Johnny Depp transformed into a silver fox for his Hollywood comeback.

Lionsgate announced Monday that production was underway on the Marc Webb-directed thriller “Day Drinker” and shared a photo of Depp on set with a drink in his hand.

The 61-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” star looked unrecognizable with a full gray beard and blue contact lenses in place of his dark brown eyes.

He traded his signature shaggy brunette hair for a full salt-and-pepper look.

Although Depp starred in the French historical drama “Jeanne du Barry” in 2023, the upcoming film marks his first movie from a major distributor since 2018’s “Harry Potter” spinoff “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.”

He plays a “mysterious” guest onboard a private yacht who “forms an unlikely bond with a grieving bartender,” played by Madelyn Cline, according to IMDb.

The two “soon find themselves entangled with a criminal figure,” played by Depp’s longtime collaborator Penélope Cruz.

The “Edward Scissorhands” star and Cruz, 50, previously co-starred in 2001’s “Blow,” 2011’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express.”

Depp took a step back from Hollywood amid his highly publicized defamation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard in 2022.

The “Alice in Wonderland” star won all three counts against Heard, 38, over a 2018 op-ed she wrote alleging domestic abuse. He was awarded $15 million in damages, which was later reduced to $10.3 million.

Although the jury mostly sided with Depp, the actress also won one of her three defamation counterclaims and was awarded $2 million in damages.

While Heard appealed the decision, the two later agreed to a settlement that saw her pay the actor $1 million, which he donated to charity.

The “Aquaman” actress has since left Hollywood behind and now lives in Spain.

Depp, for his part, moved to a “quiet” neighborhood in London, where he has been “prioritizing his health and well-being.”

“He’s taking advantage of being in this better headspace,” an insider told People last year. “There’s a lot of good energy, and he surrounds himself with a good group of people.

“It is more of a quiet life, but filled with painting and music,” they added. “He’s jamming out with friends and playing solo in times when he’s not focused on filmmaking.

While Depp laid low for a while after the trial, he is ready to get back to work on the big screen.

However, he doesn’t view his return as a “comeback,” previously telling journalists that he doesn’t “feel much further need for Hollywood.”

“I keep wondering about the word ‘comeback,’ because I didn’t go anywhere,” he said. “Maybe people stopped calling out of whatever their fear was at the time, but I didn’t go anywhere.”

He added, “Saying ‘comeback’ is almost like I’m going to come out and do a tap dance — dance my best and hope you approve.”

“Day Drinker” is expected to come out sometime next year.

Maya Hawke stepped out for a night on Broadway with her boyfriend Christian Lee Hutson, marking the couple’s red carpet debut.

Hawke, 26, attended the opening night of John Proctor Is the Villain in support of her Stranger Things costar Sadie Sink at New York City’s Booth Theater. Hutson, 34, accompanied the actress to the theatrical premiere. Hawke wore a pleated skirt paired with a collared sweater, leather trench coat, and Prada loafers. Hutson donned a sporty, casual look with a denim-on-denim outfit paired with a brown turtleneck and white Converse sneakers.

The couple met four years ago through their work in the music industry. Hutson is known for his indie folk music style and collaborations with Phoebe Bridgers, whom he supported on her 2021 Reunion tour.

The musical couple collaborated on Hawke’s 2024 album Chaos Angel, featuring the notable single “Missing Out.” In July 2024, Hawke opened up about working with her boyfriend on the Zach Sang Show.

“It is awesome. I mean, I cannot recommend highly enough dating your friends. It’s the best. They know you, and as a human being who has dated other people. They really know you as a person who has feelings … not just a piece of paper for them to project their image of perfect girlfriend onto,” the actress told host Zach Sang.

Hawke first costarred with Sink, 22, on Stranger Things in 2017, when both actresses joined the cast. Several other Stranger Things cast members walked the carpet in support of Sink, including Natalia Dyer, Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo.

Sink stars as high school student Shelby Holcomb in John Proctor Is the Villain. The play, written by Kimberly Belflower and directed by Tony Award winner Danya Taymor, follows a group of Georgia high school students reading Arthur Miller’s classic Salem Witch Trials play The Crucible.

The play sees the students “as they delve into the American classic, the students begin to question the play’s perspective and the validity of naming John Proctor the show’s hero,” according to an official synopsis. The show marks Sink’s third Broadway credit.

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At opening night, Sink exclusively told PEOPLE, “Kimberly’s writing is so brilliant and truly captures teenagers and such an authentic light and deals with some uncomfortable topics, but in such a digestible, honest way.”

The actress continued, “So I’m incredibly more proud of our team and the message that this show has.”

The fifth and final season of Stranger Things has wrapped production and will premiere on Netflix later this year with an exact date to be announced, per Tudum.

Cardi B got mixed reviews after proudly twerking onstage during her Revolve Festival 2025 performance Saturday.

The “WAP” rapper raised eyebrows when she bent over to shake her bum in her appearance in Thermal, Calif, per fan videos shared via X.

Cardi showed off her figure in a skintight pale blue jumpsuit as danced and wiggled her assets to her 2018 hit “I Like It.”

The 32-year-old Grammy winner’s signature move, however, didn’t please everyone, with one person writing, “That booty smacked itself.”

“ARREST Cardi B’s surgeon IMMEDIATELY,” another user added.

Despite several critics, one fan gushed, “Cardi B looking snatched at the Revolve Festival.”

“The way she just looks happy and having fun, love this for my girl,” a second chimed in.

“Cardi is always serving looks … fr, she knows how to turn heads. That fit is next level,” a third netizen wrote. “Can’t wait to see what she pulls out next!”

“She’s everything,” a fourth added.

Cardi’s viral booty-shaking came after she previously opened up about getting illegal butt injections for $800 in a basement in Queens, NY.

“They don’t numb your ass with anything,” she told GQ in 2018. “It was the craziest pain ever. I felt like I was gonna pass out. I felt a little dizzy. And it leaks for, like, five days.”

The “Up” singer admitted to getting the injections after her ex-boyfriend cheated on her with another woman who had a bigger bum.

Cardi, however, claimed she got the injections removed in 2022.

“All I’m going to say is that if you’re young, if you’re 19, 20, 21, and sometimes you’re too skinny, and you be like, ‘OMG I don’t have enough fat to put in my ass,’ so you result to ass shots, DON’T!” she said in an Instagram Live video, per Today.

The rapper also confessed to undergoing a breast augmentation.