The highly publicized defamation lawsuit opposing Johnny Depp a amber heard will be made into a movie, produced and distributed by the Tubi streaming platform. According to the US media, this project entitled Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial is already filming.
They are two little-known comedians, Mark Hapka, seen in days and livesand Megan Davis, seen in american horror storywho were cast as Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. take hot is directed by Sara Lohman and written by Guy Nicolucci, former writer of the satirical program the daily program.
The movie doesn’t have a release date yet, but it should be finished soon. “It’s not called take hot [“commentaire à chaud”] for nothing,” said Adam Lewinson, Tubi’s chief content officer.
“We accelerated production to capture this story that is in the air and has people excited this summer.”
It’s already a documentary
The trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard will also be the subject of a documentary, broadcast on the Discovery+ platform on September 19. Entitled Johnny vs. Amber: The Trial in the United StatesThis two-part program gives the floor to lawyers from both parties, jurists, relatives of the two ex-spouses and journalists.
Behind-the-scenes footage of the trial will also be released. “This documentary provides a forensic account of key evidence and turning points on both sides of the case, allowing viewers to make their own decisions about who to believe,” says Discovery+ in its synopsis.
Amber Heard was sentenced in June pay $10 million to Johnny Depp, who accused him of defamation for an article in the Washington Post in 2018 in which he claimed to have been a victim of “domestic violence”. Amber Heard got that actor pays him $2 million. She will call.
Source: BFM TV
