Depp's Movie Paradis

Johnny Depp is set to star with love Vanessa Paradis in an upcoming movie.

The Hollywood heartthrob will play a gypsy in the $17 million adaptation of Harry Crew's book 'The Gypsy's Curse', while the mother of his two children will play a scheming temptress.

The movie, which is due to start filming in August, tells the story of a disabled man who falls under the spell of Paradis' character and is warned of his fate by Depp.

Only last week, Vanessa hinted she could never make a movie with her longtime partner - because he would make her laugh too much.

The French singer-turned-actress confessed: "Neither of us knows whether it would work. My worry is keeping a straight face in front of him - he makes me laugh all the time. So trying to be serious, to give him a look without having to giggle - honestly, I don't know if I could do that."