Johnny Depp Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Johnny Depp's comeback continues apace, with the actor set to star in and produce in the first English-language feature adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's masterpiece The Master and Margarita. The news was announced at Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Depp appeared at the festival to promote the project that is backed by his production company IN.2 Film, as well as producers Svetlana Dali and Grace Loh. IN.2's Stephen Deuters and Stephen Malit will also produce. The film will be produced in collaboration with Tribune Pictures. Related Stories Movies Swiss Oscar Hopeful 'Late Shift' Immerses Audiences in the Heroics of Nursing Movies Is Kevin James Doing a Stealth Marketing Campaign for His New Film? Executive producers on the project include Nevin Shalit, Andrew Fourman, World Visions' Konstantin Elkin, Tribune Pictures' Michael Paletta and the late Michael Lang. No director is attached to the project and no other casting details were revealed though the film is set to go into production in late 2026. Written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940, Bulgakov's satirical and fantastical The Master and Margarita tells a story set in two time periods and two different locations: 1930s Moscow and Jerusalem in the time of Pontius Pilate. The focus of the story is the devil's reappearance in Moscow, along with a talking cat named Behemoth and other unsavory characters who create havoc amongst the corrupt citizens of the city. More to come. Johnny Depp and IN.2 Film team announce 'The Master and Margarita' at the Red Sea International Film Festival. Red Sea International Film Festival. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Petra Volpe Swiss Oscar Hopeful 'Late Shift' Immerses Audiences in the Heroics of Nursing behind the screen avatar THR Launches Exclusive <em>Avatar: Fire and Ash</em> Edition of <em>Behind the Screen</em> Crafts Podcast Star Trek 'Beam Me Up, Sulu' 'Star Trek' Doc Featuring George Takei Gets February Release (Exclusive) Navalny 'Navalny' Director's 'The AI Doc' Lands 2026 Release From Focus Features (Exclusive) marketing Is Kevin James Doing a Stealth Marketing Campaign for His New Film? Toronto Film Festival 'Sirat' Director Oliver Laxe to Get Toronto Film Fest Retrospective (Exclusive) Petra Volpe Swiss Oscar Hopeful 'Late Shift' Immerses Audiences in the Heroics of Nursing behind the screen avatar THR Launches Exclusive <em>Avatar: Fire and Ash</em> Edition of <em>Behind the Screen</em> Crafts Podcast Star Trek 'Beam Me Up, Sulu' 'Star Trek' Doc Featuring George Takei Gets February Release (Exclusive) Navalny 'Navalny' Director's 'The AI Doc' Lands 2026 Release From Focus Features (Exclusive) marketing Is Kevin James Doing a Stealth Marketing Campaign for His New Film? Toronto Film Festival 'Sirat' Director Oliver Laxe to Get Toronto Film Fest Retrospective (Exclusive)