'Shantaram' to Film in January
ScreenDaily.com reports the upcoming Johnny Depp film Shantaram will begin filming January 19, 2008 and will take 75 to 80 days to complete.
New York-based director Mira Nair left Toronto Saturday night after a short 24-hour visit to the festival – she's now in Mumbai preparing for her largest film yet, Shantaram.
The $100m project, for Warner Bros with Graham King's GK Films producing and Plan B on board, starts shooting Jan 19 for what she estimates will be at least 75-80 days.
The book is set in Australia, India and Afghanistan, and Nair says that India is the only confirmed location so far. "In America I have to orchestrate the chaos, in India I just film it. It's so visceral and lively."
Johnny Depp and Amitabh Bachchan will star. Eric Roth adapted Gregory David Roberts's book about a former drug addict who works with children in Bombay.
posted by Trish Bennett at
2:15 PM
6 Comments:
Wow--around the world in 80 days! It baffles me as to how they can make something this huge and complicated happen in less than three months. Granted, that's just the filming and there's lots more work after that, but still.
Agree anonymous, 80 days seen quick,still the quicker its done hopefully means the quicker we see it!!
Because unless ive missed something, there will be a big gap after sweeney till we see another johnnyfilm.
Yeah, though maybe he'll blast out something small in between, a small part in Sin City 2 or something like that. Here's hoping :)
As long as I know it's going to be filmed and released, I'm a very happy camper!
Movement at last.
Eighty days for a movie now is nothing they use the computers for everything now. If you haven't notice half the time they dont use actors at all, look at Happy Feet. there are a bunch more. I think it is sad myself, I like the real acting of actors, not all the computer stuff. What can I say I'm old fashion. I still think the movie of Dark Shadows will be great to see.
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