It was perhaps a matter of time before this happened, but this soon? It's now being reported that a feature film is coming later this month based on the highly controversial defamation trial involving Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Over the course of six weeks, the televised trial had put both celebrities into a negative light at different points, though the verdict at the end was very heavily in Depp's favor. Each actor had accused the other of domestic abuse, and the jury ultimately agreed with Depp's assertion that the allegations against him had been fabricated.

Because the trial had garnered so much attention, there was more than enough drama for a story to be made. Enter Tubi, the free streaming platform that will host the new film Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial. The film recreates the trial and it will be free to watch on Fox's Tubi starting on Friday, Sept. 30.

Cast members have also been announced. Depp will be played by Mark Hapka (Parallels, Days of Our Lives) alongside Megan Davis (Alone in the Dark) as Heard. Depp's ace attorney Camille Vasquez will be played by Melissa Marty (Station 19) with Mary Carrig (Law & Order: True Crime) playing Heard's former lawyer Elaine Bredehoft.

Fox Entertainment's MarVista Entertainment is behind the film, per Variety. Sara Lohman (Secrets in the Woods) directed while the script comes from Guy Nicolucci (The Daily Show). It is executive produced by Brittany Clemons, Angie Day, Marianne C. Wunch, Hannah Pillemer, and Fernando Szew. It is produced by Autumn Federici and Kristifor Cvijetic for Ninth House.

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The Movie Was Fast-Tracked Into Development

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According to Tubi's chief content officer, the reason the film is coming so soon is that it was fast-tracked into development "to capture a timely take on a story that became part of the cultural zeitgeist, painting a unique picture of what millions watched play out in the headlines over the summer."

Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial is one of many timely, culturally relevant original movies to come from our expanding partnership and slate of movies being produced in collaboration with Tubi,” Hannah Pillemer, EVP creative of affairs for MarVista, added in a statement. “Connecting viewers to stories with this kind of social currency and topicality make watching them a must for any fan of pop culture or celebrity drama.”

After meeting on the set of The Rum Diary, Depp and Heard had gotten married in 2015, though they were divorced by 2017. Heard had later alleged that she was the victim of domestic violence in an op-ed written for The Washington Post in 2018, an article that Depp says caused severe consequences to his career, such as losing his role as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. This prompted Depp to sue Heard, asking for $50 million in damages, while Heard counter-sued for $100 million, arguing that she'd been the one defamed. A jury ultimately awarded $15 million to Depp, later reduced to $10.35 million due to Virginia law, while Heard was also awarded $2 million.