Johnny Depp will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Rome Film Festival, which takes place from 16 to 27 October. The festival will also celebrate the works of legendary filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola & Viggo Mortensen.
Johnny Depp latest directed movie
At age 61, he will premiere his latest film, Modi – Three Days on the Wing of Madness, at the festival’s beginning. The film depicts the tumultuous life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani in Paris during World War I. Returning as a director after 1997’s The Brave, this project holds great significance for Johnny Depp as he expressed how fulfilling this journey has been. He commended his team for their work and thanked Al Pacino for encouraging him to pursue the project.
Festival highlights
Viggo Mortensen, who turns 65, will present his Western drama The Dead Don’t Hurt, a film he wrote, directed, and starred in. Meanwhile, at 85, Francis Ford Coppola will premiere the highly-anticipated Megalopolis at Cinecittà Studios, where he famously filmed The Godfather III.
The film details
Modi – Three Days on the Wing of Madness features Italian actor Riccardo Scamarcio as Modigliani, supported by a cast including Antonia Desplat, Stephen Graham, and Sally Phillips. The movie follows Modigliani through a turbulent 48-hour period in wartime Paris as he navigates the city streets, desperate to leave and encountering a collector who could change his life.
This film marks Johnny Depp return to work after his role as Jeanne du Barry, following a personal period that included a high-profile legal battle with former partner Amber Heard. In June 2022, Depp won a defamation lawsuit against Heard.