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Lionsgate dropped the first trailer for 'Day Drinker,' a supernatural revenge thriller directed by Marc Webb and starring Johnny Depp alongside Madelyn Cline and Penélope Cruz, slated for theaters March 26, 2027.

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**Lionsgate** released the first trailer for 'Day Drinker,' a supernatural revenge thriller directed by **Marc Webb** from a script by **Zach Dean**, with a theatrical release date of March 26, 2027.

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**Johnny Depp** stars as a mysterious onboard guest opposite **Madelyn Cline's** yacht bartender, with the pair entangled by a criminal figure played by **Penélope Cruz**.

Lionsgate Unveils 'Day Drinker' Trailer Starring Depp — SkimNews

By Deadline · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-24

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Lionsgate released the first trailer for 'Day Drinker,' a supernatural revenge thriller directed by Marc Webb from a script by Zach Dean, with a theatrical release date of March 26, 2027.
Johnny Depp stars as a mysterious onboard guest opposite Madelyn Cline's yacht bartender, with the pair entangled by a criminal figure played by Penélope Cruz.
Depp's character appears gray-haired with a scraggly beard and thick accent, warning: 'I've made a living out of misbehavior,' and later musing: 'What if all this is a ghost story? Or maybe I'm just another day drinker.'
'Day Drinker' marks Depp and Cruz's fourth collaboration, following Blow, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Murder on the Orient Express.
Depp's return to a leading-man studio role comes after his 2022 U.S. defamation case against Amber Heard concluded; his prior studio film was Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in 2018.
Ti West's Ebenezer for Paramount hits theaters November 13 — the first of Depp's comeback leading-man projects, arriving before 'Day Drinker.'

Why it matters: With 'Day Drinker' (March 2027) and *Ebenezer* (November 13) on the docket, Lionsgate and Paramount are the two studios testing whether Depp can anchor theatrical releases again after his post-defamation silence — making this trailer the first real look at how the actor is being marketed back to mainstream audiences.