Johnny Depp; Penelope Cruz.
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Los Angeles: Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz are set to reteam for Day Drinker, a thriller that hails from Lionsgate.
Marc Webb, the director behind 500 Days of Summer and two Amazing Spider-Man films starring Andrew Garfield, is on board to helm the upcoming movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Day Drinker follows a cruise ship bartender who meets a mysterious day drinker. Both of them soon find themselves entangled in a criminal underbelly and connected in unexpected ways.
The film marks the fourth collaboration between Depp and Cruz after Blow, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Murder on the Orient Express.
Chelsea Kujawa is overseeing the project for Lionsgate. Dan Freedman negotiated the deals for the studio.
It also marks Depp's most high-profile project of late following the many controversies that arose from his highly publicised divorce from Aquaman actor Amber Heard. His directorial Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness recently premiered at the Rome Film Festival.
Cruz was last seen in the 2023 sports drama Ferrari.