ComingSoon – Source: Variety December 1, 2005 – Peter Weir will direct Shantaram, the Warner Bros. adaptation of the Gregory David Roberts novel that will star Johnny Depp. Variety says Weir will develop the script with Eric Roth. The studio hopes to begin production late next year.
The film is being produced by Initial Entertainment Group’s Graham King along with Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Plan B’s Brad Pitt.
