Johnny Depp is reportedly set to to return to directing with a documentary on his Jack Sparrow inspiration, The Rolling Stone’s guitarist Keith Richards.
Richards ended up playing Depp’s father in the “Pirates Of The Carribean” franchise with their relationship now leading to the recent announcement by Depp of plans to once again go behind the camera for a documentary on the Rolling Stone.
“Now that I’m wiser, and that enough time has passed, I can experience directing again,” Depp explains to the European media. “Already next week I’ll start working on a Keith Richards documentary. While I’m in Drvengrad, my editor is already working on kilometers of archive footage and footage of his concerts. I’m very touched that Keith agreed to show up in front of my cameras.”
Depp’s last effort was 1997’s “The Brave” starring Marlon Brando (and himself) which played the Cannes Film Festival and TIFF, but was evidently so poor, it never received proper distribution in the U.S. (in fact, it does take some hunting down if you’re trying to purchase it in North America, but all of it is on YouTube if you have that kind of patience or you can buy it in the U.K.). In fact, we’ll still remember a friend who saw it at TIFF that year and marveled about how mediocre it was. Perhaps, by his own admission, he’s ready to direct once more. Now, over a decade later, an intimate look at the colorful Richards through Depp’s eyes proves to be a fascinating prospect.
Here’s a trailer for “The Brave” by the way.