Johnny Depp To Play Pancho Villa

Variety is reporting that Johnny Depp is in negotiations to star in Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman With Six Fingers, a Spanish-language biopic of the Mexican revolutionary. Salma Hayek is in negotiations to co-star in the film. The two worked together on Robert Rodriguez’s Once Upon A Time In Mexico.

Script is based on biographical novel “The Friends of Pancho Villa,” in which author James Carlos Blake recounts how Villa and his compadres had a great time fighting and robbing the rich, but also dancing, partying and making love.

Depp is very versatile, but I’d imagine a role like this would be very challenging for any actor. Depp will be playing an iconic character of another nationality and speaking another language. I believe if there is anyone in Hollywood up to the challenge, it’s definitely him. Maybe this will be the role that lands Depp an Oscar?