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Anne Hathaway’s Nervous!

by Lessa

Seems Anne Hathaway is a little bit nervous about working with Johnny! She’s currently filming with Johnny for the upcoming Alice in Wonderland, where she plays the White Queen. When asked if she was excited, she told People “Uh, yeah, ya think?” (That would be our reaction TOO!)

Anne continued to say she hopes that she doesn’t faint. “I’m wearing a corset which is difficult enough, but then to have to wear a corset AND be short-breathed around Johnny Depp?” She added that her friends are suddenly really keen on just hanging around the set in hopes of meeting him, and finished up with a “It might be my hardest role to date - to keep my cool.”

We feel for ya, Anne! We’re horribly jealous, but we DO feel for ya!

Headwear Hall of Fame!

by Lessa

Did you know there was such a thing? Me either. Apparently, however, there is, run by the Headwear Association, who have, since 1908 been proud to “promote hats and and headwear awareness world wide.” I did not realize that we needed awareness of hats. Around here, we wear them to keep our ears warm. But whatever. There IS a point to this, I promise!

Recently, they made the list of their first 6 inductees to the Headwear Hall of Fame, and guess who’s on it? None other then our favorite hat wearer, Johnny Depp! Johnny joins Vince Lombardi, Samuel L. Jackson, Princess Diana, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Madonna in the inaugural batch, where they’re praised for being “current day hat wearers, as well as early influencers, that have had an impact towards the evolution of hat wearing and fashion.”

Well, any award is a good award, hm? Besides, we ALL know we love Johnny in a hat…

Completely Gratuitous!

by Lessa

Of course - we all knew Johnny is the sexiest man alive, as well - but for those who didn’t? The UK recently named him so at Cosmo Online - with George Clooney coming in second place, and Jake Gyllenhaal at 3rd. Brad Pitt was number 5, and David Beckham, who can’t even begin to compare, a distant number 9.

Johnny Depp - could we heart him anymore? I think not! What I don’t understand is how folks can honestly hit “not” under that picture - only an 81% hot rating? PUH-LEASE.

Now, the hard part about Watching Johnny Depp is that he’s so often out of sight. Makes things a bit difficult, and he’s been hiding since the beginning of the month, with no real news to speak of - So! I give you some completely random, gratuitous pictures of our favorite hunk! I know. You’re welcome.

Also - check out the new Fanspace community - Johnny Depp Space! They even have a TOOLBAR!

Capt’n Jack’s bro?

by Lessa

We wrote recently about Zac Effron wanting to pick Johnny’s brain and figure out how to survive the biz and achieve such a fantastic career, and also mentioned that he’d been tapped for Pirates of the Caribbean 4. Well, it’s surfaced since then that Effron has NOT been approached, and likely won’t be a part of the movie after all.

He’s too sweet ‘good ole boy’ looking to be a Pirate anyway. Just sayin’.

However, Russell Brand?

Rawr! Not a too sweet looking boy at all and it seems Disney agrees, as Russell has bee working with Disney to pen a deal that has him playing Depp’s brother in Pirates 4. According to the sources “There couldn’t be a role more prefectly suited. There’s a lot of Jack Sparrow in his mannerisms and behavior.”

And he’s hot. Together with Keith Richards, they make the ultimate pirate family! Too bad we’ll have to wait until 2012 for a release date!

Zac Efron may get his wish after all.

by Lessa

In a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly, the High School Musical star, Zac Efron voiced his desire to pick the brains of Hollywood’s elite A-listers - Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp in particular. Seeking advice, he confessed to wanting a sit down session with the men to pick their brains about their early careers and get some advise for where he should head next. He respects them, for having maneuvered well in the industry that’s littered with wrong turns. “They do it because they love it, not because they enjoy being famous.”

He may get his wish, after all. According to recent reports, Efron will be joining the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean 4. Further reports suggest that he was actually being groomed as Johnny’s successor (good luck with that, buddy boy!) but it was decided that it wasn’t Pirates without Depp (GOOD CALL DISNEY!), and instead offered Zac a smaller part to join with our Johnny. While the paycheck for Johnny Depp is said to be in the $55 million range, Zac stands to get a cool $6 million, double his HSM earnings, to join the swashbuckling crew.

Zac’s ok. But he’s no Johnny. Just sayin’.

In fact - NO ONE can play an oddball like Depp! So says his partner in crime, director Tim Burton, when he recently reported that Johnny is taking his newest role as the Mad Hatter to heart… or stomach, as he ate part of his costume last week.

“Nobody plays oddballs better than Johnny and he’s loving playing this one,” Tim said. “He actually ate his hat the other day. No word of a lie, he just bit into the brim and chewed.”

He may be weird - but it’s definitely part of his charm, hm?

Out and about in LA

by Lessa

Johnny was seen briefly in LA on October 14th, ducking into an office building. He’s in LA to work on filming Alice in Wonderland, with director Tim Burton.

Not digging the hat, so much, but well, we can’t expect perfection all the time, right?

Right.

THIS hat, is much more like it…

Tim Burton spent some time on the phone the other day with Hero Complex writer Geoff Boucher, and gave them the scoop on upcoming projects, including Alice in Wonderland, Johnny and more. Hero Complex put forth the idea that Johnny tends to approach roles like a kid gleefully rummages through a trunk of dress-up clothes, and with a laugh, Burton had to agree. “It’s true. We have a big dress-up trunk here, we take it with us wherever we go!”

When talking about Alice in Wonderland, we’re warned and promised that this version will be different then Disney’s take on weird characters who just sort of wander around. “The goal is to try and make it an engaging movie where you get some of the psychology and kind of bring a freshness, but also keep to the classic nature of ‘Alice’.” He added that he’s excited about this new version, but it will have some of the elements that we expect.

How hard was it to get Johnny Depp to play the Mad Hatter,another enigmatic oddball? Not very! “He loves doing that. That’s NEVER a problem. He doesn’t like to be the same way twice.” Burton added that it’s good, and always keeps it fresh. “[Depp] likes the material we have here, and he gets it. It’s nice to have people involved that are fans of the material.”

As for Dark Shadows - that’s still in the planning stages. Burton said he’s just taking projects one at a time - he’s interested, but he’s shooting Alice first. Boucher hopes to get a visit to the set soon, and I’m sure he’ll tell us all about it when he does - stay tuned!

Vanessa on Johnny

by Lessa

Depp’s longtime girlfriend of 10 years, Vanessa Paradis, recently spoke about their relationship - when the magic happened, what she thinks of his being a sex symbol, and any future plans. Vanessa said they were in different worlds when they first met, seeing each other often over about four years. The magic didn’t happen until they found each other in Paris, where both were not dating anyone, and they were free - “It was just instant. There was no more time to waste - just no way around it.”

Vanessa swears she didn’t tame the super sexy star who’s dating exploits before her were well known, from Winona Ryder to Kate Moss. “Like a lion?” she said, “No, no, we did it to each other.” She added that maybe she was a good girlfriend only because she is HIS girlfriend, and vice versa. (I dunno, I think any of us would be an excellent girlfriend if the other half of the equation was Johnny! Just sayin’!) She continued to gush, though, saying that “it’s difficult to explain, but it’s something that’s natural, obvious and beautiful.”

All together now… awwwwwww.

Do the parents of Lily Rose (9) and Jack (6) plan to marry anytime soon? No, says Paradis, adding that they “don’t talk” about it much. “He’s got me, and he knows he’s got me.” Who needs more then that?

She does understand our attraction to her hunky notHubby. “I want to mop him all the time, I do!” she said, because he’s a very charming person.

Yeaaaaaaah. His charm. THAT’S what we’re after!

In the…

by Lessa

…tell us something we DON’T know department, Johnny Depp was voted as the sexiest man in the world by the oh so intelligent and always correct UK edition of Cosmopolotan magazine, who further declared that “girls go ga-ga for older fellas”.

[He is not that old. Just sayin.]

Our Johnny beat out fellow forty-ish year olds George Clooney in spot number two, Brad Pitt (5) and Daniel Craig (4) in order to tell the world what we already know. MMMMM YUMMY. The big surprise, apparently is that only three men in their 20s made the top 25 - Jake Gyllenhaal, James McAvoy and Justin Timberlake. So who’s the oldest on the list then? Pierce Brosnan, who is ever the suave gentleman though he’s in his 50s.

Says Lizzi Hosking of Cosmopolitan “Both George Clooney and Johnny Depp just keep getting better with age.”

Ya don’t say…. (grin) You can see the full results in the November issue of the UK Cosmopolitan which goes on sale today. And here’s a list of the top 25:

1 Johnny Depp, 45
2 George Clooney, 47
3 Jake Gyllenhaal, 27
4 Daniel Craig, 40
5 Brad Pitt, 44
6 James McAvoy, 29
7 JustinTimberlake, 27
8 Will Smith, 40
9 David Beckham, 33
10 Wentworth Miller, 36
11 Christian Bale, 34
12 Jonathan Rhys Meyers, 31
13 Take That: Gary Brlow, 37, Mark Owen, 36, Howard Donald, 40 and Jason Orange, 38
14 Ashton Kutcher, 30
15 Dermot O’Leary, 35
16 David Tennant, 37
17 Patrick Dempsey, 42
18 Clive Owen, 44
19 Pierce Brosnan, 55
20 Mark Ronson, 33
21 Gordon Ramsay, 41
22 Russell Brand, 33
23 Pharrell Williams, 35
24 Ryan Reynolds, 31
25 Olivier Martinez, 42

Oh my but there are a lot of good looking men on that there list! But we could have told them that no one beats Johnny, had they just asked us about the lives and loves of our secret husband, hm?

Only a matter of time…

by Lessa

We knew it! It was only a matter of time until the third member of the Holy Trinity Of Wacked Out Movies joined the cast of Alice in Wonderland! Sleeping with the director has it’s perks, after all! It’s finally been announced that Helena Bonham Carter WILL be joining hubby director Tim Burton and our beloved pretend husband Johnny Depp in Alice In Wonderland - filming now.

Helena will be taking on the role of the Red Queen for the film. That’s not the Queen of Hearts, for those purists, but a different character all together from the sequel. Seems that, like many adaptations, Burton is taking bits and pieces from both works to place into a single film.

Now that we know Helena is on board to play the Red Queen - who is the White Queen? None other then the always elegant Princess herself, Anne Hathaway! Anne has already done well with royalty roles, such as from the Princess Diaries, and we think she is perfect to play the benevolent monarch to be deposed and banished by Bonham-Carter’s Red Queen. The White Queen needs Alice (played by Mia Wasikowska) to slay a creature known as the Bandersnatch.

The movie, filming now in LA, will use a combination of performance-capture imagery, (like the oh so sexy Angelina Jolie et. al. in “Beowulf”) with live-action footage to create a uniquely awesome rendition of the classic tale.

It will TOO be awesome! I declare it so! How could it not be with the always creatively different Holy Trinity of Wackiness involved? I wonder if Anne knows what she’s gotten herself into…

Little Britain USA

by Lessa

Ok, so, I’ve never heard of this show, let alone the plans for a movie version, but apparently Johnny Depp thinks it’s to die for! While working on Alice in Wonderland in Los Angeles, Johnny and Matt Lucas, one of the minds behind Little Britain USA have become friends. Lucas plays the Tweedles in Alice in Wonderland, opposite Johnny’s Mad Hatter.

Anyway! Someone on set, told UK’s Mirror, that “Johnny was laying it on thick saying how much he enjoyed the first episode of the series.” Then continued saying, “He said he would do anything to have a part in the movie.”

Aaaaaaanything? Man, don’t I wish I were part of that casting couch session. Just kidding!

When asked about the plans for a Little Britain USA movies, Matt Lucas would only say that hey though it would be “interesting to make a movie where we play lots of characters.”

It might even do well. Reports say that LIttle Britain USA on BBC1 Friday pulled in five million viewers. To see what all the hubbub is about, you can go here to HBOs Little Britain’s web site, view previews, meet the cast, and even see Lucas and partner David Walliams who are the masterminds behind the series in an exclusive HBO interview.

You can even follow character Andy on Twitter, and send… um, unique… e-cards. There’s downloads, newsletters, facebook, and more community type things too. Just be warned - if you’re not into British humour? you probably will not like this show at all. If you do? have at it! And you KNOW it won’t matter if we love or hate it, normally - if Johnny’s in it? We’re THERE.

Hi-ho Silver, Away!

by Lessa

So I’m still trying to wrap my head around Johnny Depp as Tonto, while the rest of the nation is trying desperately to figure out just WHO will he call Kemo Sabe? There’s been no official announcement to clue us in on who will play the Lone Ranger himself, so everyone is forming their own opinions of who would do best in the roll.

While the LA Times figures the best mystery man of all would be Viggo Mortensen, especially after seeing Hidalgo and the Appaloosa trailer, saying he does the “dusty-trail adventure thing with a nice flair”, others are certain that George Clooney would best fit the roll. It would definitely be a powerhouse pair to drive box office sales, if it were true, and they both do love that dead pan dry kind of humor that encourages the wink-wink nudge in the dark of the theater.

While some think he’d be perfect, going so far as to quote an insider’s view that “George is very keen, he’s been trying to do a movie with Johnny for a long time” and that he thinks “they’ll make the perfect on-screen partnership”, the LA Times isn’t so sure. Maybe Clooney is too old, though Johnny’s age is excused since he tends to approach his acting career “like a kid rummaging through a trunk of dress up costumes.”

Alas, we will still have to wait for the announcement, as no one has stepped up to officially say “it’s me! I’m the Lone Ranger!” and while we do, there is no end to the speculation. Who do YOU think would fill the roll the best? Who can match Johnny’s star power, and play the leader, to Depp’s sidekick? Who do YOU think he should call Kemo-sabe? Hit up the comments, and let us know!

Confirmed at last!

by Lessa

Like we didn’t already KNOW this, but it’s finally official - Johnny Depp WILL be the Mad Hatter for the upcoming Alice in Wonderland, working once again side by side with Tim Burton. Not only that, but according to the Hollywood Reporter, Johnny Depp will also be playing Tonto in a new movie version of The Lone Ranger.

…wait, what?!

Apparently there was a daylong preview of upcoming Disney Movies and projects today at the Kdak Theatre which ended with a surprise Johnny sighting - outfitted as Jack Sparrow, but with “The William Tell Overture” which every one knows is the Lone Ranger theme. Naturally, I have not located any photos of this - anyone? Video would be even better!

Now the question is - will Helena Bonham Carter play the Queen of Hearts?

And who is the Lone Ranger to Depp’s Tonto? And is there ANYTHING else in the works that doesn’t make sense? I mean, Tonto? TONTO? I don’t know if I can quite believe that one, or wrap my head around it at all. But if Disney said it, it’s true, right? Of course, I only remember the old school Lone Ranger, so maybe that’s why it’s not working for me.

But in the end, I’ll have to trust Disney - after all, they’ve given us Pirates, and have a fourth one in development now! No word on if Johnny will return for that, but can it really be Pirates of the Caribbean without Depp’s Jack Sparrow? I don’t think so. (Update: Johnny is DEFINITELY in for Pirates 4. )

No word yet on when Depp will start filming for Alice in Wonderland - though we know that they have started filming other parts of the movie at the Antony House in the UK.

Johnny Depp Reads.

by Lessa

So we get to drool over pictures all the time, I thought I’d post this since I came across it earlier today. It’s Johnny Depp reading Jack Kerouac. The first line is Ginsberg’s America, and the rest is Johnny reading Kerouac’s Mexico City Blues “Chorus 113″. It’s an excerpt fromt he film “The United States of Poetry.” by Washington Square Films.

Enjoy!

Hey, have you voted in the Spike Scream Awards yet? No? Well hit up this link and do so - Sweeny Todd is up for 5 categories, including our man, Johnny, for Best Actor in a Horror Movie or TV show. Sweeny Todd is also up for Best Horror Movie, Tim Burton for Best Director and Helena Bonham-Carter for Best Actress, and Alan Rickman for Best Villain. Whew!

The awards will be presented at 9 p.m. Oct. 21 on SPIKE TV.

Tidbits o’Depp

by Lessa

Here’s a random smattering of news about Johnny that’s surfaced lately!


Oopsy, Oshkosh!

In Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a business group had to pay a hefty fee of $12,000 due to an add they produced using a photograph of Johnny Depp without the permission of Universal Studios. The photo was taken while Depp was filming Public Enemies, though they forgot to ask the studio for permission to use Depp’s image in an ad in Experimental Aircraft Association guides.

The Downtown Oshkosh Business Improvement District then reimbursed the newspaper and buyers guide the $12k because they had to reprint. That’s an expensive oops!

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Johnny was awarded the Russian George Milies Award for the fourth time in a row - this time for Simply the Best (for life). His bandmate accepted the award fr him, and gave it to him at the Sheila Witkin Concert.

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Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, the dastardly duo, have been declared and verified by Guinness that they are the most lucrative movie partnership in history!

I know, tell us something we DON’T know! Next they’re gonna declare Johnny Sexy. Because, you know, we might not be sure about it until it’s official and all…

Anyway, their five films together have netted $570.6 million in earnings world wide, which earned them the record and the Guinness mention.

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Speaking of Depp/Burton, filming has started at the Antony house for the upcoming Alice in Wonderland, but alas, Johnny fans have been disappointed. Though it’s still said that Johnny will be in the film, he won’t be fliming at Antony, in Plymouth, or anywhere in the UK. Disney still hasn’t confirmed he’s even IN the film!

But hey, with them being the best Movie Making Duo Ever, is there really any doubt? The only question is if he’s real, or Memorex CGI. Either way, he won’t be in the UK.

Teaser Trailer!

by Lessa

Quick Stop Entertainment got their hands on this exclusive teaser trailer of sorts for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. While Johnny, Jude and Collin aren’t pictured, they are named in this short little behind the scenes look of the new movie. It showcases the wonders that we can expect, thanks to Terry Gulliam’s genius, as well as a special message from him and a look at the production designs and artwork for the film.

Parnassus should be in theaters sometime in 2009, thus this will have to keep us until then. You can, of course, check out the official site, DoctorParnassus.com to sign up for more news and updates about the film when it becomes available.

In other news -if you were watching the Dolphins play today, you might have caught a familiar face in the crowd! The cameras did, as did the Hallandale Beach Blog - they even took a quick photo of the screen as proof that while the Dolphins seemed to have decided to skip the game? Johnny sure didn’t! The Dolphins were pounded in a 31-10 victory, but Johnny looked as sexy as ever as he watched from the stands.

The Hallandale blog even included excerpts of the first time the former South Florida resident and son of Hallandale public utilities director John Depp were in the papers together, as Johnny talked about his first movies in Hollywood. Of Nightmare on Elm Street: “It’s not a work of art, but it’s right.” and his start in hollywood: “I had a friend who was an actor. He took me to see hisa gent and they signed me up for Elm Street. Acting is real addicting!”

We’re really addicted to watching you act, too, Johnny!

Check out the Hallandale Beach Blog for more!

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