03-06-2008, 04:27 PM
Johnny Depp seeking screenwriters
BANG Showbiz
Johnny Depp is holding open auditions to find screenwriters for his latest movie.
The actor will play surrealist painter Salvador Dali in new film 'Dali' and is wants to get the right script, regardless from whom it comes.
A source said, "He's open to working with anyone - from housewives to pensioners - if the script is right."
Depp is not the only Hollywood star set to portray the eccentric artist on the big screen.
Al Pacino and Peter O'Toole are being lined up to star in rival movies, 'Dali and I' and 'Goodbye Dali' respectively.
Asked why so many films were being made now, 18 years after the artist's death, 'Dali' producer Peter Rawley said, "Film-makers somehow pick up on the vibe. But three films is nothing, at one stage, we counted up to nine."
Dali died in 1989 at age 84, and was famed for his technical genius as well as his showmanship and once gave a lecture dressed in a diver's suit. His most famous works include 'The Persistence of Memory', 'The Face of Mae West', 'The Metamorphosis of Narcissus' and 'The Temptation of St. Anthony'.
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BANG Showbiz
Johnny Depp is holding open auditions to find screenwriters for his latest movie.
The actor will play surrealist painter Salvador Dali in new film 'Dali' and is wants to get the right script, regardless from whom it comes.
A source said, "He's open to working with anyone - from housewives to pensioners - if the script is right."
Depp is not the only Hollywood star set to portray the eccentric artist on the big screen.
Al Pacino and Peter O'Toole are being lined up to star in rival movies, 'Dali and I' and 'Goodbye Dali' respectively.
Asked why so many films were being made now, 18 years after the artist's death, 'Dali' producer Peter Rawley said, "Film-makers somehow pick up on the vibe. But three films is nothing, at one stage, we counted up to nine."
Dali died in 1989 at age 84, and was famed for his technical genius as well as his showmanship and once gave a lecture dressed in a diver's suit. His most famous works include 'The Persistence of Memory', 'The Face of Mae West', 'The Metamorphosis of Narcissus' and 'The Temptation of St. Anthony'.
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