It might not be “Pirates of the Caribbean,” however Johnny Depp is again with an enormous studio characteristic because of Marc Webb’s Lionsgate motion thriller “Day Drinker.” Greater than a decade after starring in “The Rum Diary” reverse his now ex-wife Amber Heard, Depp returns to a booze-soaked title that doubles as a reunion along with his longtime collaborator Penélope Cruz. The duo famously co-starred in “Blow,” in addition to “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Homicide on the Orient Categorical.”
“Day Drinker” facilities on private-yacht bartender (Madelyn Cline) who encounters a mysterious, onboard visitor (Depp). They quickly discover themselves entangled with a legal determine (Cruz) and related in methods nobody noticed coming. Netflix’s “Elite” breakouts Manu Ríos and Arón Piper additionally star, in addition to Juan Diego Botto and Anika Boyle.
Lionsgate has began manufacturing on “Day Drinker” in Spain as of in the present day, April 14. The movie is produced by “John Wick” franchise stewards, Thunder Highway’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, plus Adam Kolbrenner (“Free Man,” “Prisoners”) and Zach Dean, who additionally wrote the unique screenplay. Kolbrenner and Dean’s movie “The Gorge” was just lately launched by Apple TV+/Skydance.
“I’m excited to be beginning manufacturing with Johnny, Madelyn, Penelope, and this unimaginable solid,” director Webb stated. “We’re in an exquisite location with a improbable crew and an exciting, ferocious story to inform. That is gonna be enjoyable.”
Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate Movement Image Group, stated in a earlier assertion, “’Day Drinker’ combines a extremely business idea with wildly outrageous twists and turns all set in an unimaginable world, and there’s no higher filmmaker than Marc or two extra completely solid actors than Johnny and Penélope to deliver that world to life.”
Whereas Depp led Maiwenn’s “Jeanne du Barry,” which opened the 2023 Cannes Movie Competition, “Day Drinker” is his main stateside studio undertaking for the reason that notorious trial involving Heard.
“Day Drinker” is govt produced by Webb, Dan Friedkin, Micah Inexperienced, Daniel Steinman, Stephen Deuters, Jason Forman, Sam Sarkar, Eric Sherman, Sarah Hong, Scott LaStaiti, Christopher Woodrow, Connor DiGregorio, and Adrián Guerra. Additionally it is govt produced by 30WEST. Lionsgate will current “Day Drinker” in affiliation with 30WEST. The movie marks the second current collaboration between Lionsgate and 30WEST, who’re additionally teaming for “Energy Ballad,” directed by John Carney, written by Carney and Peter McDonald, and starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas.
Webb’s manufacturing group consists of director of pictures Javier Aguirresarobe, ASC, AEC, manufacturing designer Jan Roelfs, editor Doc Crotzer, ACE, costume designer Penny Rose, and casting administrators Hannah Ashby Ward and Alejandro Gil.
“Day Drinker” is a Thunder Highway / IN.2 manufacturing. Chelsea Kujawa is overseeing the undertaking for Lionsgate. The offers for Ríos, Piper, Botto, and Boyle had been overseen for the studio by Dan Freedman.