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Though Depp and Burton have made many good films together, none of them have been as good as the 1994 classic Ed Wood.

Depp stars as the title character Edward D. Wood, Jr. Ed Wood tells the story of this real life filmmaker and his quest for Hollywood glory. Ed Wood made classic ‘B’ movies such as Plan 9 From Outer Space and Bride of the Monster. The film Ed Wood shows Wood’s life through a sympathetic eye and shows a passionate filmmaker whose movies didn’t come out on screen the way he perceived them in his mind. The main plot of the film revolves around Ed’s friendship with horror movie legend Bela Lugosi. Lugosi and Wood worked together quite a few times during the end of Lugosi’s life.

Originally Published: Issue 301 – August 17, 2005

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JOHNNY Depp may have lampooned Rolling Stone Keith Richards’ drug-addled manner when he played Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean, but the two celebrities are now “good buddies”. by ALLAN HALL – Tue 16 Aug 2005.

Richards, 61, who is to take the part of Sparrow’s father in a sequel to the film, said they had teamed up in pirate costumes to amuse his grandchildren.

Depp previously revealed that he had copied Richards’ body language for his role in Pirates of the Caribbean.

But Richards appears to have enjoyed the joke and said Depp was now a firm friend. “Johnny is a good buddy,” he said.

“Recently, he visited me with a set of Disney pirate costumes and we disguised ourselves one afternoon and had a hell of a fun time. One of my grandkids thinks I am full-time pirate.”

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Sexual ambiguity has never looked so hip and appeared so harmless. By Felix Cheong, TODAY. 12 August 2005.

This is a man who has virtually carved a career out of depicting androgyny, hovering on the borderline between masculine and feminine, between oddball and deviant.

In Finding Neverland (2004), for instance, Depp plays author JM Barrie who is inspired to pen Peter Pan by his friendship with the children of Sylvia Llewellyn Davies.

But you’re never quite sure if it’s the sheer exuberance of their innocence that summons up the muse in him. Or perhaps something deeper and darker.

This sexual ambiguity surfaces in other Depp roles…

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Johnny Depp the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory star reckons his next film should be a porn, according to German magazine Gala. FemaleFirst.co.uk. – August 11, 2005.

Depp has played a string of eccentric roles, including author J.M.Barrie in Finding Neverland and most famous Edward Scissorhands, even his latest role in Charlie and the chocolate factory and is a creepy incarnation of Willy Wonka in Chocolate Factory. Apparently the star is worried he will become typecast so the star says starring in a porn might save his career. “These kind of characters are not so far from my own personality, but I don’t want to become typecast as an eccentric,” said Depp.

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Johnny Depp’s revealed he was in two minds about making more ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movies. Last updated 10 August 2005.

He says a lot had changed since making the first film; but Johnny reckons as soon as the cameras were rolling, his fears were put at rest. “You didn’t quite know what to expect. But honestly you stepped back on to the set for the first day and it was like jumping back into the skin of Captain Jack,” said Depp.

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Warner Bros. Pictures to Unveil “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” at Toronto International Film Festival; (Opens in theaters Friday, September 23, 2005)

“Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” will make its North American debut at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday, September 10, closely following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Set in a 19th century European village, Corpse Bride tells the story of Victor (Depp), a young man who is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious “Corpse Bride” (Bonham Carter), while his real bride, Victoria (Watson), waits bereft in the Land of the Living. Though life in the Land of the Dead proves to be a lot more colorful than his strict Victorian upbringing, Victor learns that there is nothing in this world, or the next, that can keep him away from his one true love. It’s a tale of optimism, romance and a very lively afterlife, told in classic Tim Burton style.

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VENICE – An animated film based on a 19th-century Russian folk tale and described, as “low budget” by its director Tim Burton is the runaway success of the 62nd Venice film festival so far – Sunday Times.co.za.

Burton’s inventive, funny and touching movie featuring the voices of Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter earned loud and lengthy applause at the festival, where it is being shown out of competition.

“Corpse Bride” marks the fifth time the director has collaborated with Depp, who also starred in Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands”, “Ed Wood” and “Sleepy Hollow”.

There is a strong cast of accomplished character actors to complement the film’s stunning visuals.

Albert Finney and Joanna Lumley play Victoria’s pompous parents Finis and Maudeline Everglot, while Victor’s nouveau riche parents are voiced by Tracey Ullman and Paul Whitehouse.

The veteran actor Christopher Lee, known for his previous roles as Dracula, chillingly plays an authoritarian pastor.

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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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Contactmusic reports that Johnny Depp has agreed to play Gypsy Rose Lee, the legendary burlesgue stripper in Burton’s next movie…

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July 12, 2005 – bbc.co.uk. ENT NEWS – Word has it that Johnny has finally gone and done it. According to the ENT NEWS he’s pulled off the big coup; he’s managed to persuade Rolling Stone Keith Richards to star as Captain Jack Sparrow’s father in one of the two upcoming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ sequels. “You talk about a dream come true,” said Depp. “You get to be a pirate with Keith Richards, does it get any better than that?”

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