Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is making his comeback to directing with `Modi,` a biographical film about Italian creative Amedeo Modigliani, nicknamed `Modi`. Depp is co-producing the film with Al Pacino and Barry Navidi.

The movie`s lead, Modigliani, will be portrayed by Riccardo Scamarcio, while French artist Maurice Utrillo will be played by Pierre Niney, and Pacino will play Gangnat, an art collector. The project is scheduled to begin production in Budapest in the fall and will be presented to potential buyers in Cannes.