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While it may not have a U.S. distributor yet, Terry Gilliam?s latest movie, ?The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus? could get a big boost next month when it debuts at the annual Cannes film festival.
The movie features the final performance by actor Heath Ledger before his untimely death last year. Ledger had only completed about half of his scheduled shooting for the film before his death. However, the movie did feature a way that three fellow actors, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law, could step in and complete the scenes for him.
The film has struggled to find a U.S. distributor.However, with a debut at Cannes, this could help the film find a distributor and a release date.

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If the movie debuts at Cannes Film Festival,there is a big chance that Johnny shows up there too,as he did in 1998,when Fear and Loathing,by the same Gilliam was presented there.

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The disc of the server Johnny-Depp.org is on seems to be broken, and it needs to be exchanged. I don’t know when this will happen, but if the server is suddenly down for about 10 hours within the next week, don’t panic!

//edit: we’ll do it as fast as possible, means probably today.

//edit: we’re back! Thanks for your patience!

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At the Walt Disney annual company meeting,a video footage of Alice in Wonderland,Tim Burton’s upcoming movie, was shown,with the first true glimpse of Johnny as the Mad Hatter – victorian top hat, crimped hair that sticks straight out, and swirl of brightly colored make-up on his eyes, cheeks and lips that resembled the blur of a pinwheel blowing in the breeze. Fortunately, the Disney board members were really delighted with his appearance.

However,no footage from the movie will be shown to the audiences, probably because they don’t want to spoil the release of the magazine ?Disney Twenty-Three?, featuring an interview with Mr. Burton and concept art for his tea party in its $15.95 first issue.

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If you caught the brief presentation on ‘Entertainment Tonight’ from yesterday,they announced that more footage will be shown today at around 7 p.m. Eastern time.Check your local listing.
For the Europeans,trailer will most likely debut tomorrow. A French website already announced the trailer for 5th March

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I added a clip from ET exclusive. ET showed a 25 sec. preview from the Trailer we are waiting for.

You can find the clip here

*** may contain spoilers ***

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Aaron Eckhart, who played Harvey Dent/Two-Face in the successful “The Dark Knight” and the Academy Award nominee for his work in “The Visitor”,Richard Jenkins, have signed on to The Rum Diary, the adaptation of the Hunter S. Thompson novel that stars Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Aaron Eckhart will portray Sanderson,who is part of a love triangle that sees him vying with Kemp for Heard?s affection. Jenkins is playing Lotterman, the man who oversees the rundown newspaper where Kemp works.

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Of course mara had to remember me that today is the 5th birthday of this site. Yes, 5 years, since February 8th, 2004, I am running this site, adding content, trying to keep it updated.
In these 5 years many staffers were coming and going, without whom this site would not be what it is today. A huge thanks to them all for being there for Johnny-Depp.org every day in 5 years!!
And also a thank you for the incredible amout of visitors coming to this site as well as all the many donators getting pics, magazine scans and all those wonderful fanart to us to share it with the world – without you it would be only half the fun.

On to the next 5 years!!!

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‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor Johnny Depp will turn narrator for a new documentary on the iconic rock and roll band ‘The Doors’.Johnny Depp will be narrating ‘When You’re Strange’ a documentary about the 60’s band which had rock legend Jim Morrison as it’s lead singer.
The film which got good reviews at the Sundance film festival will now get another boost with Depp’s participation.
An announcement about the decision to add Depp’s voice to the project is expected to be made at the Berlin Film Festival, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Recently I wrote about the contests in the German and International forums to get some calendar sheets for 2009 for you visitors of Johnny-Depp.org –

the time to send the entries in is over, and we got some very beautiful calendars for you to chose from.

here you can see all of them

here is a preview of some of my favourites (can’t display them all here):

If you are a member of the forums, you can vote for your favourites here (de) and here (int.)

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Amber Heard is in negotiations to play the coveted female lead opposite Johnny Depp in “Rum Diary,” the adaptation of the Hunter S. Thompson novel, which Bruce Robinson is writing and directing.

Heard is a relative newcomer who so far has been cast in supporting roles in more modest movies. Her notable roles include the title character in “All the Boys Love Mandy Lane” and a stint as Seth Rogen’s high school-aged girlfriend in “Pineapple Express.”

“Diary” will place Heard at the front and center of a love triangle in the tale of a washed-up, hard-drinking journalist named Paul Kemp (Depp) in 1950s Puerto Rico. Heard will play Chenault, the free-spirited girlfriend of a fellow journalist who cheats on him with Kemp, trying to convince him to run away with her.

The role drew strong interest from many a leading lady (Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley were among those reported to have been vying for it), though some had reservations regarding the nudity the role calls for. But that didn’t inhibit Heard — in the upcoming ensemble Bret Easton Ellis adaptation “The Informers,” she spends all but one scene in the flesh. “Diary,” however, also will offer the opportunity to showcase some dramatic chops.

The role of Sanderson, the third point in the triangle, has not been cast.

The project, which Depp, Christi Dembrowski and Graham King are producing, begins March 30 in Puerto Rico. “Rum” is a production of King’s GK Films and Depp’s Infinitum Nihil.

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