It appears Johnny Depp (Public Enemies) will replace Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation) in The Tourist.

According to “The Hollywood Reporter,” “The thriller remake ‘The Tourist’…has run into another set of hiccoughs, with major players moving around like luggage on a conveyor. Male lead Sam Worthington has fallen off, and Johnny Depp is in negotiations to replace him.”

The Tourist, which was originally a French thriller titled Anthony Zimmer and released in 2005, has been plagued with problems since the movie was announced. Original “director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck has moved on, and Alfonso Cuaron is in early talks to step in. ”  It added that, “Angelina Jolie — herself a recent replacement for Charlize Theron, who was long attached to the project — remains in the lead female role.”

Anthony Zimmer “involves a female Interpol agent who ropes an everyman American tourist visiting France into becoming bait in the hunt for a wanted criminal who’s also her former lover.” Production is set for next year.

Worthington is an Australian award-winning actor and I thought he was the best thing about Terminator Salvation, but he doesn’t hold a candle to Depp’s dynamic acting.  Depp is probably a better choice for the lead role and with director Cuaron (who did the fabulous Children of Men) potentially on board, this becomes gold project, despite it being a remake of a four-year-old movie.