August 16, 2005 – LAtimes.com – Claudia Eller – “The Libertine” (December): Period drama directed by Laurence Dunmore, starring Johnny Depp is now scheduled to be released in December rather than in September to increase Johnny Depp’s Oscar chances…
IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ – Johnny Depp Reads has an exclusive announcement that they are sharing with other Johnny Depp fansites. We are allowed to link to their website. The information concerns the Libertine trailer release date and the words “Oscars” and “nominations” are being mentioned…
Media interest in Hunter S. Thompson’s memorial service next weekend is coming from around the globe, but organizers are adamant that the invitation-only observance for the late Woody Creek journalist/author not turn into a media circus. By Janet Urquhart
– Aspen Times – August 13, 2005.
“I think Depp wanted the object shrouded in secrecy – that’s why it’s not naked for the world to see,” said Woody Creek neighbor Michael Cleverly, referring to actor Johnny Depp, who has reportedly financed its construction. Depp was a close friend of Thompson’s and portrayed the late writer in the film version of Thompson’s seminal book, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.”
Depp and Moss had a turbulent relationship from 1994 -1997 and were notorious for their extravagant lifestyle and champagne Jacuzzis.
August 12, 2005 – ContactMusic.com
Hollywood superstar JOHNNY DEPP fears he wasn’t good enough for ex-fiancee KATE MOSS – but their split had a positive effect on his personality, enabling him to fall in love with French actress VANESSA PARADIS.
FANS may soon see a whole lot more of Hollywood hottie Johnny Depp. By Justine Parker –News.com.au. – August 11, 2005.
The 42-year-old has played a string of quirky roles, including Peter Pan author J.M.Barrie in Finding Neverland and gothic anti-hero Edward Scissorhands and is currently starring as a creepy incarnation of Willy Wonka in Chocolate Factory. Now Depp, fearing he may be typecast as the token weird guy; says starring in a porn might just save him from a career nosedive. “These kind of characters are not so far from my own personality, but I don’t want to become typecast as an eccentric,” he said.
August 11, 2005 – Sify Movies – “[Johnny Depp] has always been known as a good actor, but you know, Hollywood is a very safe community, and it’s like their attitude towards me: they think he is a good actor but they are also a little bit worried because he likes to transform himself,” Femalefirst quoted Burton as saying…
August 09, 2005 – TV/Movies for Teens Blog – Rachel Thomas – Do you have what it takes to be on the toughest-but-coolest police force? Just ask Johnny Depp aka Officer Tom Hanson! Daring in its day and still provocative, Jump Street Season Three arrives on DVD September 6, 2005. Get the details on this DVD release and learn more about the famous Johnny Depp…
Tim Burton insists that studios were frightened of Johnny Depp’s unpredictability and reluctance to be a celebrity. “He’s always been known as a good actor but they are also a little bit worried because he likes to transform himself,” Burton tells Empire magazine…
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August 8, 2005 – ContactMusic.com – JOHNNY DEPP owes his blossoming career to THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN because it was a financial success, according to his CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY director TIM BURTON…
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’s final note . . . Entering the no more fun zone – By DOUGLAS BRINKLEY.
Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men’s reality. Weird heroes and mold-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of “the rat race” is not yet final.
— HUNTER S. THOMPSON, 1937-2005.
February was always the cruelest month for Hunter S. Thompson. An avid NFL fan, Hunter traditionally embraced the Super Bowl in January as the high-water mark of his year. February, by contrast, was doldrums time. Nothing but monstrous blizzards, bad colds and the lackluster Denver Nuggets. This past February, with his health failing, Hunter was even more glum than usual. “This child’s getting old,” he muttered with stark regularity, an old-timey refrain that mountainmen used to utter when their trailblazing days were over. Depressed and in physical pain from hip-replacement surgery, he started talking openly about suicide, polishing his .45-caliber pistol, his weapon of choice. He was trying to muster the courage to end it all.