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Published: 7/19/2005 – IF Magazine – By: PAMELA HARLAND Managing Editor – Could Johnny Depp finally be a mainstream actor? Judging from his PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN stint (two more are in the works) and now Tim Burton’s chocolately delicious boxoffice goldmine CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, Depp has come into his own as an accessible actor who makes his quirky mark with each of his characters. It’s finally the best of both worlds for the 42-year-old thespian.

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July 19 2005 – Time Out.com – Mark Salisbury talks exclusively to Tim Burton and Johnny Depp on the set of their new film.

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Jul 19 2005 – icWales – Johnny Depp might be the most famous man who doesn’t want to be famous. He has been twice nominated for Oscars and once voted the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ – but awards ceremonies scare him and Hollywood just annoys him…

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July 19, 2005 – Tonight – Johnny Depp shocked fellow drinkers in a London pub by buying them all a drink. The actor – in the capital for the UK premiere of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory – bought a round for more than 50 members of the public when he stopped into Waxy O’ Connors near the capital’s Leicester Square…

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July 19, 2005 – Hello Magazine.com – Johnny Depp has never been one for playing it safe. His preference for off-beat movie roles has earned him a reputation as one of the industry’s best actors, and that same free spirit now looks set to make him a bonafide style icon…

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July 19, 2005 The Reeler – Variety reports that the Weinstein brothers over at Miramax who are desperately trying to tidy things up before the September 30th deadline; meaning cutting all ties with Disney, will release The Libertine starring Johnny Depp on September 16…

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Tuesday July 19, 2005 – Press Release Source: IMAX Corporation; Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The IMAX Experience opened to enthusiastic audience reception and record breaking box office performance this past weekend. The film debuted in a record 65 North American IMAX

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July 17, 2005 – BBC NEWS – Emma Jones interviews Johnny Depp on his approach to playing Willy Wonka in the new film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Depp said, “There are so many levels, you want to be true to the author’s intent; you want to be true to the director’s vision; you want to be true to yourself, in some ways you want to take the character–and at the same time, I’m trying to imagine what Roald Dahl might have wanted to see in a character like Wonka today.” To view video click here.

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July 18, 2005 – ContactMusic.com -Actor JOHNNY DEPP is so unhappy without his family around him – he forces his wife and two children to join him on location when he’s shooting movies…

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The Insider caught up with legendary producer STEPHEN J. CANNELL, the man who discovered Depp and made him a star. “He didn’t like the show,” Cannell laughs.

In fact, the role of “Hanson” was actually already cast when Depp came into the picture: “It was an interesting situation,” Cannell recalled, “We had cast somebody else to play the part of Hanson … he didn’t have what we were looking for, we had just made a mistake.
Cannell says when Johnny read for the part it was clear to everyone that he was the perfect guy for the part.

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