Johnny Depp will be adding yet another name in his list of character roles as the actor will take on another film. What kind of film will he be starring in now?
Depp is revealed to star in a biopic about the McAffiee Antivirus creator in the movie "King of the Jungle." As reported by Variety, the upcoming dark comedy will be directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. The script will be penned by Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.
The movie will be based on Joshua Davis' Wired article "John McAfee's Last Stand."
With the correct strategy and wit, John McAfee birthed the arrival of the McAfee antivirus software. After making huge amount of money with the success of his product, McAfee cashed in on his wealth and went to Belize. There, the founder of the software started pursuing other endeavors. These new ventures, however, made his life more difficult. After being raided down, MacAfee was discovered to be busy making unlicensed drugs.
Aside from this, the McAfee creator lived a life of luxury and excess in Belize with little regard for the law. The film will also cover a certain part of his life that really made it more complicated.
After already breaking a lot of laws, McAfee was then arrested as a suspect for the murder of Gregory Viant Faull, another U.S. expat in Belize found dead with a gunshot wound.
"King of the Jungle" is going to be produced by Dawn Ostroff, Jeremy Steckler, Charlie Gogolak, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, and John Davis. The executive producers of the film would be Joshuah Bearman and Marc Butan.
Depp will be very busy this year as the actor is slated to appear in other movies as well. Depp will be reprising his role as Sherlock Gnomes in the 2018 animated film "Gnomeo and Juliet." He will also be reprising another role in the film "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them 2" as Gellert Grindelwald.
