Shantaram

Cast: Johnny Depp

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date: 2007

Synopsis:

Follows an Australian heroin addict convicted of robbery who escapes to India, where he reinvents himself as a doctor. When he gets involved in smuggling and gunrunning, his adventurous life leads him to Afghanistan and battles with Russians.

Peter Weir Quits Johnny Depps 'Shantaram'
Peter Weir has dropped out from the directors chair for Johnny Depps Shantaram , says the Hollywood Reporter. Depp is still expected to star as an Australian heroin addict who escapes a maximum-security prison, reinvents...
Peter Weir To Direct Depp In 'Shantaram'
Peter Weir has signed on to direct Johnny Depp in Warner Bros. Shantaram, says Variety. The feature is an adaptation of the Gregory David Roberts novel, that follows an Australian heroin addict who escapes a...
Eric Roth To Adapt 'Shantaram'
Oscar-winning writer Eric Roth has been hired by Warner Bros. to adapt Gregory David Roberts novel Shantaram , says the Hollywood Reporter. The project, which stars actor Johnny Depp, is set in the 1980s and is based...
Johnny Depp To Star In 'Shantaram' Adaptation
Johnny Depp is set to star in Warner Bros. Pictures' adaptation of Gregory David Roberts' Shantaram , according to the Hollywood Reporter. Depp will play the novel's narrator, a young Australian man who escapes from a...