Johnny Depp is back on the big screen with “Jeanne du Barry.”
Helmed by co-writer/director/producer/star Maïwenn, the 18th-century-set drama follows the ill-fated romance between King Louis Xv (Depp) and Jeanne Vaubernier (Maïwenn), a working-class woman determined to climb the social ladder. Jeanne’s lover, the Comte du Barry (Melvil Poupaud), presents her to King Louis Xv (Depp) through the influential Duke of Richelieu (Pierre Richard). The meeting turns into an affair, and Jeanne becomes the King’s last official mistress. Scandal erupts as no one at Court will accept a girl from the streets into their rarified world.
Benjamin Lavernhe and Pascal Greggory also star, with Pauline Pollmann portraying Marie-Antoinette in the feature that opened the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
“Jeanne du Barry” was also written by Teddy Lussi-Modeste and Nicolas Livecchi. The film is produced by Pascal Caucheteux and Grégoire Sorlat.
The feature was acquired by Vertical...
Helmed by co-writer/director/producer/star Maïwenn, the 18th-century-set drama follows the ill-fated romance between King Louis Xv (Depp) and Jeanne Vaubernier (Maïwenn), a working-class woman determined to climb the social ladder. Jeanne’s lover, the Comte du Barry (Melvil Poupaud), presents her to King Louis Xv (Depp) through the influential Duke of Richelieu (Pierre Richard). The meeting turns into an affair, and Jeanne becomes the King’s last official mistress. Scandal erupts as no one at Court will accept a girl from the streets into their rarified world.
Benjamin Lavernhe and Pascal Greggory also star, with Pauline Pollmann portraying Marie-Antoinette in the feature that opened the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
“Jeanne du Barry” was also written by Teddy Lussi-Modeste and Nicolas Livecchi. The film is produced by Pascal Caucheteux and Grégoire Sorlat.
The feature was acquired by Vertical...
- 4/2/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Johnny Depp has been hard at work on his next movie, which actually sees him stepping behind the camera for the first time in over twenty years. Johnny Depp recently wrapped production on Modi, which features Al Pacino, and a handful of images from the project have been released.
You can check out the Modi photos featuring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino below.
The project is a biopic of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani and is based on Dennis McIntyre’s play Modigliani, with a screenplay by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski. Modi takes place over the course of 48 hours, with the synopsis reading, “On the run from the police, Modi’s desire to end his career and leave the city is dismissed by fellow Bohemians: French artist Maurice Utrillo, the Belarusian-born Chaim Soutine and his English muse and lover, Beatrice Hastings. Modi seeks advice from his Polish art dealer and friend Leopold Zborowski,...
You can check out the Modi photos featuring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino below.
The project is a biopic of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani and is based on Dennis McIntyre’s play Modigliani, with a screenplay by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski. Modi takes place over the course of 48 hours, with the synopsis reading, “On the run from the police, Modi’s desire to end his career and leave the city is dismissed by fellow Bohemians: French artist Maurice Utrillo, the Belarusian-born Chaim Soutine and his English muse and lover, Beatrice Hastings. Modi seeks advice from his Polish art dealer and friend Leopold Zborowski,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The third edition of the Red Sea Film Festival, taking place in Jeddah between Nov. 30 – Dec. 9, will be the culmination of a highly successful funding cycle for the Red Sea Film Foundation. Created in 2019 following the lifting of Saudi Arabia’s 30-year cinema ban, the foundation aims to support the local and regional film industry through the organizing and championing of the festival, plus a focus on education and grants.
In 2021, the foundation launched the Red Sea Fund, a financing arm focused on supporting emerging filmmakers and established directors from the Arab world and Africa. Grants were distributed between projects in development, production and post-production. The fund supported 94 projects in the first year and over 250 films in the two years since, including films by acclaimed filmmakers such as Abderrahmane Sissako, Haifaa Al-Mansour and Kaouther Ben Hania.
The impact of the fund was felt throughout the biggest festivals in the world...
In 2021, the foundation launched the Red Sea Fund, a financing arm focused on supporting emerging filmmakers and established directors from the Arab world and Africa. Grants were distributed between projects in development, production and post-production. The fund supported 94 projects in the first year and over 250 films in the two years since, including films by acclaimed filmmakers such as Abderrahmane Sissako, Haifaa Al-Mansour and Kaouther Ben Hania.
The impact of the fund was felt throughout the biggest festivals in the world...
- 12/1/2023
- by Rafa Sales Ross
- Variety Film + TV
Paul King has directed the upcoming musical fantasy movie ‘Wonka’ which will act as a prequel to the 1964 novel of Roald Dahl- ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‘ as well its 1971 adaptation ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’.
The plot follows the eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka at a young age as he steps towards opening the most famous chocolate factory in the world through many adventures.
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When Is ‘Wonka’ Releasing? People
Development of Wonka began following Warner Bros. Pictures acquiring the rights to the titular character in October 2016. Shortlisted casting for the role of Wonka included Ezra Miller, Ryan Gosling, and Donald Glover.
Chalamet was cast in the role in May of 2021. Filming began in September 2021. The movie is set to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 15, 2023.
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The plot follows the eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka at a young age as he steps towards opening the most famous chocolate factory in the world through many adventures.
Also Read: David Corenswet Has Been Cast As The Next Superman!!
When Is ‘Wonka’ Releasing? People
Development of Wonka began following Warner Bros. Pictures acquiring the rights to the titular character in October 2016. Shortlisted casting for the role of Wonka included Ezra Miller, Ryan Gosling, and Donald Glover.
Chalamet was cast in the role in May of 2021. Filming began in September 2021. The movie is set to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 15, 2023.
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- 7/3/2023
- by Suvechchha Saha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Italian producer Luciano Sovena, who was instrumental to bringing early works by several of Italy’s now-prominent auteurs such as Alice Rohrwacher, Luciano Frammartino, and Saverio Costanzo, to the big screen, has died. He was 73.
News of Sovena’s sudden death was announced on Sunday by the Rome and Lazio Film Commission Foundation, of which he was president. The cause of death was not disclosed.
The foundation paid tribute to Sovena as “A great and generous professional; a friend of Italian cinema,” in a statement. It went on to note that he was “Ironic, ‘simpatico’ and open to everyone.”
Prior to heading Rome’s film commission – which runs Italy’s top regional film fund – Sovena was for a long stretch managing director of Italy’s state film entity Istituto Luce.
In both of these roles, “He had become a reference point for the world that he loved: the world of...
News of Sovena’s sudden death was announced on Sunday by the Rome and Lazio Film Commission Foundation, of which he was president. The cause of death was not disclosed.
The foundation paid tribute to Sovena as “A great and generous professional; a friend of Italian cinema,” in a statement. It went on to note that he was “Ironic, ‘simpatico’ and open to everyone.”
Prior to heading Rome’s film commission – which runs Italy’s top regional film fund – Sovena was for a long stretch managing director of Italy’s state film entity Istituto Luce.
In both of these roles, “He had become a reference point for the world that he loved: the world of...
- 5/14/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here, and with Cannes just a few days away we’ve got plenty for you to digest in this week’s newsletter. You can subscribe here.
Cannes You Feel It
Final weekend arrives: Film execs are frantically packing suitcases, polishing pitches and tying down meetings, in between squeezing in haircuts or getting their nails done, as the countdown for the 76th Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film enters its final weekend. More than 12,500 cinema professionals will descend on the Croisette this year, with the Marché du Film head Guillaume Esmiol telling Deadline this week that the event will likely break its attendance record of 2019 – in a sign the pandemic is well and truly over. One of the biggest returning territories will be China, with more than 250 professionals registered to attend against just 55 in 2022. Liz expertly explores what this might mean for business in this analysis piece.
Cannes You Feel It
Final weekend arrives: Film execs are frantically packing suitcases, polishing pitches and tying down meetings, in between squeezing in haircuts or getting their nails done, as the countdown for the 76th Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film enters its final weekend. More than 12,500 cinema professionals will descend on the Croisette this year, with the Marché du Film head Guillaume Esmiol telling Deadline this week that the event will likely break its attendance record of 2019 – in a sign the pandemic is well and truly over. One of the biggest returning territories will be China, with more than 250 professionals registered to attend against just 55 in 2022. Liz expertly explores what this might mean for business in this analysis piece.
- 5/12/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Johnny Depp returns to cinema for the first time in three years with the 2023 Cannes opening night film, “Jeanne du Barry.”
Directed by French actress/filmmaker Maïwenn, “Jeanne du Barry” centers on French king Louis Xv (Depp) and his lover Jeanne du Barry (Maïwenn) at the Versailles Palace. Louis Xv later was accused of corruption after his 59-year reign, the longest in French history other than Louis Xiv.
IndieWire can confirm “Jeanne du Barry” will premiere on the opening night of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, kicking off May 16. Le Pacte will distribute the film in France on the same day as Cannes’ opening night. The film is also expected to play in competition. It’s written by Maïwenn with Teddy Lussi-Modeste and Nicolas Livecchi.
Per the festival synopsis, Jeanne Vaubernier, a young working-class woman hungry for culture and pleasure, uses her intelligence and allure to climb...
Directed by French actress/filmmaker Maïwenn, “Jeanne du Barry” centers on French king Louis Xv (Depp) and his lover Jeanne du Barry (Maïwenn) at the Versailles Palace. Louis Xv later was accused of corruption after his 59-year reign, the longest in French history other than Louis Xiv.
IndieWire can confirm “Jeanne du Barry” will premiere on the opening night of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, kicking off May 16. Le Pacte will distribute the film in France on the same day as Cannes’ opening night. The film is also expected to play in competition. It’s written by Maïwenn with Teddy Lussi-Modeste and Nicolas Livecchi.
Per the festival synopsis, Jeanne Vaubernier, a young working-class woman hungry for culture and pleasure, uses her intelligence and allure to climb...
- 4/5/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Image Source: Getty / MTV VMA 22
Johnny Depp made a surprising appearance at the VMAs on Aug. 28 just months after his highly publicized defamation trial. The actor popped up as a moon person on live television during the 2022 MTV VMAs. In the beginning of the show, an astronaut with Depp's face peeking through the helmet appeared on stage and said, "And you know what? I needed the work." Depp shared a similar video on his Instagram, where he says, "I just want you guys to know that I'm available for birthdays, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, weddings, wakes, any old thing you need."
The appearance comes three months after his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. The jury found Heard liable for defamation, and Depp was awarded 10 million in compensatory damages and 5 million in punitive damages. During that same verdict, jurors found Depp liable for defamation for one statement, and Heard was awarded 2 million in compensatory damages.
Johnny Depp made a surprising appearance at the VMAs on Aug. 28 just months after his highly publicized defamation trial. The actor popped up as a moon person on live television during the 2022 MTV VMAs. In the beginning of the show, an astronaut with Depp's face peeking through the helmet appeared on stage and said, "And you know what? I needed the work." Depp shared a similar video on his Instagram, where he says, "I just want you guys to know that I'm available for birthdays, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, weddings, wakes, any old thing you need."
The appearance comes three months after his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. The jury found Heard liable for defamation, and Depp was awarded 10 million in compensatory damages and 5 million in punitive damages. During that same verdict, jurors found Depp liable for defamation for one statement, and Heard was awarded 2 million in compensatory damages.
- 8/29/2022
- by Perri Konecky
- Popsugar.com
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Johnny Depp made an appearance at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night as the famous “Moon Person,” with his face digitally superimposed inside the helmet of the floating figure during the show’s opening moments.
“And you know what? I needed the work,” said the 59-year-old actor, who appeared again following a commercial break.
@JohnnyDeppNFT #johnnydepp as the moon man “I needed to work”! pic.twitter.com/dGJuXrXUYo
— pdbrighteyes (@Angeleyes_Dream) August 29, 2022
A similar clip, pretaped before the live awards show (which was broadcast from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey), was posted to the actor’s Instagram page. In the video, Depp says, “I just want you guys to know I’m available for birthdays, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, weddings, wakes…. Any old thing you need.”
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Johnny Depp made an appearance at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night as the famous “Moon Person,” with his face digitally superimposed inside the helmet of the floating figure during the show’s opening moments.
“And you know what? I needed the work,” said the 59-year-old actor, who appeared again following a commercial break.
@JohnnyDeppNFT #johnnydepp as the moon man “I needed to work”! pic.twitter.com/dGJuXrXUYo
— pdbrighteyes (@Angeleyes_Dream) August 29, 2022
A similar clip, pretaped before the live awards show (which was broadcast from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey), was posted to the actor’s Instagram page. In the video, Depp says, “I just want you guys to know I’m available for birthdays, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, weddings, wakes…. Any old thing you need.”
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Depp also added,...
- 8/29/2022
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
BAFTA® Award winner Ruth Wilson and Daryl McCormack are set to star in the drama series ‘The Woman in the Wall.’
Lorna Brady (Wilson) is a woman from the small, fictional town of Kilkinure, who wakes one morning to find a corpse in her house. Chillingly, Lorna has no idea who the dead woman is or if she herself might be responsible for the apparent murder… That’s because Lorna has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking, understood to have manifested around the time she was ripped from her life at the age of 15 and incarcerated in the Kilkinure Convent. The Convent was home to one of Ireland’s infamous Magdalene Laundries, a place where women were taken when they fell afoul of the social mores of their times – from those accused of committing adultery to teenage pregnancies. When it finally closed its doors, a score of survivors were left suffering in its wake.
Lorna Brady (Wilson) is a woman from the small, fictional town of Kilkinure, who wakes one morning to find a corpse in her house. Chillingly, Lorna has no idea who the dead woman is or if she herself might be responsible for the apparent murder… That’s because Lorna has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking, understood to have manifested around the time she was ripped from her life at the age of 15 and incarcerated in the Kilkinure Convent. The Convent was home to one of Ireland’s infamous Magdalene Laundries, a place where women were taken when they fell afoul of the social mores of their times – from those accused of committing adultery to teenage pregnancies. When it finally closed its doors, a score of survivors were left suffering in its wake.
- 8/18/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Johnny Depp is set to return back to the director’s chair after 25 years to helm a biopic on the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.
Based on the play by Dennis McIntyre and adapted for the screen by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski, the film will tell the story of the painter and sculptor in Paris in 1916. Long considered himself a critical and commercial failure, Modigliani navigates a turbulent and eventful 48 hours that will become a turning point in his life, ultimately solidifying his reputation as an artistic legend.
Depp will also produce alongside Al Pacino and Barry Navidi.
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“The saga of Mr. Modigliani’s life is one that I’m incredibly honoured, and truly humbled, to bring to the screen,” said Depp, “It was a life of great hardship, but eventual triumph — a universally human story all viewers can identify with.
Based on the play by Dennis McIntyre and adapted for the screen by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski, the film will tell the story of the painter and sculptor in Paris in 1916. Long considered himself a critical and commercial failure, Modigliani navigates a turbulent and eventful 48 hours that will become a turning point in his life, ultimately solidifying his reputation as an artistic legend.
Depp will also produce alongside Al Pacino and Barry Navidi.
Also in news – Brian Tyree Henry set for Apple drama series ‘Sinking Spring’
“The saga of Mr. Modigliani’s life is one that I’m incredibly honoured, and truly humbled, to bring to the screen,” said Depp, “It was a life of great hardship, but eventual triumph — a universally human story all viewers can identify with.
- 8/17/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Could Johnny Depp Return to ‘Fantastic Beasts’? Mads Mikkelsen Says ‘Course Has Changed’ Since Trial
In the aftermath of the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard defamation case, Mads Mikkelsen is pondering whether Depp might return to the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise.
Mikkelsen took over the role of Gellert Grindelwald for “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” the third “Harry Potter” prequel film, after Depp lost a UK libel trial in November 2020 relating to abuse allegations from Amber Heard. (The film was released in March 2022.)
“Obviously, well, now the course has changed — he won the suit, the court [case] — so let’s see if he comes back,” Mikkelsen told Deadline about Depp’s possible return. “He might. I’m a big fan of Johnny. I think he’s an amazing actor, I think he did a fantastic job.”
Mikkelsen has been open about how “very intimidating” it was to put his spin on the franchise character Depp originated.
“I could not copy it,” Mikkelsen continued. “There was no...
Mikkelsen took over the role of Gellert Grindelwald for “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” the third “Harry Potter” prequel film, after Depp lost a UK libel trial in November 2020 relating to abuse allegations from Amber Heard. (The film was released in March 2022.)
“Obviously, well, now the course has changed — he won the suit, the court [case] — so let’s see if he comes back,” Mikkelsen told Deadline about Depp’s possible return. “He might. I’m a big fan of Johnny. I think he’s an amazing actor, I think he did a fantastic job.”
Mikkelsen has been open about how “very intimidating” it was to put his spin on the franchise character Depp originated.
“I could not copy it,” Mikkelsen continued. “There was no...
- 8/16/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Less than a week after outlets reported Johnny Depp's first film role in three years, the actor has another project lined up - this time, behind the camera. On Aug. 15, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Depp is set to direct "Modigliani," a biographical drama about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani. It will mark Depp's first time directing a movie in 25 years. He last directed himself and Marlon Brando in 1997's "The Brave," which marked his feature directorial debut.
"Modigliani," coproduced by Al Pacino and Barry Navidi, is based on writer Dennis McIntyre's three-act 1980 play of the same name. The story, which takes place in 1916, follows the life of the painter/sculptor, who, according to The Hollywood Reporter, "long considered by himself a critical and commercial failure, navigates a turbulent and eventful 48 hours that will become a turning point in his life, ultimately solidifying his reputation as an artistic legend.
"Modigliani," coproduced by Al Pacino and Barry Navidi, is based on writer Dennis McIntyre's three-act 1980 play of the same name. The story, which takes place in 1916, follows the life of the painter/sculptor, who, according to The Hollywood Reporter, "long considered by himself a critical and commercial failure, navigates a turbulent and eventful 48 hours that will become a turning point in his life, ultimately solidifying his reputation as an artistic legend.
- 8/15/2022
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
Fresh off his victory in the Amber Heard defamation suit, Johnny Depp is all set to direct a movie 25 years after he made his first, a neo-Western in which he co-starred with Marlon Brando, reports Variety. Depp’s directorial debut film, ‘The Brave’ (1997), was panned by critics and it also tanked commercially.
The actor will now return behind the camera, with Al Pacino acting as producer, for ‘Modigliani’, a biographical drama about Italian artist and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani, who lived between 1884 and 1920.
It is being viewed as an attempt by Depp to restart his life after having seen Hollywood steer clear of him and being left with only European projects, notably French filmmaker Maiwenn’s upcoming film ‘Jeanne du Barry’, a historical romance drama about a royal’s concubine, in which he plays the controversial King Louis Xv, notes ‘Variety’.
‘Jeanne du Barry’ will be Depp’s first major acting...
The actor will now return behind the camera, with Al Pacino acting as producer, for ‘Modigliani’, a biographical drama about Italian artist and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani, who lived between 1884 and 1920.
It is being viewed as an attempt by Depp to restart his life after having seen Hollywood steer clear of him and being left with only European projects, notably French filmmaker Maiwenn’s upcoming film ‘Jeanne du Barry’, a historical romance drama about a royal’s concubine, in which he plays the controversial King Louis Xv, notes ‘Variety’.
‘Jeanne du Barry’ will be Depp’s first major acting...
- 8/15/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Johnny Depp is ready to leave the whole Amber Heard debacle behind him and get back to making films. He is currently shooting a period piece called Jeanne du Barry, where he is playing King Louis Xv, which his look was recently revealed for. THR reports that next, Depp is set to embark on his sophomore effort at directing with a film called Modigliani.
Modigliani will be a biographical story of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani. The film revolves around two important days in the artist’s life in Paris in 1916, which became the crucial turning point in his entire career. Depp will also be producing the film alongside long-time producing partners Al Pacino and Barry Navidi.
Speaking with THR, Navidi cites Pacino as the inspiration and heart of this project, revealing that it was him who brought to his attention the play that the film will be based on. He explains,...
Modigliani will be a biographical story of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani. The film revolves around two important days in the artist’s life in Paris in 1916, which became the crucial turning point in his entire career. Depp will also be producing the film alongside long-time producing partners Al Pacino and Barry Navidi.
Speaking with THR, Navidi cites Pacino as the inspiration and heart of this project, revealing that it was him who brought to his attention the play that the film will be based on. He explains,...
- 8/15/2022
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
After years of controversy surrounding his tumultuous relationship with Amber Heard and a very public defamation trial, it appears Johnny Depp is ready to make his comeback. And though he’s already lined up some acting gigs, Depp is ready to take full advantage of his return by doing something he hasn’t done in decades—direct a feature.
According to THR, Johnny Depp has signed on to direct the film “Modigliani.” The film is based on a play by Dennis McIntyre and scripted by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski.
Continue reading ‘Modigliani’: Johnny Depp To Direct His First Film in 25 Years With Al Pacino Producing at The Playlist.
According to THR, Johnny Depp has signed on to direct the film “Modigliani.” The film is based on a play by Dennis McIntyre and scripted by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski.
Continue reading ‘Modigliani’: Johnny Depp To Direct His First Film in 25 Years With Al Pacino Producing at The Playlist.
- 8/15/2022
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Johnny Depp is set to direct a movie for the first time in a quarter of a century.
The actor will return behind the camera for “Modigliani,” a biographical drama about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani. Al Pacino is producing the film along with Barry Navidi. In.2, the European arm of production company Infinitum Nihil, is backing the film.
Based on Dennis McIntyre’s play of the same name and adapted for screen by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski, “Modigliani” takes place in 1916 Paris and tells the story of the Italian-born painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani. According to the film’s release, Modigliani, “long considered by himself a critical and commercial failure, navigates a turbulent and eventful 48 hours that will become a turning point in his life, ultimately solidifying his reputation as an artistic legend.”
“The saga of Mr. Modigliani’s life is one that I’m incredibly honored, and truly humbled,...
The actor will return behind the camera for “Modigliani,” a biographical drama about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani. Al Pacino is producing the film along with Barry Navidi. In.2, the European arm of production company Infinitum Nihil, is backing the film.
Based on Dennis McIntyre’s play of the same name and adapted for screen by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski, “Modigliani” takes place in 1916 Paris and tells the story of the Italian-born painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani. According to the film’s release, Modigliani, “long considered by himself a critical and commercial failure, navigates a turbulent and eventful 48 hours that will become a turning point in his life, ultimately solidifying his reputation as an artistic legend.”
“The saga of Mr. Modigliani’s life is one that I’m incredibly honored, and truly humbled,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Johnny Depp is returning both in front of and behind the camera.
After a first look image of Depp transforming into King Louis Xv for “Jeanne du Barry,” The Hollywood Reporter announced the Oscar winner will be helming his second feature film, 25 years after Depp directed himself and Marlon Brando in 1997’s “The Brave.”
Depp directs upcoming biopic “Modigliani” inspired by the life of painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani, with the film co-produced by fellow Academy Award winner Al Pacino and Barry Navidi. Based on a play by Dennis McIntyre and adapted for the screen by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski (“The Pledge”), “Modigliani” focuses on two days in Paris that marked a watershed moment for Modigliani’s career in 1916.
Production will begin in Europe in Spring 2023, with casting to be announced shortly.
“The saga of Mr. Modigliani’s life is one that I’m incredibly honored, and truly humbled, to bring to the screen,...
After a first look image of Depp transforming into King Louis Xv for “Jeanne du Barry,” The Hollywood Reporter announced the Oscar winner will be helming his second feature film, 25 years after Depp directed himself and Marlon Brando in 1997’s “The Brave.”
Depp directs upcoming biopic “Modigliani” inspired by the life of painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani, with the film co-produced by fellow Academy Award winner Al Pacino and Barry Navidi. Based on a play by Dennis McIntyre and adapted for the screen by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski (“The Pledge”), “Modigliani” focuses on two days in Paris that marked a watershed moment for Modigliani’s career in 1916.
Production will begin in Europe in Spring 2023, with casting to be announced shortly.
“The saga of Mr. Modigliani’s life is one that I’m incredibly honored, and truly humbled, to bring to the screen,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Johnny Depp is directing his first movie since “The Brave” 25 years ago.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the recently embattled star is set to direct “Modigliani”, a biopic of the famous Italian painter.
Read More: Johnny Depp Transforms Into King Louis Xv For First Feature Film Since Amber Heard Trial
The film, based on a play Dennis McIntyre and adapted by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski, tells the story of a consequential 48 hours for Modigliani in Paris in 1916.
“The saga of Mr. Modigliani’s life is one that I’m incredibly honored, and truly humbled, to bring to the screen,” Depp said in a statement. “It was a life of great hardship, but eventual triumph — a universally human story all viewers can identify with.”
Production is expected to begin on the film in Europe next spring, with casting still to be announced.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the recently embattled star is set to direct “Modigliani”, a biopic of the famous Italian painter.
Read More: Johnny Depp Transforms Into King Louis Xv For First Feature Film Since Amber Heard Trial
The film, based on a play Dennis McIntyre and adapted by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski, tells the story of a consequential 48 hours for Modigliani in Paris in 1916.
“The saga of Mr. Modigliani’s life is one that I’m incredibly honored, and truly humbled, to bring to the screen,” Depp said in a statement. “It was a life of great hardship, but eventual triumph — a universally human story all viewers can identify with.”
Production is expected to begin on the film in Europe next spring, with casting still to be announced.
Read More: Johnny Depp Stars In Dior Fragrance Clip...
- 8/15/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
George Gerdes, a prolific character actor whose many credits stretch from Miami Vice and Seinfeld to Bosch and Broadway’s A Few Good Men, died Jan. 1 of a brain aneurysm suffered the day before. He was 72.
“George Gerdes has departed,” tweeted Bosch star Titus Welliver. “An actors actor and deeply kind man. Rest easy brother, we are fewer… ” Gerdes had a recurring role on the Amazon Prime series as the operator of a halfway house for Vietnam War veterans.
A singer-songwriter whose two albums of the early 1970s, Obituary and Son of Obituary, drew a small but loyal following for their offbeat humor – his “Hey Packy,” a love letter to a dog, was covered by Loudon Wainwright III in 1976 – Gerdes would go on to build a long career as an actor in often small but memorable roles. On Seinfeld, he played “Man #1”, a vigilante outraged over George Costanza’s treatment of the Bubble Boy,...
“George Gerdes has departed,” tweeted Bosch star Titus Welliver. “An actors actor and deeply kind man. Rest easy brother, we are fewer… ” Gerdes had a recurring role on the Amazon Prime series as the operator of a halfway house for Vietnam War veterans.
A singer-songwriter whose two albums of the early 1970s, Obituary and Son of Obituary, drew a small but loyal following for their offbeat humor – his “Hey Packy,” a love letter to a dog, was covered by Loudon Wainwright III in 1976 – Gerdes would go on to build a long career as an actor in often small but memorable roles. On Seinfeld, he played “Man #1”, a vigilante outraged over George Costanza’s treatment of the Bubble Boy,...
- 1/4/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Alex's series looking back at the film careers of actors who've played the Doctor finishes with Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi...
Feature
Read the previous part in this series: the film careers of Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant, here.
By 2009, the new version of Doctor Who had become not only an integral part of Saturday night television and a huge Christmas ratings winner but also an international success all over again. David Tennant, who had played the Time Lord since 2005 and was, arguably, more popular than any Doctor since the mighty Tom Baker hung up his scarf in 1981, had announced his resignation from the part he loved in October 2008. Many wondered how the incoming showrunner, Steven Moffat, would follow Tennant and what kind of show would emerge.
Tennant spent much of 2009 on stage in Hamlet and was only able to devote small amounts of time to Doctor Who. Occasional specials...
Feature
Read the previous part in this series: the film careers of Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant, here.
By 2009, the new version of Doctor Who had become not only an integral part of Saturday night television and a huge Christmas ratings winner but also an international success all over again. David Tennant, who had played the Time Lord since 2005 and was, arguably, more popular than any Doctor since the mighty Tom Baker hung up his scarf in 1981, had announced his resignation from the part he loved in October 2008. Many wondered how the incoming showrunner, Steven Moffat, would follow Tennant and what kind of show would emerge.
Tennant spent much of 2009 on stage in Hamlet and was only able to devote small amounts of time to Doctor Who. Occasional specials...
- 6/4/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
55-year-old Scottish actor Peter Capaldi has scored the highly talked about role of the twelfth incarnation of The Doctor in BBC's long-running "Doctor Who". Capaldi replaces Matt Smith whose version is set to regenerate during this year's Christmas special.
A life long Who fan, Capaldi has previously been a part of the Who-universe. He had a guest starring role as an ancient Roman merchant named Caecilius in the 2008 episode "Fires of Pompeii," and had a major role as an ultimately tragic Government man named John Frobisher in the mini-series "Torchwood: Children of Earth".
With over three decades of experience, the role of The Doctor is quite different to what has been Capaldi's most defining role to this date - the frequently swearing Government spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in the acidic satire "The Thick of It" and its 2009 feature "In the Loop".
The actor has logged in credits in practically a...
A life long Who fan, Capaldi has previously been a part of the Who-universe. He had a guest starring role as an ancient Roman merchant named Caecilius in the 2008 episode "Fires of Pompeii," and had a major role as an ultimately tragic Government man named John Frobisher in the mini-series "Torchwood: Children of Earth".
With over three decades of experience, the role of The Doctor is quite different to what has been Capaldi's most defining role to this date - the frequently swearing Government spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in the acidic satire "The Thick of It" and its 2009 feature "In the Loop".
The actor has logged in credits in practically a...
- 8/4/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
British composer Guy Farley, who recently had his score for the Richard Gere thriller The Flock released by MovieScore Media, is currently working on the original orchestral score for Clive Barker's Book of Blood, produced by the author and directed by John Harrison, a filmmaker who is also known as a film composer in his own right (Creepshow, Tales from the Darkside). Farley, who is best known for his melodic scores (Modigliani, Madre Teresa, The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey) has recently focused on darker subjects (The Flock is one example, The Broken and Knife Edge two others) and is writing for an orchestra excluding violins, featuring among other instruments ethnic flutes and percussion, a low brass quartet (tuba, cimbasso, contrabass trombone, bass trombone) and the unusual instrument Monochord. Recording should take place in London later this month. The film is produced by UK's Matador Pictures and stars Jonas Armstrong,...
- 8/6/2008
- by noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
Screened at the Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO -- Modigliani falls into the clutches of the romantic notion that an artistic life must be one of hedonistic excess and self-destructive behavior, of debauchery and irresponsibility nurtured by contempt for all social norms and mores. That any discipline, focus or commitment even goes into the art itself is incidental. Which can make for a lively movie full of parties, overwrought emotions and mad passion. But the hangover it produces makes you realize you have no idea with whom you spent more than two frenetic hours.
The film stars Andy Garcia as Amedeo Modigliani, the Jewish-Italian artist who helped turn early 20th century art into one of the most dynamic and expressive periods in art history. Only the film, written and directed by Scottish filmmaker Mick Davis, views its subject as a tempermental drunk, dancing on table tops at La Rotonde cafe and indulging in a childish rivalry with Pablo Picasso (burly Omid Djalili). Both views may be accurate, but the overwhelming emphasis on the latter distorts the significance of the former.
The film was reportedly made for $14 million in Romania -- a surprisingly ideal match for 1919 Paris -- so the producers should have no trouble getting into profit. In the domestic market, however, the art-house-meets-Animal House component may ultimately hurt its boxoffice.
Garcia's Modigliani -- Just call me Modi -- certainly has an all-star supporting "cast" for his supporting players. Davis situates his story in Paris in 1919, the penultimate year of Modi's life, where along with the sullen and haughty Picasso, he cavorts at his favorite cafe with Diego Rivera, Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, Maurice Utrillo, Frida Kahlo and Max Jacob.
His childhood TB, aggravated by a regimen of booze, opium and cigarettes, is swiftly killing him. His mistress Jeanne (hauntingly beautiful Elsa Zylberstein), a nice Catholic girl whose well-to-do father is outraged by her liaison with a Jew, has already borne him one child and another soon will be on the way.
Like all artists in movies, Modi refuses to sell his canvases to those who do not really appreciate his art, cheats on his mistress, ignores his doctor's health warnings and provokes just about everyone he meets.
His greatest animosity is reserved for Picasso, whom he taunts and threatens often enough for Picasso to reach for his gun. (For a bunch of artists, this crowd packs some serious heat.)
This rivalry comes to a head when Modi, for once desperate for money when Jeanne's father sends their baby to a convent, enters the yearly Paris art competition. Picasso enters too, though he hardly needs the money.
The movie then treats its audience to a risible montage of some of the greatest artists ever, all frantically painting away on canvases in their signature styles like children entered a finger-painting contest.
Both Modi and Jeanne are genuinely tragic figures. But the movie so trivializes them as adolescents, lacking control of their own emotions, that their tragedy never takes hold. Davis shows little interest in exploring Modigliani's past life or why he became an artist or the passions that dominate his work, such as the influence of African sculpture and masks on its design.
Garcia has his moments as a wild man but the script never really allows him to plumb the artist's emotional depths. Zyberstein overcomes the cliches about an obsessed, doom mistress to evoke empathy for this delicate moth driven ever closer to the flame.
Israeli cinematographer Emmanuel Kadosh takes advantage of these characters and settings to unveil scene after scene of rare cinematic beauty. He creates sharp contrasts between the whites and blacks, creating tableaus almost like early tintypes. He bathes dreamlike sequences in color tints that capture the sensuality of those long ago days. This not quite real world gives a helpful intimacy and immediacy to the hazy dramatic action. Ironically, in Modigliani, Kadosh is the only real artist in sight.
MODIGLIANI
UKFS in association with Cineson Productions and Lucky 7 Productions
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Mick Davis
Producers: Philippe Martinez, Stephanie Martinez Campeau, Andre Djaoui, Alan Latham
Executive producers: Andy Garcia, Antony Blakey, Stephen Marsden, Paul Feetum, Douglas W. Miller, Karinne Behr, Marcos Zurinaga, Gary Ungar, Donald A. Barton
Director of photography: Emmanuel Kadosh
Production designer: Giantito Burchiellaro
Costumes: Pam Downe
Music: Guy Farley
Editor: Emma E. Hickox
Cast:
Amedeo Mogigliani: Andy Garcia
Jeanne Hebuterne: Elsa Zylberstein
Pablo Picasso: Omid Djalili, Utrillo: Hippolyte Girardot
Max Jacob: Udo Kier
Picasso's wife: Eva Herzigova
Gertrude Stein: Miriam Margolyes
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 128 minutes...
TORONTO -- Modigliani falls into the clutches of the romantic notion that an artistic life must be one of hedonistic excess and self-destructive behavior, of debauchery and irresponsibility nurtured by contempt for all social norms and mores. That any discipline, focus or commitment even goes into the art itself is incidental. Which can make for a lively movie full of parties, overwrought emotions and mad passion. But the hangover it produces makes you realize you have no idea with whom you spent more than two frenetic hours.
The film stars Andy Garcia as Amedeo Modigliani, the Jewish-Italian artist who helped turn early 20th century art into one of the most dynamic and expressive periods in art history. Only the film, written and directed by Scottish filmmaker Mick Davis, views its subject as a tempermental drunk, dancing on table tops at La Rotonde cafe and indulging in a childish rivalry with Pablo Picasso (burly Omid Djalili). Both views may be accurate, but the overwhelming emphasis on the latter distorts the significance of the former.
The film was reportedly made for $14 million in Romania -- a surprisingly ideal match for 1919 Paris -- so the producers should have no trouble getting into profit. In the domestic market, however, the art-house-meets-Animal House component may ultimately hurt its boxoffice.
Garcia's Modigliani -- Just call me Modi -- certainly has an all-star supporting "cast" for his supporting players. Davis situates his story in Paris in 1919, the penultimate year of Modi's life, where along with the sullen and haughty Picasso, he cavorts at his favorite cafe with Diego Rivera, Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, Maurice Utrillo, Frida Kahlo and Max Jacob.
His childhood TB, aggravated by a regimen of booze, opium and cigarettes, is swiftly killing him. His mistress Jeanne (hauntingly beautiful Elsa Zylberstein), a nice Catholic girl whose well-to-do father is outraged by her liaison with a Jew, has already borne him one child and another soon will be on the way.
Like all artists in movies, Modi refuses to sell his canvases to those who do not really appreciate his art, cheats on his mistress, ignores his doctor's health warnings and provokes just about everyone he meets.
His greatest animosity is reserved for Picasso, whom he taunts and threatens often enough for Picasso to reach for his gun. (For a bunch of artists, this crowd packs some serious heat.)
This rivalry comes to a head when Modi, for once desperate for money when Jeanne's father sends their baby to a convent, enters the yearly Paris art competition. Picasso enters too, though he hardly needs the money.
The movie then treats its audience to a risible montage of some of the greatest artists ever, all frantically painting away on canvases in their signature styles like children entered a finger-painting contest.
Both Modi and Jeanne are genuinely tragic figures. But the movie so trivializes them as adolescents, lacking control of their own emotions, that their tragedy never takes hold. Davis shows little interest in exploring Modigliani's past life or why he became an artist or the passions that dominate his work, such as the influence of African sculpture and masks on its design.
Garcia has his moments as a wild man but the script never really allows him to plumb the artist's emotional depths. Zyberstein overcomes the cliches about an obsessed, doom mistress to evoke empathy for this delicate moth driven ever closer to the flame.
Israeli cinematographer Emmanuel Kadosh takes advantage of these characters and settings to unveil scene after scene of rare cinematic beauty. He creates sharp contrasts between the whites and blacks, creating tableaus almost like early tintypes. He bathes dreamlike sequences in color tints that capture the sensuality of those long ago days. This not quite real world gives a helpful intimacy and immediacy to the hazy dramatic action. Ironically, in Modigliani, Kadosh is the only real artist in sight.
MODIGLIANI
UKFS in association with Cineson Productions and Lucky 7 Productions
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Mick Davis
Producers: Philippe Martinez, Stephanie Martinez Campeau, Andre Djaoui, Alan Latham
Executive producers: Andy Garcia, Antony Blakey, Stephen Marsden, Paul Feetum, Douglas W. Miller, Karinne Behr, Marcos Zurinaga, Gary Ungar, Donald A. Barton
Director of photography: Emmanuel Kadosh
Production designer: Giantito Burchiellaro
Costumes: Pam Downe
Music: Guy Farley
Editor: Emma E. Hickox
Cast:
Amedeo Mogigliani: Andy Garcia
Jeanne Hebuterne: Elsa Zylberstein
Pablo Picasso: Omid Djalili, Utrillo: Hippolyte Girardot
Max Jacob: Udo Kier
Picasso's wife: Eva Herzigova
Gertrude Stein: Miriam Margolyes
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 128 minutes...
- 9/17/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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