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“Wonka’s Welcome Song” written especially for Tim Burton’s delicious eye-popping, lip-smacking good film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; has just been nominated by the 48th Annual Grammy Awards for: Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media by the Recording Academy. The songwriters of this delightful composition are Danny Elfman and John August. The awards presentation will be held on February 8, 2006 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. CBS will broadcast the event starting at 8:00 p.m.(ET/PT).

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The Official Website for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is Up and Running!

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The much loved Captain Jack Sparrow is set to return next year in the sequel to smash sea faring adventure Pirates of the Caribbean.

Once again thrown into the world of the supernatural, Sparrow (Johnny Depp) finds out that he owes a blood debt to the legendary Davey Jones, Captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman.

With time running out, Jack must find a way out of his debt or else be doomed to eternal damnation and servitude in the afterlife. And as if this weren’t enough, the Captain’s problems manage to wreck the wedding plans of a certain Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), who are forced to join Jack on yet another misadventure.

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The Weinstein Co. has released the theatrical trailer for The Libertine starring Johnny Depp. This version is very similar to the teaser trailer released earlier, however, some feel this version is ‘fleshed out’ more. Each version is available via this link so why not watch them both?

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Digital Spy.com revealed Friday the film title to the second sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean blockbuster which reunites stars Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley with more swashbuckling high-sea adventures. Reporter Daniel Saney, says that according to the industry magazine Below The Line, the third movie will be called Pirates of the Caribbean: Uncharted Waters.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, the first sequel will be released in July of 2006, with the second sequel, Uncharted Waters, the following year in 2007.

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Contact Music reports that Johnny generously donated a shirt he wore in the film The Libertine to be used to raise money for charity. The charity, a children’s hospice received $3,240 (GBP1, 800) in an online auction. Depp’s costume shirt was worn for the character of poet John Wilmont, Earl of Rochester.

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According to DotMusic.com, Johnny was among the guests at the wedding of Marilyn Manson to burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese at Castle Gurteen in County Tipperary, Ireland last Saturday. The secret ceremony is rumored to have cost around $500,000 and was attended by a host of famous people including Madonna, Lisa Marie Presley, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Manson’s band the Spooky Kids.

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ASIFA-Hollywood – The nominations for the 33rd Annual Annie Awards have just been announced and feature the year’s finest animation in film, television, short subjects and gaming.

Corpse Bride is up for Best Animated Feature. Also nominated this year is Carlos Grangel who created Victor Van Vort, for Best Character Design in Animated Feature. Both Tim Burton and Mike Johnson are nominated for Best Direction of an Animated Feature.

It was already announced that Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride has won the prestigious juried award, the Ub Iwerks Award, honoring excellence in technical achievement.

The Annie awards will be presented at Alex Theatre, the former Alexander Theatre, a Vaudeville and motion picture house featuring Greek and Egyptian motifs which opened in 1925. Alex Theatre is located in Glendale, California with the ceremony held on Saturday, February 4, 2006. For ticket Information click here.

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Men’s Flair – Article sent in to JDOrg by Bilal Babic. Thanks for the great article! – Johnny fans have long known that the one we call the “greatest actor of our generation” has always had his own great sense of personal style. This article confirms what we have known for years. Here’s a short excerpt from Johnny Depp Style: Puttin’ On the Ritz

According to Maria Divaris, fashion editor of Marie Claire magazine, “It’s one of the things that kind of makes him sexy. He’s going to wear what he wants to wear, he’s going to cut or not cut his hair, shave or not shave when he sees fit, and he’s going to chose the movie roles he believes in.”
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Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet will narrate the IMAX film documentary entitled, Deep Sea 3D, directed by Howard Hall. The film features music by Danny Elfman.

Deep Sea 3D features close up encounters with some of the most strange and exotic sea creatures with every creature dependent on each other for survival, so the cooperation that exists between these ocean dwellers is required for all to flourish and grow.

The film opens March 3, 2006.

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