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Johnny Depp Directs Al Pacino in First Look at ‘Modi’; Says First Directorial Gig After Trials Is ‘Transformative Experience’


Johnny Depp is back in the directors chair for the first time in decades with the new film 'Modi.'

The film is Depp’s first time directing since the 1997 feature “The Brave,” as well as his first major project after his 2022 legal victory over Amber Heard. Per the press release, “Modi” follows “the life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani in a 48-hour whirlwhind, capturing a chaotic series of events through the streets and bars of war-torn Paris during World War 1. The cast also includes Riccardo Scamarcio, Antonia Desplat, Stephen Graham, Bruno Gouery, Ryan McParland, Luisa Ranieri and Sally Phillips.

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