Lionsgate has released the first official picture of Johnny Depp as the title character in Mortdecai, an art dealer avoiding angry Russians, the British Mi5, his wife and an international terrorist while traveling the globe in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold.
[amz asin=”0141003774″ size=”small”]The film is based on Kyril Bonfiglioli‘s three-novel anthology adapted and directed by David Koepp, who previously directed Depp in 2004’s Secret Window. Eric Aronson and Peter Baynham (Bruno, Arthur) co-wrote the script.
Co-starring in the film are Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Paul Bettany, Olivia Munn, Oliver Platt, Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Goldblum. Lionsgate has set a February 6, 2015 release date.
Picture via The Playlist.
