pointed out that Johnny has been in a much better headspace and, as a result, has been taking much better care of himself.
“He wants to come back his absolute best and have a full Phoenix rising arc,” added an insider.
Meanwhile, Johnny first appeared in the 2023 movie, Jeanne du Barry and now he’s currently filming the thriller Day Drinker alongside Penélope Cruz, with whom he co-starred in three movies.
For the unversed, the actor was awarded $15 million after he sued Amber for allegedly lying about being physically abused by him. The actress, on the other hand, was granted $2 million.