Johnny Depp

EW.com reports that Johnny will soon begin work on The Rum Diaries. The Rum Diaries is Hunter S. Thompson’s autobiographical book, written in 1959 when he was 22 years old, but not published until 1998.

Johnny will play Paul Kemp, a freelance newspaper journalist in Puerto Rico in 1959. Kemp is surrounded by a group of self-destructive lost souls. He is also producing the film.

Work on Rum Diaries is expected to begin as soon as Johnny wraps Shantaram, about an Australian drug addict who resumes a life of crime after escaping to India. Johnny has a lot of projects in the works. Looks like we’ll be seeing lots of him in the near future!

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The Times of India is reporting that Johnny has bought a penthouse loft in the Eastern Columbia Building, considered to be one of the most beautiful of Los Angeles’ historic buildings. The penthouse has private decks and full views of downtown, and the San Bernadino mountains.

Apparently, the price was $2 million. Neighbors include T.R. Knight, of Grey’s Anatomy and Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling. Guess you can’t spend all your time living on an island! Especially when you’re working! Congratulations to Johnny and Vanessa and family on their new digs!

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I was absolutely thrilled to see this news! The entertainment site CanMag is reporting that Johnny will be starring in a film adaptation of the 1960’s horror soap “Dark Shadows” from Warner Bros.

I was a huge fan of “Dark Shadows.” When I was in elementary school, it came on in the late afternoons, and I used to run off the bus, into the house, to get myself a snack and settle in front of the TV. Every day, I watched 30 minutes of vampire Barnabas Collins, and his dealings with others in the supernatural world-ghosts, zombies, werewolves, etc.

Turns out Johnny was a big fan of the show, too, as well as a fan of vampires in general. Apparently, he always hoped to play Barnabas Collins in the movies. I’ll be looking forward to this Johnny Depp project very much, and I’ll keep you up to date with any other news I find on it!

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Yesterday, I talked about the possibility of “Sweeney Todd” previews at Comic-Con in San Diego. That won’t be the only sighting of Johnny Depp at Comic-Con. SignOnSanDiego.com reports the following about Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” display:

Disney’s display for “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” the summer movie blockbuster, includes a hand-carved Jack Sparrow (played in the film by Johnny Depp) and a replica of the Black Pearl ship. Inside the booth is an interactive museum, pieces of art from the collection of producer Jerry Bruckheimer, costumes and sound effects from the film. The ship, which weighs 6,000 pounds, took seven months to build in Paso Robles and was shipped in pieces to Comic-Con – just for you, said Maximillian Castillo, whose Encino-based company did the installation.

Click on the link above for info about other displays at Comic-Con. It’ll be wonderful fun!

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Will Comic-Con attendees be getting a preview of the Tim Burton-Johnny Depp musical “Sweeney Todd?” According to Playbill it was one of the film invited to present at the San Diego event, July 26-29.

However, according to a Dreamworks Studios spokesperson, that is unlikely.

“It’s too early. If a poster had been ready, that would have been the time to reveal it.” Noting the expected release, he added, “It’s still a long way to December.”

The film is scheduled for limited release Dec. 21, 2007, with a wide opening on Jan. 11, 2008. All you lucky Comic-Con attendees, let us know if you see anything!

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That Vanessa Paradis is one lucky woman! A romantic Mediterranean cruise with a shirtless Johnny Depp! What more could you ask for? The Daily Mail reported the news and published photos of the couple’s getaway.

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I found the following at Metro.co.uk:

Captain Jack Sparrow looks set to get his very own TV series.

Disney bosses are said to be planning a Pirates Of The Caribbean spin off about Jack “The Lad”.

An insider told the Daily Star: “The idea is that we focus on a much younger Jack Sparrow and show fans how he became a famous pirate.

“The film has been such a success with spin-offs such as toys and video games and books it seems only right to do a TV series.

“They did one with Indiana Jones, showing the fossil-finder in his younger days, so there is no reason why it won’t work for Jack.

“And since the film has attracted guests like Keith Richards, you can imagine the stars who’ll want to pop up in the telly show.”

But first of all producers will need to find a younger actor up to Johnny Depp’s standards to take on the coveted role of a teenage Jack.

All I can say is, “Are they crazy?!” Do they really think they’ll find a younger actor up to Johnny’s standards? And besides, don’t they get it? Johnny Depp is Captain Jack Sparrow! Why would anyone want to tune in to watch someone else?

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Will Johnny and Vanessa Paradis finally tie the knot? Showbiz Spy reports that the wedding bell buzz has reached deafening proportions in Paris, and that the two could be married by the end of July.

Of course, we’ve heard all this several times before. The most recent buzz was earlier this year when Johnny and Vanessa’s daughter, Lily-Rose, was recovering from a serious illness. The two have been together since 1998. It’d be nice to see a wedding between the two. Maybe for their ninth anniversary together?

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Included in a list of DVD’s newly available this week is “The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg,” which includes an interview with our own Johnny Depp! The entire list is available at azstarnet.com. Here’s the info on the movie:

‘The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg’
The man who wrote the Beat Generation epic poem “Howl” is the subject of this in-depth portrait from director Jerry Aronson, who spent 25 years gathering interviews and footage of Ginsberg, his associates and his admirers. The impressive lineup of interviews in the documentary includes Andy Warhol, Hunter S. Thompson, Abbie Hoffman, William Burroughs, Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Joan Baez, Bono and Johnny Depp. The two-disc set also packs a huge range of extras, featuring Ginsberg reading some of his poems, visiting Jack Kerouac’s grave with Bob Dylan and offering an exhibition of his photos.

An interview with Johnny is always worth seeing, and there’s obviously a lot of other interesting people on this two-disc set. Check it out!

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The newest face on Law & Order: SVU, Adam Beach, credits Johnny Depp with inspiring him to be an actor. In an article in the Edmonton Sun, the Canadian actor made the following statements:

“Johnny Depp was the one who made me want to act.”

“(Depp) was doing 21 Jump Street and he was playing these different characters that were involved with different high schools. And as a kid, I just wanted to live a different life.”

Beach has also appeared in the Clint Eastwood movie “Flags Of Our Fathers” and done numerous guest spots on other TV series. He couldn’t have picked a better role model!

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Product Reviews Net is reporting that there will definitely be another Pirates of the Caribbean starring Johnny Depp, with Geoffrey Rush and Gore Verbinski as the directors. They report that the movie is scheduled for release sometime between 2009 and 2011, and will pay Johnny $40 million for is role as Captain Jack Sparrow. What a great payday for Johnny. They do say, however, that their information is based on rumors, and that their sources may be incorrect. So, how do you say a movie is definite, and then say the info is based on rumors?

Personally, I hope it’s true. I don’t think I’d ever tire of watching Johnny as Jack Sparrow! In the long run, we’ll just have to see how all this pans out.

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The big Johnny Depp news today is at PunkNews.org:

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The one and only album by “supergroup” P has been re-issued by Caroline Records. The band was formed by Gibby Haynes (Butthole Surfers), Johnny Depp (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, some movie about pirates), Bill Carter and Sal Jenco. The album also features guest appreances from Sex Pistol Steve Jones, RHCP’s Flea and the legnedary Chuck E. Weiss.

The band made their debut at the 1993 South by Southwest Music Festival and became the informal house band at the Viper Room, the Los Angeles rock club co-owned by Depp. In 1995, Capitol Records, then home to the Butthole Surfers, released P’s self-titled debut album.

The song, “Michael Stipe,” gained some alternative rock airplay, and sales were respectable if modest considering the fame of the participants. The group proved to be short-lived, as Depp and Jenco returned to acting, Haynes continued touring and recording with the Butthole Surfers, and Carter released solo albums and collaborated with Howe Gelb of Giant Sand.

1. I Save Cigarette Butts
2. Zing Splash
3. Michael Stipe
4. Oklahoma
5. Dancing Queen
6. Jon Glenn (Mega Mix)
7. Mr. Officer
8. White Man Sings The Blues
9. Die Anne
10. Scrapings From Ring
11. The Deal

This is great news for Depp fans. I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy!

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The New York Post published the following blurb about FBI agent Joe Pistone, who was the real-life Donnie Brasco.

The real-life Donnie Brasco is helping tout a high-tech digital camera that he says could form the “front line of defense” in a terror strike.

Legendary FBI agent Joe Pistone, who was portrayed by Johnny Depp in the film “Donnie Brasco,” is helping promote the AV-360, a camera that sits in a car’s rearview mirror and provides 360-degree videotaping inside and outside of a vehicle.

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“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” leads the nominations in the Teen Choice Awards with eight! Here’s a list of the categories for which Johnny and company are nominated:

Choice Movie: Action Adventure - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure - Johnny Depp
Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure - Orlando Bloom
Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure - Keira Knightley
Choice Movie Villain - Bill Nighy (Davy Jones)
Choice Movie Liplock - Orlando Bloom & Keira Knightley, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Choice Movie Rumble - Orlando Bloom (Will Turner) vs. the Crew of the Flying Dutchman, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Choice Male Hottie - Orlando Bloom

You can vote at the above link. The awards will be announced on August 26th on FOX!

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Johnny Depp and Harry Potter help make it cool for kids to wear glasses! So says the website Telegraph.co.uk. In a report by the College of Optometrists, which polled seven to 16-year-olds, the boy wizard, Harry Potter, and Johnny came in first and second in a list of celebrities who made it easier for kids to wear glasses and not worry about being teased. Also making the list were the Queen, Sir Elton John, Paul O’Grady, Tony Blair, Billie Piper, actor David Tennant as Doctor Who, and Anne Robinson of “The Weakest Link.”

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