Johnny Depp to direct first movie in 25 years with ‘Modigliani’


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Johnny Depp reportedly began production last month for the French film 'Jeanne du Barry', which he’s starring in as King Louis XV. Photo: AFP

Johnny Depp is returning to the director’s chair.

The actor will direct his first feature film in more than two decades with Modigliani, a biopic about Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani that will be produced by Al Pacino, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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