I completely updated the Johnny section,
so everything below “Johnny shortcut” and “Johnny detailed” has been updated –
the tattoos site got a new whole-body-pic
the missing awards have been added
the timeline has been completed to all galleries/appearances we have
and I added a whole “Contact Johnny” site with his working fan adresses
MORE THAN 11 years ago, in one of my first columns for this paper, I said of Johnny Depp that “he has just what it takes to revive that dodo bird of the American cinema, the swashbuckler.” By Joe Morgenstern for the The Wall Street Journal.
How could I have foreseen, way back then, his performance in “Pirates of the Caribbean”? Well, I couldn’t, and didn’t.
What his sudden ascension means for the studios is clear — a mad competition for his services, now that the second installment of “Pirates” is a staggering success, and the third one is already in the can. What it means for movie lovers, especially those who care about actors and acting, is equally clear. Stardom isn’t always synonymous with interesting acting — Robert Redford and Keanu Reeves come to mind. Yet every Depp performance holds out the promise of surprise, and he delivers on the promise more often than not.
Everyone who has seen “Pirates” can readily recall Jack Sparrow’s quirks — the slyness, the blitheness, the woozy feyness that slides in and out of genial gayness. Even those who haven’t seen the film seem to be aware that the model for this unlikely hero was Keith Richards, although an earlier stage in the character’s evolution may well have been that aforementioned Don Juan, who wore eyeliner and, in a fantasy sequence, sported a mask and bandana as a typhoon survivor washed up on the island of Eros.
This article is courtesy of the Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, whose publicist allowed me to add it to the site. Credit goes to them, and the full article can also be found here
How Johnny Depp keeps defying expectations
August 5, 2006; Page P4
More than 11 years ago, in one of my first columns for this paper, I said of Johnny Depp that “he has just what it takes to revive that dodo bird of the American cinema, the swashbuckler.” How could I have foreseen, way back then, his performance in “Pirates of the Caribbean”? Well, I couldn’t, and didn’t. The subject was a seriously underrated comedy called “Don Juan DeMarco,” in which he plays, with a droll Castilian accent, a delusional New Yorker who claims to be the world’s greatest lover. I came across this piece of pseudo-prescience in the course of thinking about Mr. Depp’s hugely popular portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow, and his new real-life role as king of the Hollywood hill.
What his sudden ascension means for the studios is clear — a mad competition for his services, now that the second installment of “Pirates” is a staggering success, and the third one is already in the can. What it means for movie lovers, especially those who care about actors and acting, is equally clear. Stardom isn’t always synonymous with interesting acting — Robert Redford and Keanu Reeves come to mind. Yet every Depp performance holds out the promise of surprise,
FilmEdge.net recently posted updated news for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3. Director Gore Verbinski, his cast and crew are expected to begin shooting the third pirate sequel August 3. Filming will last several months until November 30, 2006. All of the principal actors will return for filming, plus new cast members including Chow Yun-Fat (playing Sao Feng), to complete next summer’s trilogy-capper following 2006’s number one film, DEAD MAN’S CHEST.
But Disney continues to deny that PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END is the title of the third chapter, saying the actual title will be released in the next few months.
Hey everyone,
I’m Catherine the brand new fanart staffer. Keep an eye out for all new fantastic fanart in the future! If you’d like to submit fanart email it to fanart@johnny-depp.org.
I’ve just uploaded some new artworks in the fanart section which I did myself and I will be adding some more new stuff soon. =D
Enjoy,
Catherine.
Conny capped the Special Edition of the Japanese Pirates of the Caribbean 2 – Dead Man’s Chest Soundtrack CD….
and I capped the trailer for the movie,
you you’ll be able to find some new screencaps under the screencaps
We can welcome Catherine as a new staffer for the fanart section
so I redesigned the whole fanart section.
She already added some new fanart.
Title: Heartbeat Poet
Author: Philip Berk
Publication: AUS – FilmInk
Issue: August 2006
Generally conceded as the best actor of his generation, Johnny Depp is certainly the least predictable. Having completed two back-to-back Captain Jack Sparrows for Pirates of the Caribbean, he’s free to take a stab at something different. Last January when l interviewed him, Depp was contemplating a number of offbeat movies, including the sprawling adventure Shantaram, Hunter S. Thompson’s The Rum Diaries, and a Hungarian project called Whisky Robber; at that time he was enthusiastic about doing all of them. Six months later (in the interim he’s completed the second Pirates sequel), reports are flittering around that he’s in line to play Michael Hutchence in an INXS biopic. Even more mind boggling are claims that his ex-girlfriend Kate Moss has been signed to play Hutchence’s unhinged girlfriend Paula Yates.
As crazy as this sounds, it’s an interesting reflection on Johnny Depp’s career, Granted, he’s given great performances – as Ed Wood, Captain Jack, Willy Wonka, and some might add Donnie Brasco — but for the rest, it’s been more his unorthodox path to stardom that’s earned him his reputation. That is until The Libertine. The film came and went so fast in the US that you’d have to wonder if Disney had engineered its disappearance. Was the studio worried that Depp’s appearance in this sex-and-profanity-filled art film might adversely affect the Mouse Factory’s billion-dollar Pirates franchise?