It's hard to argue that Johnny Depp isn't a good actor. You don't get nominated for an Academy Award three times without some talent. However, lately his film choices have been questionable at best. Dark Shadows was mediocre and most critics rate The Lone Ranger as incredibly boring. The man needs a hit.
Depp may get that chance soon. "The Wrap" reports that Depp is in negotiations to star in the film Mortdecai. The film is based on Kyril Bonfiglioli's novel "The Great Mortdecai Moustache Mystery." (Man that's a mouthful.) The film is being toted as a crime thriller/comedy. Here's more from "The Wrap":
"Depp is in negotiations to play Charlie Mortdecai, a wealthy art dealer and part-time rogue who frequently finds himself caught up in strange cases of crime and espionage. Story follows Mortdecai as he races to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. Of course, he'll have to contend with angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist first."
"Impossibly leggy wife"? That's quite an odd description. Angelina Jolie perhaps? In any case the plot sounds promising. If Depp picks the project he'll be re-teamed with writer/director David Koepp. Koepp, who wrote the Jurassic Park screenplay, worked with Depp previously on 2004's severely underrated Secret Window. Let's hope the duo can rekindle the same magic.
Johnny Depp can currently be seen as Tonto in The Lone Ranger.
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