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TransWorldNews has announced that three stars have been added recently to it’s membership appreciation drawing. Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp, Oscar Award winning director of Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood, and socialite Paris Hilton.

To be eligible for the autographed photo drawing you must be a member of TWNpeople, signing up is quick and free and puts you in touch with a very active community of people. Those who have already registered are automatically entered into the drawing.

The initial autographed photo of Johnny Depp will be awarded at any time. Don’t wait to register or you could miss out on a great piece of pop culture.

To sign up and become a registered member of TWNpeople go to:
https://www.twnpeople.com/

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – With no real competition, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” grabbed the No. 1 spot at the foreign box office for a fifth consecutive weekend writes Frank Segers for -Scotsman.com

Estimated sales of $57 million (30 million pounds) from 47 territories propelled the overseas haul to $392 million, and the worldwide total to $772 million. The pirate romp ranks as the 20th top grosser of all time.

It opened at No. 1 in four markets, including France ($18 million, a Disney record). Holdovers also were huge. In Germany, “Dead Man’s Chest” yielded an estimated $10.8 million for a market total of $36 million after two weekends. In Japan, the third-weekend action was $4.6 million (down a benign 25%) for a market haul of $44.5 million. In the U.K., the film drew an $3.4 million in its fifth weekend (ranking No. 3), raising its local tally to $81 million.

This weekend sees “Dead Man’s Chest” bowing in Spain; it opens in Italy in mid-September.

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Oh dear –

what a hard work it was to get the first 100 000 visitors,
now in such a short time we hit the 200 000!!!!!!!!

So another huge thank you to all the visitors of this site, especially those coming regularly.
I am glad, this site means something to you and we don’t do this for nothing.

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Irish Examiner reports that Johnny Depp has recorded a star-studded album of sea shanties which will appear in the final Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

The actor has joined forces with rocker pals including Bono, Bryan Ferry and folk singer Eliza Carthy to record the songs, which will also be released on CD.

Carthy has said that the sea shanties sung by pirates in the film was all Johnny’s idea. The producers liked the idea and let him record this album.

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I completely updated the Johnny section,
so everything below “Johnny shortcut” and “Johnny detailed” has been updated –

the tattoos site got a new whole-body-pic
the missing awards have been added
the timeline has been completed to all galleries/appearances we have
and I added a whole “Contact Johnny” site with his working fan adresses

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MORE THAN 11 years ago, in one of my first columns for this paper, I said of Johnny Depp that “he has just what it takes to revive that dodo bird of the American cinema, the swashbuckler.” By Joe Morgenstern for the The Wall Street Journal.

How could I have foreseen, way back then, his performance in “Pirates of the Caribbean”? Well, I couldn’t, and didn’t.

What his sudden ascension means for the studios is clear — a mad competition for his services, now that the second installment of “Pirates” is a staggering success, and the third one is already in the can. What it means for movie lovers, especially those who care about actors and acting, is equally clear. Stardom isn’t always synonymous with interesting acting — Robert Redford and Keanu Reeves come to mind. Yet every Depp performance holds out the promise of surprise, and he delivers on the promise more often than not.

Everyone who has seen “Pirates” can readily recall Jack Sparrow’s quirks — the slyness, the blitheness, the woozy feyness that slides in and out of genial gayness. Even those who haven’t seen the film seem to be aware that the model for this unlikely hero was Keith Richards, although an earlier stage in the character’s evolution may well have been that aforementioned Don Juan, who wore eyeliner and, in a fantasy sequence, sported a mask and bandana as a typhoon survivor washed up on the island of Eros.

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This article is courtesy of the Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, whose publicist allowed me to add it to the site. Credit goes to them, and the full article can also be found here

How Johnny Depp keeps defying expectations
August 5, 2006; Page P4

More than 11 years ago, in one of my first columns for this paper, I said of Johnny Depp that “he has just what it takes to revive that dodo bird of the American cinema, the swashbuckler.” How could I have foreseen, way back then, his performance in “Pirates of the Caribbean”? Well, I couldn’t, and didn’t. The subject was a seriously underrated comedy called “Don Juan DeMarco,” in which he plays, with a droll Castilian accent, a delusional New Yorker who claims to be the world’s greatest lover. I came across this piece of pseudo-prescience in the course of thinking about Mr. Depp’s hugely popular portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow, and his new real-life role as king of the Hollywood hill.

What his sudden ascension means for the studios is clear — a mad competition for his services, now that the second installment of “Pirates” is a staggering success, and the third one is already in the can. What it means for movie lovers, especially those who care about actors and acting, is equally clear. Stardom isn’t always synonymous with interesting acting — Robert Redford and Keanu Reeves come to mind. Yet every Depp performance holds out the promise of surprise,

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FilmEdge.net recently posted updated news for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3. Director Gore Verbinski, his cast and crew are expected to begin shooting the third pirate sequel August 3. Filming will last several months until November 30, 2006. All of the principal actors will return for filming, plus new cast members including Chow Yun-Fat (playing Sao Feng), to complete next summer’s trilogy-capper following 2006’s number one film, DEAD MAN’S CHEST.

But Disney continues to deny that PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END is the title of the third chapter, saying the actual title will be released in the next few months.

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Hey everyone,
I’m Catherine the brand new fanart staffer. Keep an eye out for all new fantastic fanart in the future! If you’d like to submit fanart email it to fanart@johnny-depp.org.

I’ve just uploaded some new artworks in the fanart section which I did myself and I will be adding some more new stuff soon. =D
Enjoy,
Catherine.

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Conny capped the Special Edition of the Japanese Pirates of the Caribbean 2 – Dead Man’s Chest Soundtrack CD….
and I capped the trailer for the movie,

you you’ll be able to find some new screencaps under the screencaps

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