The actress and ex of Johnny Depp was at the premiere of his film “In The Fire” in Sicily.

While Amber Heard defended her film In The Fire, her first cinema appearance since 2019, at the Taormina film festival, held in Sicily from June 23 to July 1, the actress and ex of Johnny Depp had to set the record straight.

“I largely control what comes out of my mouth. What I have no control over is how my pride in this project can be parasitized and everything we put into this movie,” she told Deadline. And to pull the rug out from under anyone who wants to associate it with something else, the actress simply took the lead in offering to “get the elephant out of the room.”

Actress before “ex of”

“It may not be obvious to everyone, but I have been an actress all my adult life, since the age of 16. As crazy as it sounds, that means I spent decades in this industry. I’m not telling you that I have an amazing film career, but what I have is something that I did myself. (…) What I went through (the two defamation lawsuits brought by Johnny Depp, one against The Sun, the other against her), what I experienced, does not make my career at all. And that will certainly not stop my career. So let’s talk about this movie,” she added.

And to conclude: “You know, I just want to make films and be appreciated as an actress. I don’t want to have to be crucified to be appreciated as such. »

Amber Heard “is terrific in the film”

Conor Allyn, the director, like the film crew, was very protective of Amber Heard. “She started our film right after the UK trial, and when she finished filming, she went straight to Virginia for the second trial. She’s great in the movie and I’m sure it was very difficult for her with all the other things that were going on,” said the one who never had another actress in mind for the role.

The western In The Fire starring Eduardo Noriega (Open Your Eyes), Amber Heard and Lorenzo McGovern Zaini, does not yet have a known release date.