We tweeted on 17 September a snippet of Mark Rylance confirming Johnny Depp’s involvement, however, The Playlist spoke with Depp at the Zurich Film Festival where another of his films is screening and this is what he had to say about #WaitingfortheBarbarians:

There’s a film I’m getting ready to go do, based on Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee’s book, [“Waiting for the Barbarians”] with Ciro Guerra — a great director — and Mark Rylance,” he explained. “Mark Rylance is really truly a genius. Here’s what’s amazing about Mark Rylance. He’s considered — and is — probably the greatest living Shakespearean actor today, and he refuses to acknowledge that. He makes sort of fun of it. So, it’s Mark Rylance, myself, Robert Pattinson. Super excited, we’re going to shoot that in Morocco towards the end of October.

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No concrete details of the film have emerged other than the trio that will star and the book that it’s based on, but with filming set for the end of this month, more details and the official word should arrive soon.

I’m looking forward to Rob’s portrayal of Officer Mandel – he does mean so well.