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Johnny has signed on to play the lead role in the movie “Shantaram” based on the novel “Shantaram” with the real life story of Gregory David Roberts.
In the movie he will portray a drug addict, who escapes from a prison in Australia and becomes a (fake) doctor in the slums of Mumbay and fights in Afhanistan against Russia.
It counts as one of the biggest Hollywood Deals of the year, costars will be Helena Bonham Carter and Emily Watson
Title: The Family of Pan
Author: Mark Salisbury
Publication: Empire
Issue: October 2004
IT’S A WARM AUGUST EVENING IN 2002 TOWARD THE END of the Finding Neverland shoot, and Johnny Depp, as playwright J.M. Barrie and Dustin Hoffman, who plays his loyal theatrical producer Charles Frohman, are resplendent in their first-night finery of white tie and tails. They’ve spent the past few hours at the ornate, 19th-century Richmond Theatre in southwest London filming two scenes: one that takes place early in the movie, in which Frohman consoles Barrie after a disastrous opening night, and the other, late in the story, in which Barrie tries to reassure Frohman that tonight’s performance—the world premiere of Peter Pan—will be a sell-out. As director Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball) readies another take, Depp fires up hand-rolled cigarette and swaps jokes with Hoffman (who, having starred in Hook, is no stranger to the world of Neverland). Two of the best actors of their respective generations, they make a fine double act, united by a mutual respect. “The two of them have this great balance, how they play off one another,” says Forster. “They have the same quality, this quality of being a child.”
That’s a compliment Peter Pan himself would be the first to appreciate. Written a century ago, Barrie’s play about the boy who won’t grow up remains a seminal work of children’s literature, its characters—Peter, Wendy, Tinkerbell, Captain Hook—and defining themes as fresh and pertinent today as they were back then.
I wanted to share mine and kpnuts meeting with Johnny yesterday.
We had tried 6 times before to meet with him at Pinewood Studios and again at the Finding Neverland premiere. Yesterday was 7th time lucky!
We arrived at Pinewood at 5pm and went to the Timekeepers Office where we were told that Vanessa had been seen that morning but they weren’t sure if Johnny was still there. We decided to wait anyway and at about 6.30 one of the chaps I had spoken to on the Tuesday evening came over to tell us that he had found out that Johnny WAS still at the Studios and was having a drink in his trailer. He said if you wait you will see him – wave your arms about when you see his car.
It was a very cold evening and the security guys were kind and let us warm ourselves up in their office – we took it in turns – and they also made us cups of tea.
Anyway, around 8.45 we saw what we thought was Johnny’s car and I fumbled to get the poster I had with me to ask him to stop. However, he must have seen us because suddenly the car came to a halt next to us – a guy in the passenger seat got out and then there was Johnny emerging from the back seat.
Just a couple of things about our wonderful encounter with Johnny at Pinewood yesterday…
The book I gave him was an autobiography of Jack Kerouac, author of *On the Road”. I know this is one of Johnny’s favourite books, so I thought he’d like it.
When he signed my pic, and I asked him to put “To Karen”, he said “So you’re Karen?” I’d dropped off a bottle of wine last Thursday, together with a letter, so I guess this is where I got the name from. I have also, via a contact in the production office, passed on a letter concerning the Birthday Project. I have been assured by the same contactthat this has been passed to Johnny via his assistant.
All I can say is that it was a wonderful experience meeting Johnny. It still hasn’t sunk in. He is just so mellow, and genuine, and to see him actually in the flesh was unbelievable.
OK everyone, heres the latest story! Right, what I need to make clear
from the start is that Jerry (Johnnys security) told us they didnt
want any more people to be hanging around outside Pinewood as it was
getting too cold. He’s right, it was freezing last night.. Johnny
only has a few days left anyway now..
OK, I arrived at PW at about 5.30pm. Janine was already there,
standing with 3 other people, including a 12 year old boy called Joe
who was holding up a Jack picture 🙂 The security guys were being
really chatty and friendly with us. They told us what car Johnny was
in and ven made us cups of tea and coffee as we were so cold. Lisa
literally flew from London to Bucks in record time get there. She
arrived at about 7.10pm. I chatted to Mos for a bit and then went to
stand back outside and wait.
It was about 8.05pm when the car finally appeared. I knew it was his
straight away and moved forward. I saw Jerry sat inside and must have
had a pleading look on my face! Jerry pointed to the side of the road
and told us to move back. Then the car stopped, Jerry got out, opened
the back door and Johnny got out too!!
Ive met him twice at Pinewood, once on september the 30th -there was only me and my boyfriend with him for about 20 minutes .I got these signed, P cd( Janine knew I took mine and had it signed before,the bugger !)
Bill got out the car when he saw we had it and we met him too -Bill told us theres only 180 copies pressed and he didnt even have one!
I got the brave cover signed as I love it and he stroked Marlons face and said “awww Marlon” 🙂
He said ” wow you guys are hardcore” Becuase wed bought P and the brave!!
My boyfriends steven got criterion fear and loathing signed as he loves it and johnny said hed never even seen it befoore! He said hed had a lot of fun filming it :)he was really chatty with steven ,I think hes not used to men wanting autographs!
They were talking about xmas shopping for his kids and stuff 🙂
Steven gave him a graphic novel (the crow-deadtime) about a native american ,he thought he might like it.We both gave him 2 dvds of the series “spaced”-its NO british comedy which we love starring simon pegg from shaun of the dead(i thought hed like it cos its british!)
he stroked my arm cos i had on a small top on and it was bloody freezing and he said “aww you must be so cold”
I got to Pinewood at about 5pm. There were 2 ladies and a young boy who’d been there since lunchtime. I just happened to walk down towards the security office, normally I’d wait at the end of the road, off the property as that’s what I’d been told to do previously. Luckily I decided to go and say hi to the security guys or I’d have missed out possibly. Anyway, Jo and Lisa got there after work and we waited in the absolute freezing cold.
Just around 8pm we saw Johnny’s car approach and we waved to it and it slowed down and stopped. Jerry, Johnny’s security guy got out first and then Johnny got out. I couldn’t believe I was finally going to meet him like this after so many disappointments. We’d been given teas and coffees by the security guards only minutes before he came out and we were all holding them. Jo and Lisa went to put theirs down but I waited so I was actually in the front when he came towards us. I was conscious though that the other people had been waiting longer than us that night so I said they should go first. Lisa just looked at me and gave me the biggest hug.
They chatted to Johnny for a while and I heard him say he had to grow his beard for POTC2 and that it takes him about 3 months to grow –