Overview
- Reports diverge on Depp’s on-screen role, with Deadline saying he is not currently attached to star and other outlets reporting he will.
- Production is targeted to begin in late 2026, with casting details yet to be announced.
- The producing team includes Depp with Svetlana Dali, Grace Loh, Stephen Deuters and Stephen Malit, in collaboration with Tribune Pictures.
- Depp appeared in Jeddah to promote the project, and possible Red Sea Fund financing has not been confirmed.
- Separately, director Michael Lockshin says Dali and Loh have sought to block the U.S. release of his Russian-language adaptation, highlighting an ongoing rights dispute.