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So, 2006 and 2007 were mostly taken up by filming Pirates 2&3, as they were filmed back to back, even though they had not been fully scripted at the time. And if that wasn’t exhausting enough, Johnny also teamed up with his great friend Tim Burton, to make ‘Sweeny Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’. This part really put Johnny out of his comfort zone, as the film was a musical, so Johnny had to do a lot of singing. Sweeny Todd went onto win 15 Awards ranging from Best Musical, Best Costumes to Best Actor for Johnny.
Following the tragic death of Johnny’s friend Heath Ledger in 2008, leaving a film incomplete, Johnny, Jude Law and Colin Farrell, played variations of Heath’s character Tony. In memory of Heath, the three actors donated their earnings to Heath’s daughter Matilda Rose.
Next, Johnny filmed Public Enemies, a film about John Dillinger, a bank robber during the Great Depression. This film was released in 2009. Around this time rumours had begun circulating in the media, that all was not well in the Depp/Paradis household. Both Johnny and Vanessa dismissed these rumours.
2010 brought another Johnny and Tim collaboration, in Alice in Wonderland. Johnny played Tarrent Hightop, aka the Mad Hatter, which meant hours in the make up chair before starting work each day. Johnny’s Hatter gained great admiration and Johnny was praised for the role. Unfortunately Johnny’s second film of 2010 did not receive such praise. ‘The Tourist’, in which Johnny starred opposite Angelina Jolie wasn’t well liked and criticised for lack of chemistry between Johnny and Jolie. However, this film did introduce Johnny to an actor who would become a good friend, Paul Bettany.
2011 was a super busy year for Johnny. Captain Jack stared in his 4th film, and Johnny voiced the titular character in ‘Rango’, an animated western comedy. He also produced and stared in ‘The Rum Diary’, a book written by his long time friend Hunter S. Thompson.
While filming ‘The Rum Diary’, Johnny met an actress called Amber Heard. I’m sure you’ll know the effect she had on Johnny’s life.
As if three movies wasn’t enough, Johnny also had a cameo in ‘Jack and Jill’ and produced the movie ‘Hugo’
So, it’s now 2012, and Johnny is one of the Worlds Biggest Filmstars, and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the Worlds Highest Paid Actor. But in Johnny’s personal life, he’s having a hard time, as it’s announced that his relationship with Vanessa has come to an end.
‘Dark Shadows’ is released this year, but unfortunately, does not do well at the Box Office. But Johnny signs a ‘First Look’ deal with Walt Disney Studios, from which his first film with them is ‘The Lone Ranger’, in which Johnny plays Tonto. However due to claims of whitewashing, the movie didn’t do well with the public or the critics.
Around this time Johnny began dating Amber Heard, and by February 2015 they were married.
Johnny’s next few films, ‘Transcendence’,’ Tusk’ and ‘Into The Woods’ (2014) received mixed reviews, and in 2015 Johnny appeared in two films by his production company, Infinitum Nihil. One of which was ‘Mortdecai’ in which Johnny stared with Paul Bettany and Gwyneth Paltrow. Again, this movie didn’t do well (although I can’t see why, it’s hilarious!). The second film was ‘Black Mass’ in which Johnny stared as ‘Whitey Bulgar’. At last, people could see Johnny’s brilliance again, and this film did much better.
After a bumpy year, 2015 ended on a high, with Johnny being inducted as a ‘Disney Legend’ and Johnny became the face of Dior Sauvage for men.
Johnny’s first film of 2016 gave him the opportunity to work with his daughter, Lily-Rose, in the film ‘Yoga Hosers’, which is a sequel to Tusk. He got to exercise his comedy side by staring as Donald Trump, in ‘Donald Trump’s the Art of the Deal: The Movie’ which is a laugh or die comedy satire. Johnny gained a lot of praise for this role.
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