It's been a long time since Tim Roth played the coffee shop thief in 'Pulp Fiction' (the 'Pumpkin' to Amanda Plummer's 'Honey Bunny') and an even longer time since he was Mr Orange in 'Reservoir Dogs'.
But even as recently as the last five years, he's had a role in 'The Incredible Hulk' and starred in a Fox series, 'Lie to Me.'
But an actor's got to work, and so the 52 year old will play Sepp Blatter in a movie that will cover the history of Fifa, which will turn 110 years old in 2014.
He'll be joined by Depardieu, 77, who was once actually nominated for an Oscar for his work as the title character in the 1990 adaptation of 'Cyrano de Bergerac', playing former Fifa president Jules Rimet.
"I had read a lot of the CV and [seen] all the [films] that Tim Roth has made. I was very eager to meet him, and I have just realised that really we have something in common," said Blatter. He did not note exactly what they might have in common, but it's easy to imagine a lot of overlap between the president of a global sporting organisation and a film actor best known for his work in Quentin Tarantino movies.
The filming is apparently set to take place in France, Brazil and Azerbaijan, but it's probably not too late for Qatar to swoop in with a bid.
Here's an interview with Roth on Irish television from February, where he discusses how he wound up with the famous role of Mr Orange in 'Reservoir Dogs'.
