{"id":104386,"date":"2023-05-17T17:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=104386"},"modified":"2023-05-17T07:31:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T05:31:08","slug":"25-00-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=104386","title":{"rendered":"Al Pacino Cast in Biopic Directed by Johnny Depp About Italian Jewish Artist Modigliani"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Al Pacino Cast in Biopic Directed by Johnny Depp About Italian Jewish Artist Modigliani<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Johnny Depp. Photo: Harald Krichel via Wikimedia Commons.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The first round of casting has been revealed for a biopic directed by Johnny Depp about one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, Italian Sephardic Jew Amedeo Modigliani.<\/span><\/p>\n

Modi<\/em>, which will be Depp\u2019s first directorial project<\/a> in 25 years, will star Italian actor Riccardo Scamarcio (John Wick Chapter 2<\/em>) in the title role alongside Cesar Award winner Pierre Niney (Yves Saint Laurent<\/em>) and acclaimed award-winning actor Al Pacino (The Godfather<\/em>), according to Deadline<\/em><\/a>. The publication added that filming is expected to start in Budapest in the fall and additional casting will also take place.<\/span><\/p>\n

Born into an Italian Jewish family in Livorno, Modigliani (1884\u20131920) began his short but prolific 14-year artistic career as a painter and sculptor in Paris at the start of the 20th century. He died at the age of 35 from tuberculosis. The biopic, based on a play by Dennis McIntyre, will focus on 48 hours that altered his life during his time in Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHis desire to prematurely 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,\u201d according to a description of the film by Deadline.<\/em> \u201cModi seeks advice from his Polish art dealer and friend Leopold Zborowski, but the chaos reaches a crescendo when he\u2019s faced with a collector who could change his life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Niney will play Utrillo and Pacino will take on the role of real-life international art collector Gangnat. Depp is co-producing the film with Barry Navidi and Pacino, who he starred with in the 1997 crime flick Donnie Brasco<\/em>. Navidi has collaborated with Pacino on three films in the past: The Merchant Of Venice<\/em> (2004), Wilde Salom\u00e9<\/em> (2011) and Salom\u00e9<\/em> (2013).<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a snapshot of Modigliani\u2019s life that gives us insight into his struggle as an artist suffering from lack of recognition, and a project Al and I have pursued for many years,\u201d said Navidi, as reported by Deadline.<\/em> \u201cOur incredible cast, coupled with the vision, wit and sensitivity I know Johnny will bring behind the camera, will make this a dream come true.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Depp previously directed only one other feature film, 1997\u2019s The Brave<\/em>, in which he starred alongside Marlon Brando.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Modi <\/em>was first announced<\/a> last year, Depp said he felt \u201cincredibly honored and truly humbled\u201d to make a film about the artist\u2019s life. \u201cIt was a life of great hardship, but eventual triumph \u2014 a universally human story all viewers can identify with,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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