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Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Depp didn’t give much, other than saying what they’re “trying to do is just get a script in order and make sure it’s the right thing to do. If we can get a great script it’d be a ball.” As Collider points out, you can basically read that statement as the project is happening but we’re probably a long ways off from seeing it move into production.
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While director Christopher Nolan’s future with the Batman franchise is very much up in the air, speculation surrounding a follow-up to last year’s “The Dark Knight” continues unabated. One persistent rumor — perhaps fan-created — is the possibility of Johnny Depp joining the cast as the Riddler.
When MTV News caught up with the actor while he was promoting his upcoming Michael Mann film “Public Enemies,” Depp told us he’s open to taking on the role of the puzzle-hurling villain.
“If the opportunity came, I’d definitely juggle it,” he said.
Depp professed to being a fan of both the character and the actor who played the bad guy in the ’60s-era TV show. “I always liked the Riddler,” Depp said. “I always liked Frank Gorshin. Frank Gorshin was brilliant. I always thought he was a great actor.”
Bale, who co-stars with Depp in “Enemies,” believes Johnny would be an excellent fit for the role — if “Batman 3″ actually goes into production. “I think he’s a wonderful actor, and I think he could achieve that greatly, but I’m not the man to ask,” Bale said, maintaining that the decision will rest with Nolan.
While on the “Enemies” set, did the two actors ever discuss the possibility of going head-to-head in Gotham City? “No. As you see in the movie, we had one scene together, so not a whole lot of time for discussing anything else,” Bale said.
Of course, Riddler guesswork doesn’t only surround Depp. Talk of Eddie Murphy becoming the green-suited baddie has cropped up on fan sites too. The comedian recently appeared on the “Tonight Show” and told Conan O’Brien, “I would love to be in one of those Batman movies.”
Source: VH1 News
Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp left a $4000 tip at a Chicago restaurant.
The 46-year-old actor was celebrating a red carpet screening of his new movie Public Enemies with a group of friends - including his co-star Marion Cotillard and the film’s director Michael Mann - at Gibsons Bar and Steakhouse when he left the mammoth gratuity.
Waiter Mohammed A. Sekhani confirmed to the Chicago Sun Times newspaper: “Depp hosted a party of 15 people, including Mann and Cotillard, and the tip was split 12 ways. Depp is the finest of all the stars I have ever waited on.
“And he is a true icon, and his ability to respect others is phenomenal. He loves Chicago, and Chicago loves him. Depp is one cool and generous dude.”
Johnny partied at the eatery until 2.30am, before paying his bill - which came to $4400 before the tip - and leaving.
This is not the first time Johnny has shown his appreciation of good service by leaving a huge amount of cash Last year, he left $1500 after dining in Wisconsin.
A source said at the time: “Johnny had a big dinner with his friends at one of the local restaurants. When the bill came to $2600, he decided to leave a $1500 tip to show how much he had enjoyed himself.”
Source: Stuff
Marion Cotillard revealed the 46-year-old actor made her feel at ease during their intimate scenes for ‘Public Enemies’ and gave her the perfect on-screen kiss.
The 33-year-old beauty said: “Johnny Depp is a very, very nice guy. I was very nervous but he was very protective of me and if you really want to know, he is a very, very good kisser.”
Marion isn’t the only Hollywood star to praise Johnny’s smooching skills. Keira Knightley previously admitted she begged ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ bosses to let her lock lips with the handsome actor.
She said to the movie’s director Gore Verbinski: “Come on, just give me one kiss, give me one kiss, please.”
Keira insisted the kiss was worth the wait, saying: “I am glad I got it. It was good. Really good.”
Source: Music Rooms
Johnny Depp doesn’t think he is famous.
The award-winning actor - who rose to fame in 1984’s ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ - finds it strange when people refer to him as a “celebrity” and prefers to hide away from the public spotlight.
He said: “I can’t think of myself in terms of celebrity. It’s just too weird. If the choice is between being gawked at and sitting in a chair in a dark room, I prefer the dark room.”
Despite his glowing Hollywood credentials, the 46-year-old star insists he never sought fame and became successful by chance.
He explained: “I’ve never felt particularly ambitious or driven. Everything I’ve done has happened because it’s happened.”
Instead, Johnny - who has two children, Lily-Rose, 10, and seven-year-old Jack with his girlfriend Vanessa Paradis - says his only ambition is to make his loved-ones proud.
He added to Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper: “I’m just an actor and if I can leave something behind that my kids will be proud of then that’s what I want. I don’t want my kids to be embarrassed of anything I’ve done.
Source: Tonight
I know that Michael is a very controversial figure but his loss is nonetheless a painful and huge shock to the music world. His music defined my generation and I know that he will be missed greatly by his fans everywhere. I just wanted to take this opportunity to share my feelings with everyone and wish his family the best. You will be so missed, more than you will ever know. Your music defined an entire generation and has a timeless quality that will never be duplicated. I hope that you are able to get the sense of peace and belonging you never found here. God bless.
Tim Burton-ized version of Alice in Wonderland will hit theaters March 5, 2010, which seems so far away. But it’s just close enough to show off how awesomely trippy Burton’s re-imagining of the Lewis Carroll classic will be.
Johnny Depp reunites with his bestie director friend for the seventh time, to play the Mad Hatter. Judging by the picture, he is part Elijah Wood, part Carrot Top and all the way creepy.
And Depp isn’t the only one getting a crazy Burton makeover…
The director’s partner Helena Bonham Carter is scary in that deranged clown sort of way. And if her penciled-in eyebrows, receding hairline and clown makeup aren’t terrifying enough for children, she’ll also have a moat filled with bobbing heads to go along with her favorite phrase, “Off with their heads!”
Meanwhile all Anne Hathaway has to do for her part as the White Queen is don a blonde wig, otherwise she’s just as pretty as ever
Orlando Bloom’s romance with model Miranda Kerr is getting serious.
The couple — who were recently rumored to be in engaged — are reportedly looking at buying a house together.
The pair has eyed up an $13 million dollar love nest in an exclusive celebrity enclave.
“The couple looked so in love and so relaxed,” a source told X17 Online. “They seem so happy together — a perfect match. You could see Miranda getting all dreamy-eyed when they looked at this house. It was beautiful — right on the beach. I could totally see those two settling down and raising a family there.”
Rumors that Bloom and Kerr had gotten engaged were rife after the 26-year-old beauty was seen sporting what looks like an engagement ring on her left ring finger.
Further fueling engagement speculation was the statement from Miranda’s representative, Carlii Lyon, who neither confirmed or denied the rumors.
Robert Palmer, who died in 2000, spent years behind bars on various charges during his youth, and Depp, who plays notorious bank robber John Dillinger in the film, was surprised to hear his stepdad had been locked up in Stateville Correctional Center, near Joliet, Illinois - the very prison chosen as a location for the film.
He tells Vanity Fair magazine, “He’d done some burglaries, robbery - you know, that kind of thing. He was in Midwest prisons from his youth up until (when) he was a full-grown man.
Ever wonder what it would be like to take a vacation with Johnny Depp on his private Caribbean island? Vanity Fair contributing editor Douglas Brinkley, who, like Depp, was a close friend of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, did just that. As he reports in the July cover story, “Johnny Depp’s Great Escape,” it’s pretty damn great.
With no handlers or publicists in sight, Brinkley, Depp, and three of the actor’s best friends set off from the Bahamas on Depp’s yacht to a 45-acre tropical paradise called Little Hall’s Pond Cay. Here are some choice nuggets from Brinkley’s travelogue:
About the yacht
• Depp’s yacht is a 156-foot, steam-powered boat called Vajoliroja, an amalgam of the names of his partner (singer/actress Vanessa Paradis), himself, and their children, Lily Rose and Jack. There are pirate-themed touches throughout, and the ship flies the Jolly Roger alongside its official Marshall Islands flag.
About the island• Depp named one of the six beaches on his island Gonzo, for Hunter S. Thompson (others are named Paradis, Lily Rose, Jack, and Brando, after his partner, kids, and other great mentor). Gonzo Beach features glass tables with Thompson’s face etched in the center.
• Depp says, “I don’t think I’d ever seen any place so pure and beautiful. You can feel your pulse rate drop about 20 beats. It’s instant freedom.”
What they did for fun
• Snorkeled with barracudas, neon-colored fish, and nurse sharks in what Depp has named Heath’s place (after Heath Ledger)
• Watched lots of YouTube videos and Hollywood movies old and new, including Tropic Thunder. (“That’s the best I’ve ever seen Cruise,” Depp says of his fellow actor’s portrayal of a foul-mouthed studio boss.)
How Depp relaxes
• Depp’s hobbies include reading, playing guitar, and painting. “What I love to do is paint people’s faces, y’know, their eyes,” he says. “Because you want to find that emotion, see what’s going on behind their eyes.”
Depp also talks to Brinkley about the experience of filming his new movie, Public Enemies; his favorite Hollywood icon (and what she ordered when he had dinner with her); his approach to acting and the toll it can take on him; and which famous fictional character he’d like to play.
To read the complete article, pick up the July issue of Vanity Fair, which is on newsstands in New York and Los Angeles on June 3, nationwide on June 9.
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