Johnny Depp receives warm welcome as comeback film opens Cannes

Johnny Depp was feted by fans on Tuesday as he arrived on the red carpet ahead of the screening of his comeback movie at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival.

Depp, 59, sporting a ponytail and shades, spent several minutes socializing with screaming fans, posing for selfies and signing autographs, before heading up the red carpet for the screening of French period drama "Jeanne du Barry", in which he plays King Louis XV.