Amber Heard Premieres Comeback Film at Taormina Film Festival After Controversial Lawsuit with Johnny Depp

At Film Festival in Taormina
Amber Heard is hoping for a comeback in a new film

06/12/2023, 06:17 p.m

Amber Heard is retiring from Hollywood after losing to Johnny Depp. At a film festival in Sicily, she can be seen in a new film for the first time since the mud fight. But her ex-husband is also on the program there with a production.

For the first time since losing her lawsuit against ex-husband Johnny Depp, 37-year-old Amber Heard is presenting a new film. According to “Deadline”, “In the Fire” celebrates its premiere at the Taormina Film Festival. The festival will take place in Sicily from June 23rd to July 1st, 2023. Amber Heard is expected as a guest.

“In the Fire” is set in 1899. Amber Heard plays an American psychiatrist who is called to a farm in Colombia. There she is supposed to treat a boy. He is accused of being possessed by the devil and of being responsible for all the negative happenings in the village. The doctor clashes with a priest and a battle ensues between science and religion. A regular theatrical release of the American-Italian co-production is not yet known. It is also still unclear whether “In the Fire” will come to Germany.

According to Deadline, Amber Heard’s new film marks the start of a comeback. She wants to focus on her acting career again after the trial. Hollywood recently turned its back on Heard. According to the “Daily Mail” she is said to have bought a house near Madrid. She wants to live there permanently with her two-year-old daughter Oonagh Paige.

“Aquaman” sequel starts in December

The next premiere of a film by Amber Heard is scheduled for the end of this year. The blockbuster sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom launches in December. It is not yet known whether Heard will promote the film. In the process, she claimed that her role had been massively cut.

In the spring of 2022, the court battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began. The actor had accused his former partner of defamation and was right. In December, the two agreed on a settlement. Heard paid Depp $1 million.

Johnny Depp also recently presented his first film since the trial. “Jeanne Du Barry” opened the Cannes Film Festival in May. The French historical film also celebrates its Italian premiere at the Taormina Film Festival. It is not yet known whether Johnny Depp will be there.