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Johnny Depp’s ‘Modi’ Biopic Premieres at San Sebastian Film Festival
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Johnny Depp’s second directorial effort, “Modi — Three Days on the Wings of Madness,” will make its debut at the San Sebastian Film Festival next month.
The film, which stars Riccardo Scamarcio as famed Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani, is set to premiere in the festival’s out of competition strand. According to its synopsis, “Modi” is “a tale of art, love and rejection” that “follows a 72-hour whirlwind of chaotic events through the streets and bars of a Paris torn apart during World War I.” The cast also includes Stephen Graham, Al Pacino, and Antonia Desplat.
“Modi” marks Depp’s return to directing after his 1997 debut with the critically panned “The Brave.” It is also one of the actor’s first projects since his 2022 court battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, in which he sued her for defamation after she accused him of domestic abuse. Depp ultimately won the case, though the controversy resulting from it impacted his career.
He made his festival comeback in Cannes in 2023 with the premiere of Maïwenn’s “Jeanne du Barry,” and “Modi” was rumored to have been eyed for a debut at Venice Film Festival, but ultimately did not make the cut.
More to come…
Source: Variety
