It was one of the strongest announcements of a project revealed at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival: a new feature film directed by Johnny Depp, who arrived alongside Maven on the Croisette at the opening of Jeanne du Bar, in which she portrays Louis XV. .
American media Deadline announced that the actor would play the life of famous artist Amedeo Modigliani in a film soberly titled Modi. Even the casting has been opened: Riccardo Scamarcio will step into the shoes of the painter and sculptor, and Al Pacino will portray the wealthy art collector Maurice Gannett.
This actor is played by a French actor, Pierre Nin, who will play the role of painter Maurice Utrillo. If the Caesarian actress did not hide her joy at the realization of her dream of sharing the screen with Al Pacino, the announcement of this project caused a strong reaction and controversy.
This, due to the legal disputes of Johnny Depp, whose presence in Kannada was already criticized. As we remind you, the American actor confronted his ex-girlfriend Amber Heard for domestic violence. The long trial that followed resulted in this verdict: both parties were found guilty of defamation.
Pierre Nin responds to the controversy
Therefore, the news of this new feature film by Johnny Depp has revived the controversy in which Pierre Nini returned to the microphone of Augustine Trapenard.Interview in Canneswhere the French actress arrived to present Michel Gondry’s new film Le Livre des solutions, selected for the Quinzaine des Cinéastes.
“I’m trying to be very attentive, right today, to all the awakenings of consciousness that we need that are happening, but where there’s still a lot of work to do. Obviously, I would tolerate working with anyone who would be recognized. for acts of violence. If we’re talking about a project with Johnny Depp that’s more than a project at this point, it’s a movie that’s been four years in the making.”
Then Pierre Nini explained that it was the fact of working with Al Pacino that attracted him to this film, even though Johnny Depp’s name was not yet mentioned:
“Basically, Al Pacino’s producers, Johnny Depp not yet attached to the project, came to me to offer me this role of an artist named Maurice Utrillo. It is a very beautiful role. We were talking about it. Al Pacino has been producing for a long time, this is a film that is really close to the heart of Al Pacino, who is the producer.
So this project will be implemented? Will Pierre Nini leave distribution? The actor suggests giving yourself time to think before making a final decision:
“I try to be very attentive. I will continue to find out exactly what happened because these are actually court cases that are a bit complex. But again, I remain very careful and asked for a somewhat complete assessment of all of this. , we are trying to understand this complex legal situation”.
While waiting to learn more about the beginning of the construction of fashion, which is already much talked about, Pierre Nin shows another project for which he will find his accomplice Hugo Gelin.
After Comme des frères they write Irresistibles.A choral film that touches a bit on the world of music“, which is based on a joint original idea of Hugo Gehlen and Pierre Nin. According to Le Film Français, Hugo Gelin has been appointed as the director of this feature film, whose casting is not yet known.
Source: Allocine
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