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Johnny Depp Circles The Rings Of Hell
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Johnny Depp Circles The Rings Of Hell Ah, Johnny Depp, staying predictably off-the-wall even after he's seemingly sold his soul to Disney for the rest of his life. The man who will reprise Jack Sparrow for the fourth Pirates movie will also star in a completely nutso take on Dante's Divine Comedy , titled In the Hand of Dante . The movie will be based on a novel by Nick Tosches. Depp, according to Variety , will play Tosches, who is asked to authenticate what may or may not be Dante's original manuscript for The Divine Comedy Depp's Infinitum Nihil production company ...
Johnny Depp considering In The Hand Of Dante
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Johnny Depp considering In The Hand Of Dante His production company’s nabbed the rights BY James White Dec 3rd 2008 6:06AM FILED UNDER: Movie news Be the first to comment Johnny Depp has bought the rights via his production company Infinitum Nihil to Nick Tosches novel In The Hand Of Dante, which Depp may star in. Literary history buffs will like this one the 2002 book focuses on Dante s best-known work, The Divine Company, jumping between time periods to show him trying to complete it as Tosches aims to authenticate it. Variety reports that Depp has plans to star as Tosches. Busy schedule It s a good thing he owns the ...
Kristen Stewart is Joan Jett. Trade Roughage 12/03/08
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Twilight star Kristen Stewart is heating up and gaining lots of cool points by being cast as rocker Joan Jett in Floria Sigismondi’s The Runaways, about the all-girl band featuring a young Jett and Lita Ford. Stewart may not look like the best choice for the role (I’d have said Rachel Bilson), but I guess all she really needs is a proper wig. And it probably won’t be too difficult for her to do her own singing in the part.
It may not be a new film version of The Divine Comedy, as I recently called for, but it’s still interesting to see Hollywood making a ...
Morning Deal Report: Johnny Depp Has Hand
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“Johnny Depp's production company Infinitum Nihil has acquired screen rights to the Nick Tosches novel In the Hand of Dante,” Variety reports. “Book revolves around Dante's masterwork The Divine Comedy, and tells parallel storylines involving Dante in 14th-century Italy as he tries to complete the work, and a contemporary storyline involving Tosches, who is asked to authenticate what might be Dante's original manuscript. Depp would play Tosches.” The project will have to wait, as Depp is set to play Hunter S. Thompson for the second time in an adaptation of The Rum Diaries, beginning production in ...
Johnny Depp may star in 'Hand of Dante'
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Johnny Depp has acquired the big-screen rights to Nick Tosches' novel "In the Hand of Dante" via his production house Infinitum Nihil.
The story follows Dante as he attempts to complete "The Divine Comedy" in Italy in the 14th century. Focusing on several storylines, the film also follows Tosches, who tries to authenticate what is described as Dante's original manuscript.
According to Variety, Johnny Depp may even end up playing Tosches. Before he further considers this role though, Depp has plenty of other projects to work on. He is currently filming "Alice in Wonderland," and his future ...
Johnny Depp's nabs rights for "In the Hand of Dante"
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Infinitum Nihil has acquired screen rights for the novel "In the Hand of Dante" by Nick Tosches. According to Variety Nihil, Johnny Depp's production company, will use this to make Depp the lead role. Depp will produce with his Infinitum Nihil partner Christi Dembrowski. The company, which has a first-look deal with Warner Bros. and Graham King's GK Films, optioned the book with its own coin. Book revolves around Dante's masterwork "The Divine Comedy," and tells parallel storylines involving Dante in 14th-century Italy as he tries to complete the work, and a contemporary storyline involving ...
Depp Acquires Rights To 'Hand Of Dante'
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Johnny Depp's film company Infinitum Nihil has acquired the rights to Nick Tosches's novel In The Hand Of Dante. Depp is also considering starring in the project. In The Hand Of Dante, which was published in 2002, is based around Dante Aligheri's 14th century epic The Divine Comedy.
