Johnny Depp Returns in First Trailer for ‘Day Drinker’

Somehow, Johnny Depp returned.

Depp will be very busy over the next few months. He stars in Paramount’s Ebenezer, a new take on the classic holiday tale A Christmas Carol, which is due in theaters in November. Then, in March of 2027, he’ll be seen in Day Drinker, a thriller where he appears in a long hair, beard, and unplaceable accent opposite Madelyn Cline and Penélope Cruz. That film is directed by Marc Webb, best known for the two Amazing Spider-Man films.

The first trailer for Day Drinker just debuted online and I’ll be totally honest with you: I have no idea what’s going on here with Depp’s character (or his accent)... What is this movie actually about? Is it a horror film? A crime drama? A horror crime drama film? Is Johnny Depp a werewolf or something? A vampire? A were-vampire?

Unclear! Watch the trailer below and see if you can figure it out.

For Depp, these productions mark his first major Hollywood movies since the second Fantastic Beasts, The Crimes of Grindelwald, in 2018. For Webb, the movie marks his follow-up to his live-action remake of Disney’s Snow White, which wound up as a critical and commercial flop. Here is Day Drinker’s official synopsis:

In DAY DRINKER, a private-yacht bartender (Madelyn Cline) encounters a mysterious, onboard guest (Johnny Depp). They soon find themselves entangled with a criminal figure (Penélope Cruz) and connected in ways no one saw coming.

Day Drinker is currently scheduled to open in theaters on March 26, 2027.