Al Pacino is cast in the biopic of Johnny Depp. Modi
The movie "Modi," starring Johnny Depp, has cast Al Pacino.In the biopic of the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani,
the 83-year-old icon will appear opposite Riccardo Scamarcio and Pierre Niney. This will be Depp's first directing project in 25 years.
The film, which is based on a play by Dennis McIntyre, depicts the life of renowned artist Modigliani while he was living in Paris in 1916.
The movie follows the artist as he experiences a difficult and dramatic 48 hours that include ...
...being chased by the police through the streets of the devastated French city.
Other bohemians, such as the French artist Maurice Utrillo, the Belarusian-born Chaim Soutine,
and his English admirer and lover Beatrice Hastings, disregard his desire to leave the city and stop his career.
Leopold Zborowski, a Polish art trader and friend, offers Modi some counsel, but when he encounters a potential life-changing collector, the pandemonium escalates.