It may not be “Pirates of the Caribbean”, but Johnny Depp is Back with a large studio function Thanks to Marc Webbs Lionsgate Action Thriller ”Daydown. “More than a decade after playing in” The Rum Diary “opposite his now ex-wife Amber Heard, Depp returns to a liquor-soaked title that serves as a reunion with his long-standing partner Penélope Cruz. “Murder of Orient Express.”
“Day drinker” centers on private-yacht bartender (Madelyn Cline) who meets a mysterious, on board guest (DEPP). They are soon confused with a criminal figure (Cruz) and linked in ways no one saw coming. Netflix’s “Elite” outbreak of Manu Ríos and Arón Piper also plays, as well as Juan Diego Botto and Anika Boyle.
Lionsgate has started production on “Day drinker” in Spain from today, April 14. film Produced by “John Wick” Franchise Stewards, Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, plus Adam Kolbrenner (“Free Guy”, “Prisoners”) and Zach Dean, who also wrote the original script. Kolbrenner and Dean’s movie “The Gorge” were recently released by Apple TV+/Skydance.
“I’m happy to start production with Johnny, Madelyn, Penelope and this incredible role,” said director Webb. “We are in a beautiful location with a fantastic crew and an exciting, violent story to tell. This is going to be fun.”
Adam Fogelson, chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said in a previous statement“‘Day Drinker’ combines a very commercial concept with wild outrageous turns and turns everyone in an incredible world, and there are no better filmmakers than Marc or two more perfectly cast actors than Johnny and Penélope to bring that world to life.”
While Depp led Maiwenn’s “Jeanne du Barry”, which opened the Film Festival 2023 Cannes, “Day Drinker”, his major studio project in the state is since the notorious trial involved Heard.
“Day drinker” is executive produced by web, Dan Friedkin, Micah Green, Daniel Steinman, Stephen Deuters, Jason Forman, Sam Sarkar, Eric Sherman, Sarah Hong, Scott Lastiti, Christopher Woodrow, Connor Digregorio and Adrián Guerra. It is also produced by 30west. Lionsgate will present “Day Drinker” in conjunction with 30west. The film marks the second latest collaboration between Lionsgate and 30west, which also collaborates for “Power Ballad”, directed by John Carney, written by Carney and Peter McDonald, and with Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas.
Webb’s production team includes head of photography Javier Aguirresarobe, AC, AEC, production designer Jan Roelfs, editor Doc Crotzer, Ace, costume designer Penny Rose and Casting directors Hannah Ashby Ward and Alejandroil.
“Day drinker” is a Thunder Road / In.2 production. Chelsea Kujawa monitors the project for Lionsgate. The deal for Ríos, Piper, Botto and Boyle was monitored for the studio by Dan Freedman.
