Thursday, September 25, 2003 04:54 p.m.
Johnny Depp will make French cameo

Johnny Depp is to make a cameo appearance in a new film from Israeli director Yvan Attal.

'Ils se Marierent et Eurent Beaucoup d'Enfants' ('They Married and Had Lots of Children') follows romantic intrigue among a group of couples.

It stars Attal's wife, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Emmanuel Seigner, Alain Cohen, Claude Berry and Anouk Aimee and will be shot in Paris.

Depp's new film, 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico', opens on Irish screens on Friday.

Source: RTE Interactive 9/23/03

Thursday, September 25, 2003 04:47 p.m.
Eva Mendes' Depp

The actress talks about her long time crush on Johnny Depp:

"Oh my God, first of all, there's that beauty factor. I'm sorry but Johnny is one of the most beautiful men I have ever seen in my life. And knowing that when I was growing up as a little girl, I actually had his pictures up on the wall, I was just like 'Johnnyyyyy,' you know," she says breathlessly. "It was just crazy. I bought all these Tiger Beat, Teen Beat, Big Rocker fan magazines and cut all his pictures. He was the guy who's my total complete crush, and then suddenly, I am making a movie with him! So it was really interesting that he was the only person that I really worked with that dated back so far," she says and then giggles. "I have to admit, I am totally in love with him!"

Monday, September 15, 2003 06:37 p.m.
Johnny Depp Talks Chocolate Factory

While he's signed for a sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, one other project on Johnny Depp's mind is Tim Burton's adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

It's not a done deal, but Depp sees "Wonka" as the ultimate without-a-net challenge. "You'll never escape that memory that's seared into your consciousness of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka," he admits. "It was really amazing to watch as a kid growing up, and I've watched it with my kids. So it's just, Okay, where do I go from there? Gene Wilder did something very beautiful and it's time to take it somewhere else."

Depp doubts that Burton will make him belt out musical numbers like Wilder did in the original, but he's not exactly opposed to the idea, either.

News Source: Coming Soon!

Monday, September 15, 2003 06:30 p.m.
Johnny "Dances with Ducks"

A nice behind-the-scenes look at Johnny Depp on the set of Neverland.

Monday, September 15, 2003 06:23 p.m.
Depp, Del Toro will get a taste of Thompson's 'Rum'

A couple years ago, Hunter S. Thompson said that he hoped Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, & Nick Nolte would star in the film version of The Rum Diaries. Looks like he's going to get his wish.

Tuesday, September 9, 2003 08:23 p.m.
Secret Window, Secret Garden

Lilja's Library is keeping a weblog on Secret Window, Secret Garden, a movie starring Johnny Depp that just started shooting in Bromont, Quebec. The movie is based on a Stephen King novella about a "writer (Depp) going through a painful divorce who is stalked by a psychotic stranger claiming that the writer stole his story."

Be sure to check out the rest of the site if you're a fan of King's work.

Tuesday, September 9, 2003 08:09 p.m.
Once upon a time, there were three unknowns

"I'm still in shock that my name is attached to a film that actually did well at the box office," muses Depp, who's shooting the thriller Secret Window in Montreal. "It's a new thing for me. Little kids come up to me now, and say, 'Captain Jack Sparrow!' Now, they're gonna go back and rent Fear and Loathing. I'll have little kids going, 'What is he huffing?'"

Great USA Today cast interview with Johnny Depp, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, & Robert Rodriguez.

Tuesday, September 9, 2003 07:57 p.m.
Extra: 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico'

Johnny Depp plays "a complete psycho" alongside Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek in the new movie, "Once Upon a Time in Mexico."

The article also includes a brief video clip of Johnny being interviewed for Extra. In it, he talks about how he hopes to play Wonka (cross your fingers) and Sharon Osbourne trying to convince his agent that he should play Ozzy. (Now that would be something to see.)

Tuesday, September 9, 2003 07:46 p.m.
Rodriguez's Desperado Hours Drag, but Johnny Be Good

he working title of Once Upon a Time in Mexico was Desperado II, and the working title of Desperado was El Mariachi II (why not For a Few Million More?), which gives some indication of the diminishing re-returns on offer in Robert Rodriguez's latest. Having already looted the Peckinpah and spaghetti-western archives, the director now quotes his own quotations, in service of not a sequel but a vociferous reiteration. Here again is the brooding man with no name and vengeance on the brain (Antonio Banderas), strolling through border-town pyrotechnics with an armory in his guitar case, bewitched by Salma Hayek (granted second billing for a near wordless recurring cameo), stretched into a tall tale by a barroom raconteur (Cheech Marin, standing in for an AWOL Steve Buscemi). Various explosions and bullet exchanges punctuate a convolution engaging the CIA, a drug baron (Willem Dafoe in Chuck Heston's Touch of Evil makeup), and the overthrow of the Mexican government.

Notwithstanding multitasker Rodriguez, who not only scripted and directed but "shot, chopped and scored," the identity of Mexico's prime-mover auteur will not surprise those who this summer found themselves enjoying a Bruckbuster pirate farce. Johnny Depp, who must be ad-libbing, is the man in the "CIA" T-shirt, a charming, loathsome tourist kicking up third-world dust with glib glee until the hounds of hell catch his scent—his Gloucester act with a local kid summons at once the fragile specter of Edward Scissorhands and an abject mythos finally worthy of Leone.

News Source: Village Voice

Friday, September 5, 2003 04:16 p.m.
Avast Me Hearties: Orlando, Keira & Jerry on 'Pirates'

What did you both learn from working with the likes of Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush?

Bloom: Johnny Depp was a bit of a guideline for me, even as a young actor. His character didn't really read like that on the page - that kind of drunkard, Keith Richards number that he pulled from the black corners of his mind. He's so courageous as an actor. It's the same for Geoffrey Rush - as a young actor, I felt really privileged to see how they develop a character. It could quite easily not have worked, but it always works with Johnny. I admired that the most.

Friday, September 5, 2003 03:52 p.m.
Johnny Depp dismisses 'USA is a dumb puppy' report


Johnny Depp says he intended no "anti-American sentiment" in comparing the nation to a dumb puppy and blames a news report for misrepresenting his opinions.

The actor has apologised in a statement to those "who were offended, affected or hurt by this insanely twisted deformation of my words and intent."

Stern, the German magazine that interviewed the actor, says its stands by its story.

Depp was quoted as saying that "America is dumb, is something like a dumb puppy that has big teeth - that can bite and hurt you, aggressive."

In a statement Thursday, the 40-year-old actor complained that "the inaccurate and out of context misquote" was "virulently spreading in the news."

"Taken in context, what I was saying was that, compared to Europe, America is a very young country and we are still growing as a nation. It is a shame that the metaphor I used was taken so radically out of context and slung about irresponsibly by the news media," Depp said.

"There was no anti-American sentiment. In fact, it was just the opposite," he said. "I am an American. I love my country and have great hopes for it. It is for this reason that I speak candidly and sometimes critically about it. I have benefited greatly from the freedom that exists in my country and for this I am eternally grateful."

Stern magazine news editor Hans-Peter Junker said Depp's quotes were "not taken out of context."

"Stern regrets that Johnny Depp is being criticized for his outspoken remarks in his homeland," Junker said. "Stern stands by its account."

Depp spends much of his time in the south of France with his companion, Vanessa Paradis, and their two children. According to the Stern article, Depp said he couldn't see himself paying more than short visits to his Los Angeles residence in the present political climate.

Friday 5th September 2003. Ananova

Friday, September 5, 2003 03:43 p.m.
"Pirates of the Caribbean" DVD comes out December 2nd


According to Dark Horizons, Disney is set to release the Pirates of the Caribbean DVD on December 2nd. There are three audio commentaries: Director Gore Verbinski and star Johnny Depp, Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and stars Keira Knightley & Jack Davenport, and writers Stuart Beattie, Ted Elliot & Terry Rossio and Jay Wolpert. The extras will contain deleted scenes, a "Moonlight" Scene Progression featurette, a still gallery, blooper reel, "Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates".

Sweet.

Sunday, August 31, 2003 02:55 p.m.
Johnny Depp sets sail

“I went after Johnny Depp to play Captain Jack Sparrow,” Bruckheimer says with a knowing grin. “Johnny is an artist who’s known to take on eccentric projects. He’s a brilliant actor. He’s not out to create a fan base for himself, or to simply select work based on salary; it’s clear he needs to find a role that gives back to him artistically. I think he also wanted to do something specifically for his kids.”

Sunday, August 31, 2003 02:50 p.m.
FWD Interview: Depp in Venice

"I had so much fun with this film," gushed Depp, who in the movie sports three arms and loses both eyes. "It was the first time that after the film finished, I said: 'Are you sure there's nothing else we can shoot? I'd really like to stay.'"

Sunday, August 31, 2003 02:38 p.m.
Depp holds out hopes of Don Quixote role

"Every time I speak to Terry he's still very, very enthusiastic about getting Quixote back on the block. If he wants to do that and if he's able to do that, I'd be right there," said Depp.