Gerard Depardieu confirmed as Dominique Strauss-Kahn in new movie

Gerard Depardieu will play Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a forthcoming film, it has been announced.

The 63-year-old French actor has finalised talks to portray the disgraced former French finance minister, who resigned in the wake of a much-televised court case after being accused of raping a New York hotel maid in May 2011.

Depardieu was most recently the subject of his own scandal, due to claims of public indecency on a plane last year.

The film will be directed by Abel Ferrara, and also stars Isabelle Adjani as Strauss-Kahn's wife Anne Sinclair.

Ferrara told French newspaper Le Monde that shooting would take place in New York, Paris and Washington, adding: "In all the places of power: It's a film about the rich and powerful."

Filming on the production begins in June.

Watch the trailer for Abel Ferrara's last film Bad Lieutenant below:



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