Day Drinker: Johnny Depp reunites with Penélope Cruz in the first trailer

Published by Julie de Sortiraparis · Updated on September 25, 2026 at 03:26 p.m.
Johnny Depp teams up again with Penélope Cruz, facing off against Madelyn Cline in Day Drinker, Marc Webb's new thriller slated for a 2027 theatrical release.

Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, and Madelyn Cline pull back the curtain in the first trailer for Day Drinker, a thriller directed by Marc Webb. The film is scheduled to debut in US theaters on March 26, 2027, but its French release date has not yet been announced.

Madelyn Cline plays a bartender on a private yacht. Her routine is upended when she meets a mysterious passenger played by Johnny Depp. The two soon find themselves entangled in the schemes of a criminal mastermind portrayed by Penélope Cruz, in a case where their ties run deeper and more intricate than they first seem.

The trailer keeps the mystery around Johnny Depp's character, shown with an aged look and hinting at a possible tale of vengeance. Penélope Cruz, meanwhile, leads a criminal organization, while Madelyn Cline's role sits at the center of a story where everyone seems to be hiding their true motives.

The first trailer for Day Drinker

Day Drinker marks the fourth collaboration between Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz. The duo had previously shared the screen in Blow, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Murder on the Orient Express. They reunite here in a crime thriller that blends suspense, secrets, and revenge.

Rising to fame with the series Outer Banks, Madelyn Cline takes the lead in the film. The cast also includes Manu Ríos, Arón Piper, Juan Diego Botto and Javier Botet.

The project is being directed by Marc Webb, the name behind (500) Days of Summer and the two The Amazing Spider-Man films. The screenplay is by Zach Dean, who also produces the movie alongside Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Adam Kolbrenner.

This first trailer frames Day Drinker as a thriller that leans more on who the characters are and the ties that bind them than on the clash between a yacht crew member and a criminal organization. The precise nature of their shared past is deliberately kept under wraps.

The U.S. release of Day Drinker is slated for March 26, 2027. The French release date and the film’s distributor in France are yet to be confirmed.

To discover other upcoming projects, check out our pick of the most anticipated films of 2027 and our guide to action films and blockbusters to see in theaters.

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