Johnny Depp looking at buying $4m castle in Turin, Italy — worrying local officials

Johnny Depp is wanting at shopping for a $4m historic castle in Montalto Dora, Italy, in accordance to area experiences.

Depp, 60, has mostly been dwelling and creating flicks in Europe considering the fact that his 2022 defmation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard.

While directing a biopic about artist Amedeo Modigliani, Depp toured the historic fortress perched on the hills of Mount Crovero in Turin, according to newspaper Corriere delle sera.

Sources advised The Post actor Riccardo Scamarcio — who is starring in the film, alongside with Al Pacino — has been a regular visitor to the castle and took Johnny with him, with a check out to obtaining it.

The castle is now for sale after having been through a cautious and lengthy restoration, with medieval and gothic influences.

The sprawling residence is in excess of 22,000 square feet and comes with 11 bedrooms, 13 bogs, a paved courtyard and a 15th century chapel, Il Messagero experiences.

And if which is not plenty of — there is also a scaled-down castle and farmhouse on the land, the outlet stated.

Renzo Galletto, Mayor of Montaldo Dora, advised The Submit he is not persuaded Depp need to be king of that specific castle.

“A movie star getting a historic monument like the Montalto Dora castle would deliver a good deal of interest to the spot, but we’re not absolutely sure if it would be the ideal ‘economic synergy’ for the neighborhood,” he explained, incorporating that the home is underneath the defense of Italian Culturan Heritage.

The village of Montalto Dora is residence to only close to 3,300 men and women.

“The castle is a Internet site of Group Curiosity, which implies it will come with certain guidelines which have to be adopted,” Galletto included.

“Building [anything new inside or out] would involve a great deal of approvals and permissions.”

Depp’s associates declined to comment for this tale.

The Montalto manor overlooks the Park of the 5 Lakes in Ivrea in an space of good geological and purely natural fascination.

It is ample with common species of the Piemonte flora and trees these as oaks, ashes, chestnuts and wild cherries, in accordance to nearby tourism officers.

The mayor — who later clarified he experienced not met the Hollywood actor — claimed Depp would not be quickly discounted, should really he make an present on the castle.

“The residence is private and we [the town] will be absolutely neutral in any authentic estate sale,” Galletto instructed The Publish.

“But we will be very stringent when it will come to the urban arranging regulations, we will do almost everything we can to secure the castle.” 

A resource near to the actor stated he would “of course” regard any rules or restrictions, ought to he conclude up acquiring the caste.

Depp by now owns just one castle, of kinds, in West Hollywood. The property is a duplicate of a Bavarian castle that seems additional like the established of a horror motion picture, replete with turrets, towers and battlements.

Depp ordered the castle in 1995 for $2.3 million from flamboyant attorney-to-the stars Marvin Mitchelson.

From the Sweetzer Avenue home, correct off the storied Sunset Strip, it’s pretty much invisible for the general public to view the house — it is concealed on a cul-de-sac, guiding lush foliage and trees planted for privateness. All that can be found from avenue stage is the front gate. 

The Hollywood actor’s most recent hunt for a castle comes as one of the movies he has appeared in Jeanne Du Barry — which stars Depp as King Louis XV — is established to be produced in the US upcoming month.