We obviously dread the nanar, but
Hot Take: The Depp / Heard Trial
will probably be a must for pop culture fans.
On September 29, US platform Tubi released the official trailer for the film, a fictionalized account of the defamation lawsuit involving actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
Hot Take
will therefore be available for free from this Friday, September 30 on the service.
It features actors (much) less famous than their interpreters: in the role of Johnny Depp, comedian Mark Hapka (preview in
Parallels
or
Days of Our Lives
) as well as Megan Davis (
Alone in the Dark
) in that of Amber Heard.
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Written by Guy Nicolucci (
The Daily Show
) and directed by Sara Lohman (
Secrets in the Woods
), it also casts Melissa Marty (
Station 19
) as Depp's lawyer Camille Vasquez, and Mary Carrig (
Law & Order True Crime
) in that of Heard's attorney, Elaine Bredehoft.
The rulers of Tubi wanted to strike the iron while it was still hot, so to speak.
Development of the film was accelerated to make it available for streaming just months after the verdict was released.
A speed of execution which obviously calls into question the quality of the whole...
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Judging by the trailer,
Hot Take
aims to unbiasedly showcase both sides of the once-married couple's controversial history.
The film follows their relationship and what led up to that two-month libel trial, rightly dubbed “the most-watched trial of the year,” which took place in April 2022. The risk: that it all unfortunately does not shed any new light on the events that took place.
On video, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp: from glam to sordid
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have sued each other, accusing each other of domestic violence and abuse.
The case ultimately settled in Depp's favor: the jury found that Amber Heard defamed her ex-husband by alluding to domestic violence allegations against him in an op-ed in December 2018. That same jury found however, held Depp responsible for a defamatory statement made about Heard by his lawyer.
This legal battle is not yet over, Amber Heard having appealed.