Waiting for the Barbarians (film)

Waiting for the Barbarians is an upcoming drama film directed by Ciro Guerra, based on the novel of the same name by J. M. Coetzee.

Cast

 * Johnny Depp as Colonel Joll
 * Mark Rylance as Magistrate
 * Robert Pattinson as Mandel
 * Gana Bayarsaikhan

Production
It was announced in October 2016 that filmmaker Ciro Guerra was working on an adaptation of the novel Waiting for the Barbarians, which would see him make his English language debut. Mark Rylance was announced to star in the film.

In May 2018, Johnny Depp was stated to have contacted Guerra in regards to appearing in the film. Robert Pattinson was revealed as being cast in the film as well. Depp confirmed in October he would star in the film, and revealed filming was to begin at the end of the month in Morocco, later pinpointed as being October 29. Production concluded on December 14, 2018.