The distinguished Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off Tuesday with the world premiere of Johnny Depp’s first new movie in three years, Jeanne du Barry. Since it was announced that Depp’s first post-trial movie would have a big festival appearance, there’s been an ongoing discourse about the actor being celebrated at the event after his legal battle with Amber Heard, which included sexual assault claims. One journalist turned to Cannes juror Brie Larson to get her thoughts on the topic, but she wasn't having it. With that, she dropped a direct response as part of a rather awkward interaction at the top of the festival.
Brie Larson is one of nine jurors at 2023’s Cannes Film Festival, who are responsible for choosing which films in competition will receive an award. To note, Jeanne du Barry is not among the films competing at the festival that Larson will help judge. So per Variety, here’s what was said when the Captain Marvel star received a question about Johnny Depp's movie and whether she'd check it out for herself:
