Johnny Depp surprises audiences with a guitar case and a trophy in the trailer for Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Johnny Depp's latest appearance at this year's Karlovy Vary Film Festival has become a highlight, featured in the festival's opening ceremony trailer.
The trailer, directed by Ivan Zachariáš, unfolds in Budapest's Hotel Gellért, where Johnny Depp, famed for his role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," enters with a guitar case in hand, apparently headed for an "interview."
As he sits down, he is confronted with a "personal question"
regarding his previous absence from receiving an award at the festival. In
response, the 60-year-old actor humorously deflects, saying, "We're here to
talk about music, really," before surprisingly revealing a trophy from his
guitar case.
This onscreen appearance showcases Depp playfully
poking fun at himself. It comes two years after the actor served as the
festival's guest of honor in 2021, where he presented two films he produced:
"Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan" and "Minamata."
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Zachariáš revealed, "Right
at the start of the shoot he [Depp] told me that he would prefer to
improvise.I was initially a bit taken aback, but it turned out to be a great
idea, since Johnny ended up putting even more of his own personality into
the trailer."
Zachariáš further mentioned that despite the
wrap-up of filming, Depp expressed his interest in continuing the
conversation, even with a waiting plane.
The festival organizers
had given a sneak peek of the Depp trailer in May, and the executive
director of the event, Kryštof Mucha, expressed his satisfaction, stating
that it "turned out great," according to THR.
