The actor was digitally superimposed on MTV's Moon Individual and floated above the stage on the Prudential Heart: "I wanted the work," he joked.
Johnny Depp made an look on the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night time because the well-known “Moon Individual,” along with his face digitally superimposed contained in the helmet of the floating determine through the present’s opening moments.
“And you recognize what? I wanted the work,” mentioned the 59-year-old actor, who appeared once more following a business break.
An identical clip, pre-taped earlier than the stay awards present (which was broadcast from the Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey), was posted to the actor’s Instagram web page. Within the video, Depp says, “I simply need you guys to know I’m accessible for birthdays, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, weddings, wakes … Any outdated factor you want.”
It’s a shock look from the actor, three months after the decision in his defamation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard. The quips about his availability allude to his stalled performing profession within the wake of his divorce and authorized proceedings with Heard.
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to MTV for remark.
In August, it was introduced he would direct his first movie in 25 years with the biopic Modigliani, co-produced by Al Pacino. Depp can also be enjoying King Louis XV in French director Maïwenn’s Jeanne du Barry, which started manufacturing in July and is Depp’s first position in a function in three years.