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Johnny Depp has made a name for himself as an actor largely due to his ability to fully take on the character he’s playing, which adds a dimension of believability to his portrayal 0f the role. This talent should serve Depp beautifully in his next potential role, Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.

While Depp hasn’t officially signed on to play the hero, he is in advanced talks to join director Emir Kusturica on the biopic Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman With Six Fingers. This isn’t the first time the two have worked together, having joined forces on 1993′s Arizona Dream. Salma Hayek is also in talks for the film.

The script for Seven Friends is based off of a biographical novel about Pancho Villa, which tells how Villa and his friends were known for their fighting and robbing the rich also spent time dancing, partying and making love. The film will be in Spanish, and filmed partially in Mexico.

Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman With Six Fingers isn’t set to begin filming until 2011, due to prior commitments by Depp.

Previously seen on Atomic Popcorn