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Johnny Depp set to lead film adaptation of ‘The Master and Margarita’
Film's production is scheduled to begin in late 2026
Johnny Depp is continuing his Hollywood comeback with a major new project.
The actor is set to star in and produce the first English-language film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s acclaimed novel The Master and Margarita, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The announcement was made at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where Depp promoted the project. The film will be produced by Depp’s company IN.2 Film alongside Svetlana Dali, Grace Loh, Stephen Deuters, and Stephen Malit, in collaboration with Tribune Pictures.
Executive producers include Nevin Shalit, Andrew Fourman, Konstantin Elkin, Michael Paletta, and the late Michael Lang.
No director has been attached yet, and casting beyond Depp has not been revealed. Production is scheduled to begin in late 2026.
Written between 1928 and 1940 in the Soviet Union, Bulgakov’s satirical novel has inspired multiple adaptations worldwide, but this will be the first English-language film version.
