Depp to produce Litvinenko film

Actor Johnny Depp is to produce a film about Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian spy who was poisoned in London as he investigated the assassination of a Moscow journalist, Variety has reported.

Warner Bros bought the film rights to a book on Litvinenko for Infinitum Nihil, Depp's production company, the magazine reported. Depp will produce the film and could star in it, the report said.