Dust off your rum bottles, because Johnny Depp is back on screen and the vibes are intoxicating¡ªliterally. Lionsgate just dropped the first-look image of Depp in Day Drinker, and it is already sending the internet into a stylish spiral. Moody lighting? Check. Yacht drama? Check. Depp in full mysterious mode? Double check.
Directed by 500 Days of Summer and The Amazing Spider-Man alum Marc Webb, Day Drinker promises sun, secrets, and a splash of criminal chaos. Depp stars as a mysterious guest aboard a private yacht, who ends up neck-deep in intrigue with a cocktail-slinging bartender played by Outer Banks¡¯ Madelyn Cline. And hold on tight¡ªbecause Pen¨¦lope Cruz enters the picture as a dangerous criminal figure with connections that no one, literally no one, saw coming.
This film is more than just another thriller¡ªit's Depp¡¯s Hollywood resurrection tour. After years of courtroom chaos and public scrutiny, he is diving straight into the deep end with a role that¡¯s as slippery and shadowy as ever. And honestly? The fit is flawless.
The project also reunites Depp and Cruz for the fourth time (yes, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides nostalgia is real). Madelyn Cline¡¯s rising star power adds extra heat, while Manu R¨ªos, Ar¨®n Piper, Juan Diego Botto, and Anika Boyle round out this spicy cast list.
Director Marc Webb is absolutely buzzing. He reportedly said the story is ¡°thrilling¡± and ¡°ferocious,¡± and could not stop hyping up the dream team cast and the sunny Spanish location. Translation: it is going to be cinematic carnage with killer aesthetics.
With a behind-the-scenes dream squad including cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe, editor Doc Crotzer, and costume designer Penny Rose, Day Drinker is shaping up to be the luxury-crime fever dream we never knew we needed.
Thunder Road and 30WEST are producing, with Lionsgate giving it the glam push it deserves. Whether you are a Depp loyalist, a Cline stan, or just in it for the scandalous twists, Day Drinker is about to make waves¡ªand not just yacht-sized ones.
So get your popcorn, your boat shoes, and your best secrets ready. Captain Depp is back at the wheel.