July 19, 2005 The Reeler – Variety reports that the Weinstein brothers over at Miramax who are desperately trying to tidy things up before the September 30th deadline; meaning cutting all ties with Disney, will release The Libertine starring Johnny Depp on September 16…
Tuesday July 19, 2005 – Press Release Source: IMAX Corporation; Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The IMAX Experience opened to enthusiastic audience reception and record breaking box office performance this past weekend. The film debuted in a record 65 North American IMAX
July 18, 2005 – FemaleFirst.uk.co. – Johnny Depp insists his children are nothing like the spoilt brats in the new ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ movie…The Hollywood heartthrob, who plays eccentric sweet maker Willy Wonka in the film, said Lily-Rose Melody, six, and three-year-old Jack are well-behaved like the movie’s character Charlie Buckett.
July 18, 2005 – eitb24.com – Actor Johnny Depp says the similarities between his Willy Wonka character in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ and Michael Jackson were not intentional. “It doesn’t relate to me, the Michael Jackson thing”, explained Depp. ” A few people have brought it up. Not because Wonka in fact is dangerously anti-social, in many many ways and Michael Jackson is, well, clearly not all that anti-social. Yeah, when people brought that up to me, the whole Michael Jackson thing, it just didn’t compute…
Hi everyone!
Well, it’s almost one week ago and I’m (finally) able to write something about the premiere, ’cause I stayed in London till Thursday and I needed a few days to recover…
I don’t wanna bore you with a long description – you all saw the pics and know how the park looked like – I’ll sting to the interesting things.
The funny thing was that most female fans were really, really lovely and I had quite a lot of fun – but the guys were bitchy!
I mean, there were those two guys who had more than a dozen DVD’s with them (ebay, I suppose) and didn’t gave a damn about their surroundings… Wow, they were pretty nasty to my mind.
Nevertheless, I caught a good spot opposite the press. Honestly, it was hot and my feet still hate me, but seeing Johnny was a pretty good compensation!
The crowed simply went MAD when Johnny showed up – the ordinary run of things – and our man first went to the press, calm as always, then turned around and started signing, hugging and a bit of small talk. Pure Johnny.
Well, I had this really weird gift with me – needs a bit of explanation:
My grandfather gave me this rusty “buzzer”, a 40 year old piece of metal, when I was about ten. The great thing about it was, that it was a fartmachine – all you had to do was twist the back,
After flying to London from Ireland the day before the premiere, it still hadn?t hit me yet. I was being gradually introduced to the fact that I was going to meet the man himself for the past few days; preparation sleepover on Wednesday, made my t-shirt, Gill flew out on the Thursday, Julia went on the Friday. Since I was the last to go, we decided it would be least hassle if I put together the charm bracelet for Johnny Depp. We collectively bought the charms, particular ones catching our eyes, I can?t remember whether it was Julia or Gill who spotted the ?drama queen? charm, but we certainly all agreed that it was perfect! We thought it was best to make the bracelet completely from scratch instead of just buying a charm bracelet and attaching the charms. I went into town to buy chain and links on the Friday, smiling stupidly when I was asked if I was making the bracelet for a guy or a girl. I got home and got stuck in, still not packed for my trip the next day. After about an hour, it was done. I couldn?t hide my excitement at how well it turned out; it looked perfect. With that out of the way, I could finally concentrate on packing. Making sure I had the 5 most important things on my list (the bracelet, a letter for Johnny from an online auntie, my t-shirt, directions to the bench from Finding Neverland and things to get signed),
July 15, 2005 – BY ANGELA DAWSON – Chicago Sun Times – NASSAU, Bahamas — This sun-drenched Caribbean nation might seem an unusual setting to hold a press conference for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But Johnny Depp, the star of this new family film, is busy shooting back-to-back Pirates of the Caribbean sequels nearby, so journalists from all over the world have arrived in this tropical paradise to talk to him while he is on shore leave from his role as Capt. Jack Sparrow.
Charlie and Chocolate Factory Opens Today in the U.S. – Visit the official website for movie info, sweepstakes, photos and tickets & showtimes.
July 15, 2005 – JBlo.com – I had just flown into the Bahamas the day before but Johnny Depp, with a deep bronze tan, has clearly been here for some time. Down in the tropics filming the sequels to PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Depp clearly doesn’t need to waste any time with bronzers – by his own admission, he couldn’t get any darker if he tried. It truly was JoBlo’s dream come true…I was there in paradise rapping with the man, the myth, the legend, the Depp…
The Seattle Times – By Moira Macdonald – Our first glimpse of Tim Burton’s version of Willy Wonka a.k.a Johnny Depp is through darkly sweet translucent oversized candy glasses…