Johnny Depp is a man of many talents. Known for the ease with which he loses himself in different characters, Depp is also a musician and filmmaker and should receive a major accolade.
Depp will screen his latest film, the biographical drama Modi – Three Days on the Wing of Madness at the upcoming Rome Film Festival on October 26, following its premiere at the San Sebastian International Film Festival on September 24. The film is Depp’s second feature film after the critically acclaimed 1997 film. The brave ones. In addition to promoting his latest film, Depp to receive lifetime achievement awardby The Hollywood Reporter.
The new honor comes after Depp’s legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard resulted in the loss of numerous projects. Disney cut ties with the actor, and his future in the upcoming Pirates and the Caribbean 6 It is not yet known whether Depp will reprise his role as the iconic Jack Sparrow, but fans believe that the new adventure film would not be successful without Depp. At the same time, Warner Bros. has also removed him from the cast. Harry Potter spin-off series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themwhere he played the villainous Grindelwald in the 2016 film and its 2018 sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. For the third part, Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s SecretsDepp was replaced by Mads Mikkelsen.
While Johnny Depp’s career has yet to recover from the negative publicity that followed his post-divorce legal battle, the actor is still very popular as an actor and musician with his band, Hollywood Vampires (which also includes Alice Cooper and Joe Perry). Naturally, this new accolade is a step in the right direction. The Lord of the Rings“Viggo Mortensen and the legendary The GodfatherDirector Francis Ford Coppola will also receive special honors, as they will both be on hand to promote their latest directorial efforts — The dead don’t hurt And Megalopolisrespectively.
What is Johnny Depp’s movie Modi about?
Modì – Three days on the wing of madness The film explores 3 days in the life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, also known as Modì, during a war-torn Paris in 1916. The biographical drama stars Riccardo Scamarcio as the artist, Stephen Graham as Leopold Zborowski, a Polish art dealer, and Al Pacino as Maurice Gangnat, an American collector. The film is based on the stage play Modigliani The film was written by Dennis McIntyre and was written by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski. Depp, Pacino, Barry Navidi and Andrea Iervolino are the producers. The film is distributed by Be Water and will be released in Italian theaters on December 5, 2024.
The biopic took decades to come to fruition. Al Pacino first came up with the idea for a biopic of the Italian painter and sculptor in the late 1970s. Producer Keith Barish bought the rights and gave the actor complete creative control. Francis Ford Coppola was offered the script in 1979, with Bernardo Bertolucci and Martin Scorsese as backup options. However, studios were not quick to finance the film, and it never happened. Mick Davis wrote a script in the 1990s and later sent it to Scorsese, who was interested in directing. Pacino and 20th Century Studios were also impressed with the script, but wanted to combine the script with the first draft. Pacino was considered to direct the film, with Depp to play the lead role. Davis did not accept and went on to make his own version, in 2004. Modigliani with Andy Garcia.
The film remained stuck in development hell for over two decades before Johnny Depp took over the project in August 2022. Filming began in September 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, and wrapped in November, with Al Pacino filming his scenes in Los Angeles in January 2024.
Modì – Three days on the wing of madness The film will be released on September 24 at the San Sebastian Film Festival, followed by a screening at the Rome Film Festival on October 26.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter