‘I didn’t think I could say that’: Why this French actor won’t star in a Johnny Depp movie

Another casting change for Johnny Depp’s next production! Contrary to what was announced, Benjamin Laverne will not play in Modi. Pierre Nini already had to give up a few weeks ago and explained why.

Invited by RTL, Benjamin Laverne detailed the reasons for this change. “There was a scheduling problem with Al Pacino. I never thought I would say that in my life!“

and added: “It was Al Pacino or me! This is not a joke. So it won’t happen. We worked on the schedule for a month and a half, and at the last moment it was no longer possible.“

This feature film will feature the famous Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani, played by Riccardo Scamarchio. As for Al Pacino, he will portray wealthy art collector Maurice Gannett. This will be his second collaboration with Johnny Depp, 26 years after the gangster film Donnie Brasco.

Johnny Depp and Benjamin Laverne starred in Jean du Bar, directed by Maven.

Pierre Nin was originally supposed to play painter Maurice Utrillo in Johnny Depp’s film.

Who will replace the 34-year-old actor currently starring in The Book of Decisions? This is actor Bruno Guerre, who appeared in Emile Paris as Luc. The latter announced this on his Instagram account.

“It is an honor to bring the saga of Modigliani’s life to the screen and I do so with great humility. His life was full of great trials but ended in triumph, a universal human story that all viewers can identify with.”Johnny Depp said in The Hollywood Reporter last August.

This is Depp’s second feature film after The Brave (1997). Fashion shoots will begin in the near future in Budapest, Hungary and Italy. The release date has not been announced yet.

As for Benjamin Lavernhe, the public can find him in cinemas from Wednesday in L’Abbé Pierre – Une vie de combats. Certainly the biggest role in his career in cinema.

Born into a wealthy family, Henri Grues was both a resistance fighter and an MP, a defender of the homeless, a revolutionary and an iconoclast. From the seats of the National Assembly to the slums of the Paris suburbs, his commitment to the most vulnerable earned him international fame. The creation of Emmaus and his unforgettable conversion in the winter of 54 AD made him an icon.

However, every day he doubted his actions. His weaknesses, his suffering, his barely believable intimate life remained unknown to the general public. Enraged by poverty and injustice, often criticized, sometimes betrayed, Henri Grues had a thousand lives and fought a thousand battles. He left his mark in history with the name he chose for himself: Abbé Pierre.