Casting rumor–Johnny Depp to play Dean Martin in biopic?

A few weeks ago, we heard a rumor that Universal wanted Johnny Depp cast as Frank Sinatra in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming biopic about Sinatra’s life. Now Dean Martin’s daughter, Deana, has gone on record saying that Johnny Depp is her first choice to play her father in a movie she’s planning to produce about her dad’s life. During a recent interview with a Boston radio station, Deana “acknowledged that a film is in the works.” According to Examiner.com, Ms. Martin said that the film “will be directed by Joe Mantegna and written by comedian and actress Bonnie Hunt.” And why would Deana Martin like to see JD play the role? “[Depp] is a tremendous actor, he has that charm, that swagger, and the resemblance of my father is there. I’m sure he would do the role justice!”

Interesting idea; you can read a discussion of the Dean Martin rumor on the Zone’s News & Views forum. –Part-Time Poet