Johnny Depp says that his new picture, “Minamata,” has yet to be released in theaters in the United States because he is being “blacklisted” by Hollywood due to his continuing court battles with his ex-wife Amber Heard.

Depp talked about what he calls “Hollywood’s boycott of me” in an interview with The Sunday Times, dancing around his lawsuit and his relationship with Heard, which he isn’t legally allowed to discuss publicly. The actor has been promoting his new film Minamata, in which he portrays real-life photographer W. Eugene Smith. However, he believes the picture is not receiving the attention or marketing support it deserves as a result of his recent public personal life.

“We looked these people in the eyeballs and promised we would not be exploitative. That the film would be respectful,” Depp told the British newspaper the Times in an interview published Saturday. “I believe that we’ve kept our end of the bargain, but those who came in later should also maintain theirs.”

“Some films touch people and this affects those in Minamata and people who experience similar things. And for anything … for Hollywood’s boycott of me?” he told the outlet. “One man, one actor in an unpleasant and messy situation, over the last number of years?”

“But, you know, I’m moving towards where I need to go to make all that . . . to bring things to light,” Depp continued.

Following its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020, MGM purchased “Minamata” in October and announced a February 5, 2021 theatrical and video-on-demand release date. That date was later rescheduled, and an MGM representative informed The Post that it was “due to the pandemic” and that “no new date has been set yet.”

Depp’s accusations that film companies are allowing the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star’s personal troubles to get in the way appear to be supported by Andrew Levitas, the director of “Minamata.”

Depp told The Sunday Times that Smith’s sorrow struck a chord with him “I didn’t approach playing Smith in that way . . . Although you bring your toolbox to work and use what is available. Having experienced . . . A surreal five years.”

Depp also described his fall from grace as a “absurdity of media mathematics” in the interview.

“Whatever I’ve gone through, I’ve gone through,” he continued. “But, ultimately, this particular arena of my life has been so absurd…”

Depp also expressed gratitude to his followers for their support.

“They have always been my employers. They are all our employers. They buy tickets, merchandise. They made all of those studios rich, but they forgot that a long time ago. I certainly haven’t,” Depp said.

He added:”I’m proud of these people, because of what they are trying to say, which is the truth. The truth they’re trying to get out since it doesn’t in more mainstream publications. It’s a long road that sometimes gets clunky. Sometimes just plain stupid. But they stayed on the ride with me and it’s for them I will fight. Always, to the end. Whatever it may be.”

According to the Times, the filmmaker sent MGM a letter last month, accusing the studio of being afraid that “personal issues of an actor in the film could reflect negatively upon them.”

In November, a British court found that the British tabloid The Sun did not defame Depp when it published an article on “claims he beat ex-wife Amber Heard,” a star of films such as “Aquaman.” During the libel trial, Judge Andrew Nicol found that 12 of 14 claims of domestic violence “have been proved to the civil standard” and that The Sun executive editor Dan Wootton’s April 2018 opinion column portraying Depp as a domestic abuser was “substantially true.” In March, Depp’s request for an appeal was refused.

Heard spoke in court about Depp’s alleged abuse over the years, stating that he “explicitly threatened to kill me many times, especially later in our relationship.” She also claimed that he had beaten her and her sister, Whitney, and that he had threatened to throw Whitney down the stairs, among other things. Heard described a total of 14 alleged assaults by Depp.

Depp withdrew from his role as Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Warner Bros.’ forthcoming third part of author J.K. Rowling’s “Fantastic Beasts” trilogy following the November judgment. Mads Mikkelsen, a Danish actor, has since taken his position in the picture, which is set to be released on July 15, 2022.

It appears that Depp hasn’t lost all of his fans. Depp will be honored with a lifetime award at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, while the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic will also recognize the Pirates of the Caribbean actor.

As part of his continuing $50 million defamation lawsuit against Heard in the United States over her 2018 Washington Post op-ed about surviving domestic abuse, Depp has challenged her donations to the ACLU and the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

Depp’s next project is the new mobile-first animated series Puffins, which he will voice.