Johnny Depp: first Day Drinker trailer includes comeback nods, according to IGN

• In the trailer, Depp’s character says, “I’ve made a living out of misbehaviour,” while being handcuffed and taken to the ground, according to the article.
• IGN places Day Drinker in 2027; Ebeneezer is mentioned as Depp’s other major studio project and is said to be due in cinemas in November.

What happened

IGN published an article about the first trailer for Day Drinker, the new film starring Johnny Depp. According to the site, the trailer contains several moments that could be read as references to Depp’s return to Hollywood, although that is an interpretation of the footage rather than an explicit statement from Depp or the studio. The publication ties that reading to how Depp is presented in the trailer and to his position in the film world after years with fewer visible mainstream roles.

In the trailer, Depp’s character says, according to IGN: “I’ve made a living out of misbehaviour,” while he is handcuffed and pushed to the ground. The article links that line to Depp’s public image and to his renewed presence in major studio films after years without a mainstream Hollywood role. At the end of the trailer, his character also says, according to the site: “You thought I was f***ing done? I’m done when I say I’m done.” The article also reads that line as a possible reference to a career comeback, but again, that remains an interpretation of the trailer dialogue.

IGN describes Day Drinker as a film in which Depp plays a mysterious alcoholic who gets tangled up with the law while helping expose a criminal operation. The site does not provide a full cast list or studio in the supplied material, but it does position the film as a major title in Depp’s upcoming slate. According to IGN, Day Drinker is scheduled for 2027.

The article also names Ebeneezer as Depp’s second upcoming project backed by a major studio. IGN describes the film as a star-studded take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and says it should arrive in cinemas in November. No exact day is given in the supplied material, only the month of November. The studio releasing the film is also not confirmed.

Background

Johnny Depp has reportedly not appeared in a mainstream Hollywood film for years, following the high-profile legal battle with Amber Heard. IGN uses that context to frame the Day Drinker trailer as part of Depp’s return to bigger studio projects. That background matters because the site is not only discussing the trailer as film material, but also as a moment that can be read within Depp’s wider career arc.

The trailer interpretation is important here: the source describes the dialogue and imagery, but does not say the filmmakers explicitly intended the film as commentary on Depp’s career. The lines in the trailer are linked to Depp’s public reputation by IGN, not by a statement from Depp himself or the studio. The reported release dates and studio backing are also not confirmed by primary sources in the supplied material.

The article also places Day Drinker alongside Ebeneezer, bringing two upcoming Depp projects into the same context. That makes the piece mainly an overview of Depp’s current film schedule as described by IGN, with 2027 as the year for Day Drinker and November as the timing for Ebeneezer. No additional production details, exact release day, or official studio statements are included in the supplied information.