Celebrating her 70th birthday on July 8, 2022, director Karen Shakhnazarov has confirmed she has a role in Hollywood’s Johnny Depp. words of the cinematographer kp.ru.
According to Shakhnazarov, he will soon begin shooting the film “Khitrovka” in the comic detective genre based on the works of Konstantin Gilyarovsky and Arthur Conan Doyle. In an interview with a journalist, he confirmed that he wanted to offer Johnny Depp a small role. “There is a role that I would gladly invite him to. However, in the current situation, this is problematic,” he said, referring to the US and European sanctions against Russia.
The director believes that the artist can agree. “I worked with Malcolm McDowell, with Marcello Mastroianni. First-class German actors were happy to star in my film “White Tiger”. I think Depp might agree,” he believes.
Also, Shakhnazarov noted that the artist’s fee will not necessarily be destructive. “This is always implicit information that neither the producers nor the actors themselves disclose. Because creating the illusion that players are being paid huge fees is beneficial for both. Well-known artists are really expensive, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to work with them.”
Formerly Karen Shakhnazarov named The departure of the Hollywood studios is a “great opportunity” for Russian cinema.
Source: Gazeta
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