Australian director to make 3D Salvador Dali biopic

French-born Australian director Philippe Mora will helm a $20 million 3D biopic on the life of surrealist artist Salvador Dali. The as yet untitled film will star Spanish flamenco dancer Rafael Amargo as Dali, who reportedly signed after the producers failed to lure Hollywood star Johnny Depp. Most of the special effects work will be completed in Melbourne, with More intending to utilise the 3D format to spectacularly recreate Dali’s hallucinatory paintings. According to the IMDB another high profile Dali pic is currently in development, directed by writer/director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War) and starring veteran actor Al Pacino as Dali. Filming of Mora’s 3D Dali pic is due to begin later this year.