Johnny Depp has stunned at the UK premiere of his latest movie Jeanne du Barry with a radically different look.
The actor is best known for his scruffy rock and roll pirate look, complete with long hair, black eyeliner, layers of clothing and knuckleduster rings.
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But it was a tidier, more streamlined version of Depp that arrived at the small, fairly low-key premiere on Monday night.
Depp had cropped his long locks to a much shorter length, had clearly lost weight and wore a formal, slim-fitting grey Dior suit.
He looked more like an English gentleman than a wild rock star, the only signs of his usual punky look being his safety pin earrings and his tattooed hands, which he almost appeared to be hiding under the sleeves of his long coat.
Depp posed alongside his Jeanne du Barry co-star and the film’s director Maiwenn Le Besco wearing a white suit shirt, black tie, black suit and long grey overcoat paired with black framed spectacles and hair cropped to ear-length.
It’s a far cry from the look Depp normally sports — a ragtag blend of ripped denim, bandannas, waistcoats, desert boots and masses of jewellery, badges and knitted beanies.
Friends of the actor and musician, who turns 61 in June, said Depp is currently living in London and has cleaned up his act after he and ex-wife Amber Heard were embroiled in a now-notorious 2022 defamation trial that exposed the ugly details of their volatile relationship.
“He’s been living in the UK while editing Modi (a film about the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani) and has been living a cleaner lifestyle than at times in the past,” a source told Daily Mail, referring to Depp’s widely publicised drug and alcohol use.
It’s understood Depp has lopped his hair off to star in another Dior campaign — he remains the face of the bestselling Dior men’s fragrance, Sauvage.
The actor has made something of a comeback with French language film Jeanne du Barry, in which he plays Louis XV.
After the trial, Depp’s fans feared his career was all but over — until Maiwenn offered him a lifeline with a starring role in Jeanne du Barry.
When asked about his “comeback” at Cannes late last year, when the film first premiered, Depp told reporters he had never really gone away.
“It’s almost like I need to come back and do a tap dance and dance my best for you guys, and hope you approve,” he said.
“I didn’t ‘come back’ from anywhere (because) I didn’t go anywhere.”
The film has mostly received positive reviews, although critics appear to have liked it better than regular moviegoers, with the film sitting at 49 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Guardian gave the film three stars, calling it an “entertaining spectacle” but also “preposterous” and “silly”.
Variety also gave the film measured praise, saying Depp seemed “strangely uncomfortable” in the role.
And while the actor seems slowly to be inching his way back into a respectable late-stage Hollywood career, it’s unlikely he’s ditched his trademark rock and roll look for good.
Depp continues to tour with his band the Hollywood Vampires — and we can’t see him rocking up on stage in a suit and tie any time soon.
