Watch Johnny Depp in the new trailer for Minamata

Three-time Academy Award nominee Johnny Depp plays celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith in a real-life David vs Goliath story, pitting Smith against a powerful corporation responsible for poisoning the people of Minamata, Japan in 1971.

Directed by Andrew Levitas, the film had looked like it was going to be buried in the US by the studio due to what has been going on with Depp’s private life. However, it is now thankfully getting a US release on 15th December 2021.

I have seen the film and it is excellent with a superb central performance by Depp. You can read my review here.

The film stars Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jun Kunimura, Ryo Kase, Minami, Tadanobu Asano, Katherine Jenkins, and Akiko Iwase.