Johnny Depp is reportedly being eyed for the starring role in an upcoming biopic about the late cryptocurrency billionaire Matthew Mellon.
The 55-year-old icon is said to be keen on playing the American businessman, who died aged 54 while attending a rehabilitation centre in Mexico, where he'd been trying to tackle his opioid dependency.
A source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column that Depp is keen on the role, although a rep for the actor has remained tight-lipped about the speculation.
The insider explained to the newspaper: “This may be fulfilling a dream of Matthew's. He used to say, 'How cool would it be to have a movie about my crazy life?'”