Sydney Sweeney Addresses “Rumors” of New Film with Johnny Depp [Updated]

Sydney Sweeney and her team are pushing back against a report that she will star alongside Johnny Depp in a new supernatural thriller called Day Drinker from 500 Days of Summer and The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb.

Jeff Sneider initially reported news of the project in his TheInSneider newsletter on Friday. However, after the story went viral, a representative for Sweeney dismissed the report. Sweeney herself seemed to address the report on his Twitter on Saturday, saying that she “woke up to rumors.”

According to Sneider’s report, Zach Dean (The Tomorrow War, Fast X) wrote the script for Day Drinker, which follows an “enigmatic stranger (Depp) and a bartender (Sweeney) mourning the loss of her lover.” It’s said to explore themes of “love, friendship, and revenge.”

The film would mark one of Depp’s first major projects since winning his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard in 2021. He most recently portrayed King Louis XV in the 2023 historical drama, Jeanne du Barry. He also directed a film about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, which is currently in post-production.

Meanwhile, Sweeney is riding high following the success of the rom com Anyone But You and the horror film Immaculate along with hosting Saturday Night Live. And she managed to do all of that on only two hours of sleep and with no coffee.

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect Sweeney and her team’s response to the report.

woke up to ✨️rumors✨️ anyways go see @ImmaculateMovie in theaters this weekend!

— Sydney Sweeney (@sydney_sweeney) March 30, 2024