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Johnny Depp

Academy Award–nominated actor Johnny Depp is known for his roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , and Finding Neverland .

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Becoming an actor: "nightmare on elm street" and "21 jump street", mainstream success: "cry-baby" and "edward scissorhands", troubled image and more successful movies, box-office star: "pirates of the caribbean" and "alice in wonderland", hits and misses at the box office, relationship with vanessa paradis and kids, amber heard trial and other legal woes, acting slump and return, johnny depp’s net worth.

1963-present

Who Is Johnny Depp?

Actor Johnny Depp is a three-time Academy Award nominee known for his starring role as Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, as well as parts in films such as Edward Scissorhands , Sleepy Hollow , Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , and Alice in Wonderland . Depp landed his first movie role in the 1984 horror film Nightmare on Elm Street and rose to prominence a few years later when he began playing Tommy Hanson on the TV show 21 Jump Street . One of the most bankable actors in cinema, his once steady career stalled in the late 2010s after ex-wife Amber Heard alleged the actor physically and verbally abused her. Their subsequent defamation trial in 2022 garnered widespread attention.

FULL NAME: John Christopher Depp II BORN: June 9, 1963 BIRTHPLACE: Owensboro, Kentucky SPOUSES: Lori Allison (1983-1985) and Amber Heard (2015-2017) CHILDREN: Lily-Rose Melody Depp and John Christopher Depp III ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Gemini

Johnny Depp was born John Christopher Depp II, in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963, to parents John and Betty Sue Depp. Depp’s father worked as a civil engineer, and his mother worked as a waiter and homemaker. The youngest of four children, Johnny was withdrawn and a self-admitted oddball.

The family moved frequently to accommodate John’s job, finally landing in Miramar, Florida, when Johnny was 7 years old. They lived in a motel for nearly a year, until John found a job. Johnny hated his new home and, by the age of 12, began smoking, experimenting with drugs, and engaging in self-harm due to the stress of family problems.

In 1978, when Johnny was 15, his parents got divorced. It became Johnny’s job to go to his father’s office and pick up the weekly child-support money. The split caused a rift between Johnny and his father.

At 16, Johnny dropped out of high school and joined a garage band called the Kids. The group became successful enough to open for the Talking Heads and the B-52s, but they barely made ends meet. Johnny lived for months in a friend’s ’67 Chevy Impala.

In 1983, at the age of 20, Depp met and married 25-year-old makeup artist Lori Allison. That same year, the couple moved to Los Angeles with Depp’s band in the hopes of striking it big. Still living on a shoestring budget, Depp and his bandmates supported themselves by selling pens for a telemarketing firm.

A year later, Depp fell into acting when his wife introduced him to her ex-boyfriend, actor Nicolas Cage . Cage saw potential in Depp and introduced the hopeful musician to a Hollywood agent. After several small roles as an extra, Depp landed his first legitimate movie role in the horror film Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).

By 1985, the Kids had broken up—and so had Depp’s marriage. After his split with Allison, Depp struck up a relationship with actor Sherilyn Fenn, whom he met on the set of the short film Dummies (1985). They were briefly engaged but split before marrying. After their break-up, Depp then met and proposed to actor Jennifer Grey ; their romance was also short-lived.

Depp started to study acting in earnest, first in classes at the Loft Studio in Los Angeles and then with a private coach. The lessons paid off in 1987 when he replaced actor Jeff Yagher in the role of undercover cop Tommy Hanson in the popular Canadian-filmed television series 21 Jump Street . The role thrust Depp into almost immediate stardom; he became a teen idol overnight, though he resented that label. He told The Telegraph in a 2006 interview he felt the show grew stagnant as it progressed: “It just started to become false. It started to become this action-packed can of soup, you know? You just market it and send it out.” The actor reportedly tried to get fired from the role, even trashing his trailer.

When his contract on Jump Street expired in 1989, Depp leaped at the opportunity to pursue weightier roles. (In the 2012 film adaptation of the TV series, which starred Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill , Depp had an uncredited cameo as Tommy Hanson.)

In 1990, Depp starred in the John Waters ’50s-kitsch musical Cry-Baby , which became a cult hit and succeeded in changing his image. That same year, he received an opportunity to exhibit his versatility as an actor in the titular role of Tim Burton ’s fantasy film Edward Scissorhands . The movie not only established Depp as an A-list actor, but it also grossed more than $54 million at the box office. Following the film’s success, Depp carved a niche for himself as a serious, somewhat dark, idiosyncratic performer, consistently selecting roles that surprise critics and audiences alike.

During shooting for Edward Scissorhands , Depp met co-star Winona Ryder , whom he’d been eyeing since a brief meeting at the premiere for her film Great Balls of Fire the previous year. The two began dating on the set and soon became a Hollywood power couple. Five months after their first date, Depp and Ryder became engaged. To solidify their love, Depp even had “Winona Forever” tattooed on his right arm. The couple split, however, in 1993, and Depp had the tattoo changed to “Wino Forever.”

Outside of his personal life, Depp continued to flourish, gaining critical acclaim and increasing popularity for his work. Two of notable roles from this time include the social misanthrope Sam in Benny & Joon (1993), which earned him a Golden Globe nod, and Gilbert in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993), which cast him as a young man dissatisfied with the confines of his small-town life.

In August 1993, Depp and two business partners bought The Viper Club in Los Angeles, which instantly became the hippest spot on the Sunset Strip. Depp began using the club as an opportunity to introduce patrons to music from his newly formed band P, which offered popular shows at the venue. But tragedy hit the club on October 31 of that year, when teen heartthrob and critically acclaimed actor River Phoenix suffered a drug overdose outside the club. Phoenix died later that evening.

Depp also dabbled with drugs and spiraled into a deep depression. Around this time, he started a very public relationship with supermodel Kate Moss . Depp and Moss constantly made headlines for their passionate and unpredictable behavior; in 1994, Depp famously trashed a New York hotel room after one of the couple’s many fights.

Depp’s wild behavior didn’t seem to have an effect on his professional life, as he enjoyed a steady stream of work. In 1994, he reteamed with Burton in the biopic Ed Wood , about the infamous B-movie director. The film won Depp critical acclaim and another Golden Globe nomination. His next major movie was 1997’s Donnie Brasco , which featured Depp as an undercover FBI agent seeking to infiltrate the Bonano crime family.

In 1998, Depp split from longtime girlfriend Moss and took the role of journalist Hunter S. Thompson ’s alter ego in Terry Gilliam’s adaptation of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas . During filming, Depp cultivated a strong friendship with Thompson, which lasted until Thompson’s death in 2005. Depp would later finance the writer’s funeral.

Rounding out the ’90s, Depp teamed up with Burton once again on Sleepy Hollow , starring as the prim and driven Ichabod Crane.

The turn of the millennium marked the start of a prolific—and especially successful—period in Depp’s career. He appeared in the small but popular romantic drama Chocolat in 2000, followed by a big-budget role as real-life cocaine kingpin George Jung in Blow in 2001.

In 2003, Depp earned an Academy Award nomination for his starring role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the family adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . The film was a box-office smash, fueling the creation of the Pirates franchise. The 2006 sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest , broke a box-office record in reaching the highest weekend tally ever. The third installment fared well, too: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End was released on Memorial Day weekend in 2007, bringing in $138.8 million. Two additional installments were released in 2011 and 2017, with Depp once again roving the high seas as Sparrow.

As the Pirates film series took off, Depp continued working across genres. In 2004, he turned in a critically acclaimed performance in Finding Neverland , in which he starred as Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie . The film earned him more than 10 award nominations, including both Academy and Golden Globe nods.

Next, Depp played fictional candymaker Willy Wonka in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , an adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel of the same name.

Depp then took on one of theater’s most notorious characters in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). Directed by Burton and co-starring Helena Bonham Carter, the dark and gory musical tells the tale of a barber who kills his customers before seeing them turned into pies by his downstairs neighbor. Depp netted a Golden Globe Award for his work on the film.

His next box office success was another film adaptation, this time of the Lewis Carroll classic Alice in Wonderland . For the project, Depp again teamed up with Burton to take on the character of the Mad Hatter. The 2010 film, starring Mia Wasikowska as Alice, brought in more than $116 million in its opening weekend.

In the Burton comedy Dark Shadows (2012), Depp played Barnabas Collins, a vampire who escapes imprisonment and returns to his family home. There, Collins tries to help his descendants played by Michelle Pfeiffer , Chloë Grace Moretz, and Jonny Lee Miller. Depp was a longtime fan of the film’s source material—the late 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows —and encouraged Burton to bring it to the big screen.

Unfortunately, Depp’s next big-budget endeavor didn’t fare nearly as well as his earlier films. In 2013, the A-list actor teamed up with Pirates producer Jerry Bruckheimer once again in the Disney film The Lone Ranger . The film, which cost more than $215 million to produce, performed poorly at the box office and received lackluster reviews.

Depp then took on the role of notorious crime boss Whitey Bulger in the 2015 biopic Black Mass . In 2016, Depp reprised his role as the Mad Hatter in Burton’s Through The Looking Glass , based on Carroll’s sequel to Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland . The following year, he joined the ensemble cast for an adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express .

In 2018, Depp jumped into another major feature film franchise with the part of evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald , after briefly appearing in the first installment Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016).

While filming the sci-fi drama The Ninth Gate (1999) in France, Johnny met French actor, singer, and model Vanessa Paradis. Paradis became pregnant with the couple’s first child later that year. In May 1999, the couple welcomed daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp. Depp and Paradis had their second child, son John Christopher “Jack” Depp III, three years later.

Lily-Rose Depp became a model for Chanel at age 15 and, like her father, jumped into acting. She made her first film appearance in the 2014 horror-comedy Tusk, which also featured Johnny, and also had parts in Planetarium (2016), The King (2019), Voyagers (2021), and Crisis (2021). She received a starring role in the HBO series The Idol , debuting in June 2023.

Jack Depp has largely stayed out of the public eye and shares a close bond with sister Lily-Rose. The siblings are bilingual and, according to a 2021 article by Interview , often spoke French in school to share secrets and conversations. His father has noted Jack’s artistic streak, saying Jack can draw very well and started his own band.

In 2012, stories began to circulate that Johnny Depp and Paradis had split up. Depp initially denied these rumors, but his representative confirmed the couple’s break-up that June. Depp and Paradis had been together for nearly 14 years when they split.

Depp met another future love interest on the set of a film while still publicly involved with Paradis. While filming The Rum Diary (2011) , he met co-star Amber Heard. The couple was seen publicly together for the first time in 2012, not long after Depp’s split with Paradis. Depp and Heard got engaged on Christmas Eve in 2013 and tied the knot in February 2015.

Heard filed for divorce in May 2016, and shortly afterward, she also filed a restraining order, alleging that Depp had been verbally and physically abusive. The two reached a settlement that August, and the divorce was finalized in January 2017. However, their legal entanglements were far from over.

After Heard penned an opinion article in December 2018 that described her experiences with domestic violence, Depp filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife a few months later. Heard subsequently countersued Depp for defamation after one of his lawyers called the allegations a “hoax.”

Their trial began on April 11, 2022, and garnered national attention. During testimony, Heard described instances of alleged abuse by Depp, including a “cavity search” he performed on her while looking for cocaine. Depp claimed Heard instigated arguments and escalated their feuds. He called the most severe accusations “all false.”

On June 1, 2022, a jury ruled in favor of Depp in the defamation lawsuit, requiring Heard to pay $15 million in punitive damages, which a judge capped at $10.35 million based on legal limits. The jury also ruled in favor of Heard’s counterclaim that she was defamed by Depp’s lawyer, requiring Depp to pay $2 million in damages.

Both sides appealed aspects of the jury’s decision and announced in December 2022 they had decided to settle the respective defamation suits for $1 million. Multiple outlets reported in June 2023 that Depp plans to donate the money to five charities.

Depp faced other legal troubles in the late 2010s, too. In October 2017, he filed a $25 million lawsuit against his former business managers, claiming they mismanaged $650 million of his earnings from the previous two decades. The following April, Depp was on the other end of a lawsuit, with two former personal security guards suing him for unpaid wages and their exposure to dangerous work conditions.

In July 2018, it was reported that Depp was being sued for allegedly hitting a location manager on the set of his upcoming film City of Lies , about the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G . According to the suit, the movie star grew irate when told that production was finished for the day, at which point he twice “forcefully punched” the location manager in the lower left side of his rib cage and unleashed a verbal tirade until being dragged away by his bodyguards. As a result, the movie was pulled from distribution a month before its scheduled September 7 release date. Depp settled the suit in July 2022 before it went to trial.

Amid his public battle with Heard, Depp’s film roles declined in quantity and notoriety. He was asked to resign from the Fantastic Beasts franchise by Warner Brothers in November 2020, and Mads Mikkelsen was recast as Gellert Grindelwald for the series’ third installment. Depp had only one part each in 2019 and 2020, as well as some voice acting work.

Depp’s first major film role following the defamation trial was as French King Louis XV in Jeanne du Barry . The film premiered at the annual Cannes Film Festival in May 2023, with Depp receiving a warm reception from fans and a standing ovation at the film’s conclusion. Others believed Depp shouldn’t have been invited to the event given Heard’s allegations.

Depp told reporters at the festival that although he desired to continue working in film, he didn’t have “much further need for Hollywood” and admitted to feeling boycotted during his legal saga. He reportedly sought funding for his next project , a biopic of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.

As of May 2023, Celebrity Net Worth estimates Depp has a net worth around $150 million. According to film revenue database The Numbers, movies featuring Depp as a leading actor have collectively grossed just shy of $8.3 billion at the domestic and international box offices. Factor in his roles as part of a leading ensemble, and Depp ranks No. 12 among the most bankable actors ever at the worldwide box office.

In addition to his acting talents, Depp is an amateur musician. He predominantly plays guitar but also sings backup and plays keyboard. As a teenager, Depp was in a garage band called the Kids. In the 1990s, his newly formed band called P often performed at The Viper Club in Los Angeles.

His most recent musical venture—notable for its big-name talent—is the rock band Hollywood Vampires. Depp helped form the band in the early-to-mid 2010s, alongside Joe Perry of Aerosmith , Alice Cooper , and Tommy Henriksen. The group is named after a celebrity drinking club formed by Cooper in the 1970s, which included Ringo Starr and Keith Moon. The group has released two studio albums, including their self-titled 2015 album that featured artists such as Dave Grohl , Paul McCartney , and Joe Walsh.

• I fear [dancing] more than anything in the world. Doing a film when it ’ s choreographed and you’re a character, it’s alright. But in life, I’d rather swallow a bag of hair.
• The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.
• Puberty was very vague. I literally locked myself in a room and played guitar.
• I was so uncomfortable being a product, I swore to myself that I would choose my own path.
• On playing Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean : It ’ s not like I was ever looking to become franchise boy, I was never looking to become anything like that. I just latched on to a character I loved.
• At some point, it became more honest for me on set. I understand it—everything is defined... It has become very natural, while the outside world has become unnatural.
• I think, as an actor, if you get to a place where you ’ re satisfied, you’re happy with it, then you’re dead—it ’ s over.
• I don ’ t trust anyone who hasn ’ t been self-destructive in some way... You ’ ve got to bang yourself around a bit to know yourself.
• I can ’ t think of myself in terms of celebrity. It ’ s just too weird. If the choice is between being constantly gawked at and sitting in a chair in a dark room, I prefer the dark room.
• When I was 12, I wanted to learn how to play the guitar, and I found a chord book in a shop, and I stuffed it down my trousers. And that ’ s how I learned to play the guitar.
• I imagined what George Bush would be like incredibly stoned. And thus was born my version of Willy Wonka.

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Johnny Depp Biography

Johnny Depp

Intelligent actor who quickly progressed from stereotypical roles on television and in minor movies to offbeat and then more serious roles. He gained initial fame and critical exposure with his leading role in Tim Burton 's Edward Scissorhands (1990), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. He worked again with Burton in the critically acclaimed film Ed Wood (1994), and in 1999's Sleepy Hollow. His other films include Donnie Brasco (1997), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Astronaut's Wife (1999), Chocolat (2000) and Before Night Falls (2000).

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Biography by AllMovie

Initially known as a teen idol thanks to his role on 21 Jump Street and tortured pretty-boy looks, Johnny Depp survived the perils of adolescent heartthrob status to earn a reputation as a respected adult actor. His numerous collaborations with director Tim Burton, as well as solid performances in a number of critically acclaimed films, have allowed Depp to carve a niche for himself as a serious, if idiosyncratic performer, a real-life role that has continuously surprised critics intent on writing him off as just another photogenic Tiger Beat casualty.

Born in Kentucky and raised in Florida,Depp had the kind of upbringing that would readily lend itself to his future portrayals of brooding lost boys. After his parents divorced when he was 16, he dropped out of school a year later in the hopes of making his way in the world as a musician. Depp fronted a series of garage bands; the most successful of these, the Kids, was once the opening act for Iggy Pop. During slack times in the music business, Depp sold pens by phone. He got introduced to acting after a visit to L.A. with his former wife, who introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who encouraged Depp to give it a try. The young actor made his film debut in 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street (years after attaining stardom, Depp sentimentally played a cameo in the last of the Elm Street series), and his climb to fame was accelerated in 1987, when he replaced Jeff Yagher in the role of Officer Tom Hanson, a cop assigned to do undercover duty by posing as a student in crime-ridden Los Angeles-area high schools, in the Canadian-filmed Fox TV series 21 Jump Street (1987-90). Biding his time in "teen heartthrob" roles, Depp was first given a chance to exhibit his exhausting versatility in the title role of Tim Burton's fantasy Edward Scissorhands (1990).

Following the success of Edward Scissorhands, the actor made a conscious effort never to repeat himself. He continued to gain critical acclaim and increasing popularity for his work, most notably in Benny & Joon (1993), What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Ed Wood and Dead Man. Depp continued to ascend the Hollywood ranks. He would continue to play quirky character roles, starring turn as Hunter S. Thompson's alter ego in Terry Gilliam's trippy adaptation of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and teaming with Burton again to play a decidedly mincing Icabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow. Depp's charm still made him a natural romantic lead, however, as he proved in Chocolat.

In what was perhaps his most surprising departure since Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Depp shed his oftentimes angst-ridden persona for a role as flamboyant pirate Jack Sparrow in 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean. Essaying the crusty role in the manner of a drunken, debauched rock star -- Depp publicly admitted Keith Richards was his inspiration -- the actor added a dose of off-kilter fun to an above-average summer thrill ride, and found himself with his biggest hit and first Oscar nomination ever.

The role effectively made Depp both a character actor and full-fledged leading man, and he would continue to appear in several films over the coming years that allowed him to star in large scale productions, playing decidedly quirky characters. Films like Secret Window, Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd, Public Enemies, and a slew of massively successful Pirates of the Caribbean sequels would prove again and again how taken audiences were with the star, always playing the hero, but with an unconventional twist.

Despite this massive success (or maybe as a result), Depp's career suffered a downswing after a string of critical and commercial flops. Films like The Tourist (opposite Angelina Jolie), Dark Shadows (a rare misstep with Tim Burton) and The Lone Ranger failed to connect with audiences and critics alike and left many to wonder when Depp's career would recover. He continued to have a strong presence in the film industry, though, and in 2016, reprised his role as the Mad Hatter in Alice Through the Looking Glass and began work on a fourth Pirates movie.

Movie Highlights

• Left school as a teenager to pursue music, and went on to play in many bands (including one that opened a show for Iggy Pop).
• Got his start in acting after his ex-wife introduced him to her former boyfriend, Nicolas Cage, which ultimately landed Depp a role in 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street .
• Gained industry clout in 1987 as Tommy Hanson in 21 Jump Street .
• Former owner of the Viper Room, an L.A. club on the Sunset Strip that was the site of River Phoenix's drug-related 1993 death.
• Named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2003 and 2009. 
• Patterned Jack Sparrow, his character in Pirates of the Caribbean , after Keith Richards.

Johnny Depp: A Career and Legacy that Span Decades

By: Author Alexander Lovewood

Posted on Published: March 5, 2023  - Last updated: August 28, 2023

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Johnny Depp is a legendary actor, musician, and producer known for his dynamic range of roles and transformative performances. From his breakout role in “Edward Scissorhands” to his iconic portrayal of Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean,” Depp has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide with his unique acting style and magnetic personality.

Throughout his decades-long career, Depp has become an icon in Hollywood and a cultural touchstone for generations. This article will explore the life, career, and legacy of Johnny Depp, from his early years to his current projects.

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Early Life and Career

Johnny Depp in his youth. pic.twitter.com/u5l10GIEGM — Svetlana (@lana_esfe) December 2, 2021

Johnny Depp was born on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky. His parents divorced when he was young, and he grew up in various locations across the United States, including Florida and California. Depp was introduced to the world of acting through his mother, who worked as a makeup artist in the film industry.

Depp’s first foray into acting was in the television series “21 Jump Street,” which premiered in 1987. The show was a commercial success and made Depp a household name. However, Depp quickly grew disillusioned with the show’s formulaic plots and left after four seasons.

Career Highlights

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Johnny Depp’s career has been filled with iconic roles and memorable performances. Here are some of his most notable works:

• “Edward Scissorhands” (1990): This gothic fairy tale was directed by Tim Burton and starred Depp as the titular character. Depp’s performance was widely praised, and the film became a critical and commercial success.
• “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise (2003-2017): Depp played the eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow in five films in the franchise. His portrayal of the character was praised for its wit and humor, and Depp became a pop culture icon as a result.
• “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007): This musical drama was directed by Tim Burton and starred Depp as the titular character. Depp’s performance was widely praised, and he received a Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
• “Finding Neverland” (2004): This biographical drama starred Depp as J. M. Barrie, the author of “Peter Pan.” Depp’s performance was widely praised, and he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
• “Sleepy Hollow” (1999): This gothic horror film was directed by Tim Burton and starred Depp as Ichabod Crane. Depp’s performance was widely praised, and the film became a commercial success.

Personal Life

johnny depp and heath ledger’s family on his private island. pic.twitter.com/6im0aGoS5y — johnny depp archive (@DEPPFlLES) August 11, 2022

Johnny Depp’s personal life has been the subject of much media attention over the years. Here are some key facts about his personal life:

• Marriages and relationships: Depp has been married twice, first to Lori Anne Allison from 1983 to 1985, and then to actress Amber Heard from 2015 to 2017. He has also been in high-profile relationships with actresses Winona Ryder and Kate Moss.
• Children: Depp has two children, Lily-Rose Depp and Jack Depp, from his previous relationship with Vanessa Paradis. Both of his children have followed in their father’s footsteps and pursued careers in the entertainment industry. Lily-Rose is an actress and model who has appeared in films like “The King” and “Yoga Hosers,” while Jack is a musician who has performed with his band, “Cull.” Despite the high-profile nature of their father’s career, Depp has made a concerted effort to keep his children out of the spotlight and protect their privacy.
• Legal issues: Depp has had several legal issues over the years, including a high-profile divorce from Amber Heard in 2017 that resulted in accusations of domestic violence. Depp has denied the accusations, and the case is ongoing.

Johnny Depp’s legacy extends far beyond his iconic roles and magnetic personality. He has been a trailblazer in the film industry, pushing boundaries and challenging traditional notions of what it means to be a leading man. Depp has also been a philanthropist, using his fame and fortune to support a variety of charitable causes, including Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Depp’s impact on popular culture cannot be overstated. He has become a cultural touchstone for generations, inspiring countless fans with his unique style and unwavering commitment to his craft. Whether he is playing a swashbuckling pirate or a tormented barber, Johnny Depp always brings something new and exciting to the screen.

Current Projects

Johnny Depp is currently involved in several exciting projects, including:

• “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” franchise: Depp plays the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise, which is set in the world of Harry Potter.
• “Waiting for the Barbarians”: This film adaptation of the novel by J.M. Coetzee stars Depp as Colonel Joll, a ruthless interrogator in an unnamed empire.
• “Minamata”: This biographical drama stars Depp as the American photographer W. Eugene Smith, who documented the effects of mercury poisoning on the people of Minamata, Japan.

Summary: The Legacy of Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is a true icon in Hollywood, with a career and legacy that span decades. From his breakout role in “21 Jump Street” to his iconic portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, Depp has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide with his unique acting style and magnetic personality.

Despite the personal and legal issues that have surrounded him in recent years, Depp remains one of the most talented and versatile actors of his generation. His impact on popular culture cannot be overstated, and his legacy will continue to inspire and entertain audiences for generations to come.

Johnny Depp has had a remarkable career with several notable highlights, including his roles in “Edward Scissorhands,” “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Finding Neverland,” and “Sleepy Hollow.”

Johnny Depp has been married twice and has two children, Lily-Rose Depp and Jack Depp, from his previous relationship with Vanessa Paradis. He has been involved in high-profile relationships with actresses Winona Ryder and Kate Moss. Depp has also faced legal issues, including a divorce from Amber Heard and ongoing accusations of domestic violence.

Johnny Depp is currently involved in several projects, including the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” franchise, where he plays Gellert Grindelwald. He is also starring in “Waiting for the Barbarians” and “Minamata,” among other projects. Depp continues to be an active and versatile actor in the industry.

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Johnny Depp: The Biography of a Legendary American actor and musician, his Life and Divorce from Amber Heard in Retrospective (Artists) Paperback – October 22, 2023

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Johnny Depp takes readers on a captivating exploration of the life and career of one of Hollywood's most enigmatic and versatile actors. From his humble beginnings in small-budget horror films to his iconic portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow in the blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, Johnny Depp's journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. This comprehensive biography delves into Depp's early years, tracing his rise from a teen heartthrob on the television series "21 Jump Street" to his emergence as an acclaimed actor in independent films. With an uncanny ability to transform himself into eccentric and unforgettable characters, Depp collaborated with visionary directors like Tim Burton, delivering mesmerizing performances in films such as "Edward Scissorhands" and "Sleepy Hollow."

The book also explores Depp's remarkable commercial success and critical acclaim in the 2000s, as he navigated diverse roles in films like "Chocolat," "Finding Neverland," and "Public Enemies." Readers will gain insight into Depp's creativity and artistic choices, as well as his foray into producing films and his musical endeavors with the rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires. Beyond his on-screen achievements, this book delves into the personal life of this enigmatic figure. From his high-profile relationships, including his tumultuous marriage to Amber Heard, to the highly publicized legal battles and defamation cases, the book offers a balanced examination of the man behind the captivating performances.

Featuring stunning photographs and in-depth analysis, this book celebrates Johnny Depp's enduring impact on cinema and provides an intimate portrait of the actor, musician, and cultural icon. It is a must-read for film enthusiasts, fans of Johnny Depp, and anyone fascinated by the captivating world of Hollywood.

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• Full Name Johnny Depp
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• Birthplace Kentucky, USA
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Johnny Depp is an American actor known for his leading portrayals in films ‘Edward Scissorhands’ (1990), ‘Sleepy Hollow’ (1999), and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise (2003- 2017).

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• Update : September 03, 2021

Johnny Depp is an American actor known for his leading portrayals in films such as Edward Scissorhands (1990), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (2003- 2017).

Who is Johnny Depp?

Johnny Depp made his first film debut in the 1984 American horror film Nightmare on Elm Street  directed by Wes Craven. The teen idol came in the spotlight after his role in the 1987 Canadian filmed television series 21 Jump Street . In 1990, he quit 21 Jump Street  and appeared in John Waters's Cry-Baby  and Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands . 

Following this, Depp has made dynamic portrayals in the movies such as Dead Man (1995),  Donnie Brasco (1997), The Ninth Gat e (1999), and Blow (2001).

In 2003, he appeared in the action film Once Upon the Time in Mexico , directed by Robert Rodriguez. The same year, he starred as Captain Jack Sparrow in the big-budget Disney media franchise Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . 

Respiring the role of Sparrow, Depp appeared in other Pirates of the Caribbean series - Dead Man's Chest (2006),  At World's End  (2007), On Stranger Tides  (2011), and Dead Men Tell No Tales  (2017).

Depp was also acclaimed for his portrayal in the 2005 American musical fantasy film Charlie and the Chocolate factory . He was well-received as the voice actor of the groom in the animated tale Corpse Bride . 

His other notable roles are, Alice in Wonderland  (2010), Dark Shadows (2012), The Lone Ranger (2013), Tusk  (2104), and Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016). Depp was also seen as a part of, Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2019), and Minamata  (2020).

In his upcoming works, Depp will voice the character Johnny Puff in the animated series Puffins . Besides, he is cast in the movie Cities of Lies released on March 19, 2021.

Born on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky, Johnny Depp is the youngest of the four children of John Christopher Depp and Elizabeth Betty Sue Depp. His father was a civil engineer by profession, and his mother a waitress and homemaker. Due to his father's work, Depp's family constantly relocated. They finally landed in Miramar, Florida, when he was seven years old. 

When Depp was 12, he indulged in smoking and began experimenting with drugs to self-harm due to the stress out of his family problems. His parents got divorced in 1987. He used to collect the weekly child-support money at his father's office, but this ended up on bad terms with his father. 

A year after his parent's divorce, he dropped out of high school to pursue his career in music. He became a member of The Kid, a garage band. The band became popular enough to open for the bands Talking Heads and B-52's. 

Johnny Depp's stepfather Robert Palmer was his inspiration for his growth. He died in 2000. Johnny Depp's song 'As Bad As I am' was taken from the words of stepfather's toast.

About his stepfather, Johnny said, “He was this really cool guy. He was a bit of a rounder. He spent about half his life in prison, in Statesville Ill. And he had this toast. 'Here’s to you, as good as you are. Here’s to me, as bad as I am. You're still as good as you are, as bad as I am.'“

In 1983, Depp was married to a makeup artist, Lori Arrison, who later introduced him to her friend Nicolas Cage. Seeing potential in Depp, Cage further introduced him to the Hollywood agent. The unemployed musician who had never considered seeking a career in acting landed several small roles before taking up the lead in the 1984 horror film ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’. 

Three years later, Depp divorced his wife, and his band also dispersed. In 1985, he met Sherilyn Fenn while filming the short film ‘Dummies’, but their relationship was also short-lived. Determined in acting, Depp studied acting in Los Angeles's Loft Studio and later with a private coach.

Career Start

After his acting lessons, he made his breakthrough role in the 1987 Canadian television series 21 Jump Street. Garnering him the immediate stardom, he became a prominent teen idol. Later in 1989, his contract with the film expired, and he pursued further eccentric roles in notable movies.

In 1990, he appeared in the film Cry-Baby . Later that year, he acted in the first of several collaborations with director Tim Burton in Edward Scissorhands . In 1993, Depp's Benny & Joon and What's Eating Gilbert Grape  were considered sleeper hits after the success of Edward Scissorhands.

Another notable film played by Depp is the 1995 film Don Juan DeMarco where he portrays a character who believes he is the famous fictional Don Juan. In 1997 he featured as an undercover FBI agent in the movie Donnie Brasco.

With The Astronaut's Wife in 1999, Depp tried a different genre, sci-fi horror. In the same year, he starred as a prim, powered Ichabod Crane in another Burton's film, Sleepy Hollow . The following year, he starred in the small but successful romantic drama Chocolat , followed by a big-budget appearance in Blow  in 2001 as real-life cocaine kingpin George Jung. In 2001, Depp starred in the horror film From Hell , and in 2002, he starred in Robert Rodriguez's Once Upon a Time in Mexico .

Platoon is a 1986 war drama written and directed by Oliver Stone. It was the first of a film series of Stone's Vietnam War films, which also includes Born on the Fourth of July released in 1989, and   Heaven & Earth released in 1993. The movie starred Johnny Depp as Lerner along with Tom Berenger as Sgt. Barnes, Charlie Sheen as Chris, Willem Dafoe as Sgt. Elias, Keith David as King, Kevin Dillon as Bunny, Forest Whitaker as Big Harold, and John C. McGinley as Sgt O’Neill. 

The stars gathered for a reunion at Depp's Hollywood Hills house in Los Angeles in July 2017 to celebrate the 30th anniversary. 

‘Edward Scissorhands’

Edward Scissorhands is a Tim Burton-directed American fantasy romantic movie released in December 1990. The movie was produced by Burton and Denise Di Novi and written by Caroline Thompson based on a scenario she and Burton wrote. Depp was chosen for the role of Edward Scissorhands by the film's director, Burton because he admired his performance in 21 Jump Street . It was the first collaboration between Depp and Burton. 

The romantic drama follows Edward (played by Johnny Depp) who is an incomplete artificial humanoid, with scissor blades instead of hands. Then one day, he discovers a suburban family who shows him their world and falls in love with their young daughter Kim (played by Winona Ryder). 

When the film was first released, it did not become an instant hit. According to a 2015 article from Variety , its appealing characters, unique love story, and mystical visuals eventually captivated the audience. Depp's performance as a bashful mechanical youngster abandoned half-finished by an elderly scientist is still recognized as one of his most famous parts, thanks to Oscar-nominated makeup by Stan Winston and Ve Neill.

‘What’s Eating Gilbert’s Grape?’

What's Eating Gilbert Grape , is a 1993 drama movie directed by Lasse Hallström and a screenplay written by Peter Hudges. The movie starred Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Darlene Cates, and Juliette Lewis. The movie follows the story of 24-year-old Gilbert (played by Depp), a grocery store employee in a rural Iowa hamlet who lives with his morbidly overweight mother (played by Cates) and mentally challenged younger brother Arnie(played by DiCaprio).

The film got favorable reviews, with many critics applauding Depp and DiCaprio's on-screen performances.  However, the movie did not do well at the box office when it debuted in December 1993, earning only $10 million. 

Depp believed the movie was a modern Catcher in the Rye , written by J. D. Salinger. He connected with his character as Gilbert and agreed to work with the director, Hallström even before the script was even written, who was one of the first people who agreed to be part of Gilbert Grape . 

'Captain Jack Sparrow'

In 2003, Depp starred as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl .' In 2004, he was nominated for the Best Actor category for his performance in the movie. The film was a box office success, resulting in the creation of the Pirates of the Caribbean  franchise. Depp returned to the role of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels Dead Man's Ches t (2006), At World's End (2007), On Stranger Tides (2011), and Dead Men Say No Tales (2017), the greatest grossing films of all time.

Over the course of 14 years, Depp portrayed Captain Jack Sparrow in five films. The franchise has grossed over $4.5 billion at the movie office, making it the sixth most successful of all time.

Disney, on the other hand, is alleged to have put a stop to the actor's planned cameo in the next film.

It's unclear if the studio, which has never before cut relations with Depp, had any intentions to bring him back as Jack Sparrow.

The original film's author, Stuart Beattie, suggested confirming Depp's time as the character was finished in 2018, saying, "I think he's had a great run."

‘Corpse Bride’

Corpse Bride is an animated musical fantasy film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton released in September 2005. The movie had a screenplay by John August, Caroline Thompson, and Pamela Pettler based on Burton and Carlos Grangel's characters. The story takes place in a fictional Victorian-era English village.

The main lead Victor Van Dort is voiced by Johnny Depp, and Emily, the titular bride, is voiced by Helena Bonham Carter. 

‘Secret Window’

Secret Window is a 2004 psychological thriller movie featuring Johnny Depp and John Turturro in the lead. David Koepp wrote and directed the film, which was based on Stephen King's novel titled  Secret Window , Secret Garden . Columbia Pictures released the picture on 12 March 2004, to middling reactions and moderate commercial success.

The film follows the story of a successful writer, Mort Rainey, portrayed by Depp. He is stalked by a would-be writer in the midst of a difficult divorce with his wife Amy Rainey (played by Maria Bello) at his lonely lake cottage, alleging plagiarism. 

Trivia about ‘Secret Window’

The director, Koepp intended stars Maria Bello and Timothy Hutton to look astonished and afraid in the moment where Depp barges in on them in the motel. Before Depp stepped in, he insisted them both lie in bed for fifteen minutes. When the screenplay called for them to be afraid, the production crew set up big speakers that blasted static noise. The lights in the room were also programmed to turn on when Depp entered the room, further shocking the artists.

Music Career

Before becoming an actor, Depp was a guitarist before, and he has since appeared in songs by Oasis, Aerosmith, Marilyn Manson,  Shane MacGowan, Iggy Pop, Vanessa Paradis, and The New Basement Tapes, among others. In 2012, he joined Manson on stage at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards.

Performing in music videos for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Lemonheads, Avril Lavigne, and Paul McCartney, Depp has also played guitar on the soundtracks of his films Chocolat and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. He was also a member of P in the 1990s, which included singer Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers, bassist Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and guitarist Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols.

In 2015, Depp joined the supergroup Hollywood Vampires alongside Alice Cooper and Joe Perry, as well as Bruce Witkin, a former member of his 1980s band The Kids. In September 2015, Hollywood Vampires released their self-titled debut studio album. Eleven famous rock covers were included, as well as three original tracks (all co-written by Depp).

Making its live debut in September 2015 at The Roxy in Los Angeles, the band had since completed two global tours in 2016 and 2018. Rise, their second studio album, was released in June 2019 and features mostly original material, including Depp-written songs. Depp also sings a cover version of David Bowie's "Heroes" on the CD.

In 2020 Depp and guitarist Jeff Beck released a cover of John Lennon's "Isolation", and Depp announced that they would be releasing more music together in the future.

'Gelleert Grindelwald'

In 2016, Depp was also cast in a cameo role in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the first episode of the Fantastic Beasts franchise, as dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald.

For more than a year, Depp had been plagued by news about his shattered marriage to actress Amber Heard, who claimed Depp had physically and verbally assaulted her on numerous occasions. Despite Heard's claims, many of Rowling's fans were outraged in late 2017 when Depp was due to star in the follow-up, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald , despite his cameo in 2016's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Depp stated on Instagram on Nov. 6 that Warner Bros. has asked him to "resign" from playing Grindelwald in the third Fantastic Beasts  picture, almost three years later. The actor wrote, "I respect and agree to that request." With a brief statement, Warner Bros. confirmed Depp's departure, thanking him for his contributions to the films and stating that "the role of Gellert Grindelwald will be recast."

'Minamata' 

In 2020, Johnny Deep will star in Minamata , a film produced by HanWay Films and set to premiere at the forthcoming American Film Market.

The film will follow the reclusive Smith as he travels to Japan in the 1970s to complete a commission from Life editor Ralph Graves, following his renowned WWII exploits. He travels to Minamata with only his trusted Nikon camera to chronicle the Minamata sickness scandal, which involves the Chisso Corporation's irresponsible mercury poisoning and local police and government cover-ups. The victims' battle against the firm responsible for the environmental disaster has resulted in one of the largest settlements in history, with current Minamata illness sufferers still pursuing compensation in court.

According to the producer’s team, they spent time in Minamata meeting some of the victims and their relatives, and the film will be made with their help. Also having Depp portray the character Levitas was honored and he said, “Working with Johnny to give voice to those who have been silently suffering is a responsibility we do not take lightly. Much like Eugene Smith in 1971, we could not feel more privileged or humbled to be tasked with the mission of bringing this incredible story to the world.”

Upcoming Projects

Johnny Depp will voice the character Johnny Puff in a new animated series titled Puffins  from Italy's Iervolino Entertainment, which was founded by producer Andrea Iervolino and co-owned by Monika Bacardi.

Puffins will be a mobile-first, short-form toon series with 250 five-minute episodes following the exploits of a bunch of charming birds that serve the cunning walrus, Otto. Iervolino Entertainment said in a statement that it would promote positive messaging by weaving in issues such as gender and race equality, as well as environmental protection.

Relationships

Depp has dated Winona Ryder, Kate Moss, and Vanessa Paradis from 1989 to 1993, from 1994 to 1998. (1998 to 2012). He later began dating Heard after meeting her on the production of 2009's "The Rum Diary."

Winona Ryder

In 1989 Depp and Ryder met and embarked on a passionate four-year romanticism during their New York premiere before everything was broken. However, the Hollywood stars always remained close despite their separation.

At the start of their relationship the 26 years old, Johnny was the first big love of a 17-year-old Winona. Their first date was at the house of a friend. In 1990, the couple was completely inseparable and even co-starred by Edward Scissorhands and Johnny asked Winona to be his wife only after five months. But unfortunately, in the summer of 1993, the two split, and Winona's replacement blamed her age, saying that they are young and have grown apart.

Amber Heard

Depp met Heard at The Rum Diary in 2009. Heard. She and Depp began dating at the beginning of 2012. The same year, Depp and Paradis, the long-time partner, published their separation after 14 years.

In 2014, Heard was seen wearing a ring People’s magazine reported that after the picture of the actress with an ornate engagement ring, Depp and Heard became involved.

In 2015 at a privately held ceremony in their home in LA,  Depp and Heard married people reporting photos after several years of date. Depp had two Paradis children: Lily-Rose (born 1999) and John Christopher (2002).

The marriage came to an end after Heard filed for divorce from Depp on 23 May 2016 and was also given an order to temporarily restrain the Oscar-nominated actor. She alleged that during her relationship, Depp physically abused her and usually stayed under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

Son - Johnny Christopher "Jack" Depp III

Johnny Christopher "Jack" Depp III,  is Johnny Depp's son whom he shared with Vanessa Paradis, a French singer/actress. Jack was born to the couple during their 14-year relationship, which lasted from 1998 until 2012. He has mainly remained out of the spotlight for much of his life. He is 19 years old as of 2021 and he is in a relationship with French model Camille Jansen. 

In a 2014 interview, Depp stated he was very proud of his son, adding that he wasn't meant to be an actor but looked impressive in other creative professions. "My boy, Jack, has always been a very talented draftsman," Depp revealed to the Inquirer. "He draws really super well. He also plays music very well, and I couldn't be any more proud of him. Even if he doesn't want to be an actor like his old pops."

Daughter - Lily-Rose

Born on 27 May 1999 in Paris, France, Lily-Rose Melody Depp is a French-American actress and model. She is the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. Lily-Rose has succeeded in her dad's footsteps in the acting field, having made film appearances since 2014. 

She began her acting career with a small role in Tusk in 2014. She went on to star in the period dramas The Dancer (2016), Planetarium (2016), and The King (2019).

Heard, Depp's ex-wife has accused him of being aggressive during their 15-month marriage, which he has disputed, claiming that he was the victim of domestic abuse.

The Pirates of the Caribbean actor told a British High Court Judge that he began using "at a very young age" during the first day of testifying in his libel case.

 "My mother used to ask me to go and get her 'nerve pills' and I think I was around the age of 11 that it dawned on me that 'nerve pills' were calming her nerves, so I brought her her nerve pills and I took one and that began my drug use," he said.

Depp continued, "The only method I knew to numb the agony" was to use drugs and drink in his early years.

Depp, 57, then sued News Group Newspapers (NGN), the parent company of the U.K. tabloid The Sun, for libel over an article in which the actor was referred to as a "wife-beater" in relation to his previous marriage to actress Amber Heard. However, on November 2, 2020, he lost his case against News Group Newspapers for a report published in The Sun in 2018 that called him a "wife-beater" after his ex-wife Amber Heard, accused him of abuse, which he strongly denied.

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'Endlessly Grateful': Johnny Depp Opens Up About Director Taking A Chance On Him In Jeanne Du Barry

Johnny Depp's first movie after the Amber Heard trial is the french drama Jeanne Du Barry.

Johnny Depp started acting at a young age, so he's got a long resume full of beloved roles as a character actor. But most recently he's been synonymous with his relationship with Amber Heard , and their long, public legal battle. After the defamation case verdict was revealed, he largely stepped away from the industry. His first post-trial movie is a French drama titled Jeanne Du Barry , and he recently opened up about the director taking a chance on him, saying he was "endlessly grateful."

Depp's career was seemingly in jeopardy as a result of the Heard controversy, especially after he was fired at Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts franchise. He hasn't done any major Hollywood movies, but he returned to acting in Jeanne Du Barry . That movie is directed by Maïwenn, and Depp posted on Instagram about their collaboration, saying:

Endlessly grateful to the incomparable Maïwenn for choosing me as her King of France in Jeanne du Barry. Now playing across the UK & Ireland. JD.X

Given how much Depp's defamation case was covered on TV , it makes sense that he might want to spend some time away from the spotlight in Europe. But he's still an actor by trade, and he's seemingly happy to Maïwenn for allowing him to return to work with Jeanne du Barry . And the movie will soon be playing stateside, thanks to Fathom Events. 

The trailer for Jeanne du Barry showed off Depp's French in a tense drama about desire and jealousy. Depp's sweet tribute to his director was shared to his whopping 28.7 million followers, and there are plenty of fans in the comments section who want to see the film for themselves. So it should be interesting to see how it performs as it hits more markets. 

It's unclear if/when Johnny Depp will return to Hollywood for a major film project, but he's been exploring the industry in unique ways. In addition to Jeanne Du Barry , Depp is also directing a movie starring Robert De Niro . Still, there are certain fans who want to see him return to the role of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise . 

The trajectory of Depp's comeback is still unknown. Shortly after the verdict was revealed he cameod in the VMAs , so it seemed like he was jumping right back in. But at the time of writing this story, he hasn't signed on to any acting projects in Hollywood. Depp has a ton of fans, but there will inevitably be naysayers if he does make a return, especially after the harrowing allegations of abuse made by Amber Heard while she was on the stand . 

Jeanne Du Barry will be released in the United States on May 2nd courtesy of Fathom Events. In the meantime, check out the 2024 movie release dates to plan your next trip to the theater.

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Johnny Depp

Bio: Johnny Depp  (born John Christopher Depp II in Owensboro, Kentucky on June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer and musician. Johnny first rose to fame on the 1980s television series, 21 Jump Street . From there, Johnny focused on films and starred in hits such as Edward Scissorhands (1990),  Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Rango (2011) and the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2003–present). Johnny has grossed over $3.1 billion at the United States box office and over $7.6 billion worldwide throughout his career. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Johnny has been married once and has two children.

Best Known For: Johnny is best known for playing various characters throughout his career, most notably as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise.

Personal Life: Johnny was married once, but has had a number of longterm partners throughout his career. Johnny was married to Lori Anne Allison from 1983-1985. He was also engaged to Jennifer Grey, Sherilyn Fenn, along with his Edward Scissorhands co-star Winona Ryder. In 1998, after a four year relationship with Kate Moss, Depp began dating Vanessa Paradis. They announced their separation in June 2012 and produced two children, daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born 1999), and son John “Jack” Christopher Depp III (born 2002), from the relationship. Johnny started dating his  Rum Diary  co-star Amber Heard in 2012. They got engaged on Christmas Eve in 2013.

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Johnny Depp & Amber Heard: A Timeline Of Their Relationship & Defamation Trial In New Netflix Documentary

Johnny Depp & Amber Heard’s trial is now the focus of a new Netflix documentary. Find out more about their relationship and their legal battles here.

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Over a year after losing the defamation trial, Amber Heard has reportedly paid $1 million to her ex Johnny Depp, and he’s giving the money to five charities of his choosing.

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1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

R | 91 min | Horror

Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Heather Langenkamp , Johnny Depp , Robert Englund , John Saxon

Votes: 262,141 | Gross: $25.50M

2. Lady Blue (1985–1991)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

Katy Mahoney patrols the grittier streets of Chicago, dispatching the steamier elements before reporting to her boss Terry McNichol. Katy's intensity about her job interfered with her social life.

Stars: Jamie Rose , Danny Aiello , Ralph Foody , Ron Dean

Lionel Viland (Episode: "Beasts of Prey", 1985)

3. Private Resort (1985)

R | 82 min | Comedy

The story of two adolescent boys who are guests at a Florida resort for the week-end. Their only interest is, of course, chasing girls, but fate has much more in store for them.

Director: George Bowers | Stars: Rob Morrow , Johnny Depp , Emily Longstreth , Karyn O'Bryan

Votes: 9,208 | Gross: $0.33M

4. Slow Burn (1986 TV Movie)

R | 92 min | Drama, Thriller

Jacob Asch is hired by Gerald McMurty to find his ex-wife Laine and their son in Palm Springs. Jacob finds Laine and a teenager named Donnie who may or may not be Gerald's son. He also ... See full summary  »

Director: Matthew Chapman | Stars: Eric Roberts , Beverly D'Angelo , Dennis Lipscomb , Raymond J. Barry

Donnie Fleischer

5. Platoon (1986)

R | 120 min | Drama, War

Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Charlie Sheen , Tom Berenger , Willem Dafoe , Keith David

Votes: 439,085 | Gross: $138.53M

Gator Lerner

6. 21 Jump Street (1987–1991)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The cases of an undercover police unit composed of young-looking officers specializing in youth crime.

Stars: Johnny Depp , Dustin Nguyen , Peter DeLuise , Holly Robinson Peete

Votes: 14,061

Officer Thomas "Tom" Hanson, Jr. (1987–90)

7. Hotel (1983–1988)

60 min | Drama, Romance

The misadventures of the staff and guests of the St. Gregory Hotel.

Stars: James Brolin , Connie Sellecca , Nathan Cook , Shari Belafonte

Votes: 1,893

Rob Cameron ( Episode: "Unfinished Business", 1987)

8. Cry-Baby (1990)

PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Musical

In 1950s Baltimore, a bad boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.

Director: John Waters | Stars: Johnny Depp , Ricki Lake , Amy Locane , Susan Tyrrell

Votes: 64,765 | Gross: $8.27M

Wade "the tear" Walker

9. Edward Scissorhands (1990)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp , Winona Ryder , Dianne Wiest , Anthony Michael Hall

Votes: 523,408 | Gross: $56.36M

Edward Nominated *Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

10. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

R | 89 min | Fantasy, Horror

Dream-haunting Freddy Krueger returns once again to prowl the nightmares of Springwood's last surviving teenager, and of a woman whose personal connection to Krueger may mean his doom.

Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: Robert Englund , Lisa Zane , Shon Greenblatt , Lezlie Deane

Votes: 50,924 | Gross: $34.87M

Man on the TV

11. Stuff (1993 TV Short)

12 min | Short, Music

Short about the life of John Frusciante .

Directors: Johnny Depp , Gibby Haynes | Stars: John Frusciante , Timothy Leary

12. Arizona Dream (1993)

R | 142 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A young New Yorker goes to Arizona where he finds freedom to both love and dream.

Director: Emir Kusturica | Stars: Johnny Depp , Jerry Lewis , Faye Dunaway , Lili Taylor

Votes: 45,630 | Gross: $0.11M

13. Benny & Joon (1993)

PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Johnny Depp , Mary Stuart Masterson , Aidan Quinn , Julianne Moore

Votes: 62,023 | Gross: $23.20M

Sam Nominated *Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy *MTV Movie Awards, Best Comedic Performance

14. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama

A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Johnny Depp , Leonardo DiCaprio , Juliette Lewis , Mary Steenburgen

Votes: 253,864 | Gross: $9.17M

Gilbert Grape

15. Ed Wood (1994)

R | 127 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams despite his lack of talent.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp , Martin Landau , Sarah Jessica Parker , Patricia Arquette

Votes: 183,881 | Gross: $5.89M

Ed Wood *London Critics Circle Film Awards, Actor of the Year Nominated *Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

16. Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A psychiatrist must cure a young patient who presents himself as Don Juan, the world's greatest lover.

Director: Jeremy Leven | Stars: Johnny Depp , Marlon Brando , Faye Dunaway , Géraldine Pailhas

Votes: 53,276 | Gross: $22.15M

Don Juan *London Critics Circle Film Awards, Actor of the Year

17. Nick of Time (1995)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An unimpressive, everyday man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.

Director: John Badham | Stars: Johnny Depp , Christopher Walken , Courtney Chase , Charles S. Dutton

Votes: 45,131 | Gross: $8.17M

Gene Watson

18. Dead Man (1995)

R | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.

Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Johnny Depp , Gary Farmer , Crispin Glover , Lance Henriksen

Votes: 103,019 | Gross: $1.04M

William Blake

19. Donnie Brasco (1997)

R | 127 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Al Pacino , Johnny Depp , Michael Madsen , Bruno Kirby

Votes: 331,903 | Gross: $41.91M

Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. Pistone

20. The Brave (1997)

123 min | Drama

A down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of which could greatly help his poverty stricken family.

Director: Johnny Depp | Stars: Johnny Depp , Marlon Brando , Marshall Bell , Elpidia Carrillo

Votes: 10,832

21. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

R | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.

Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Johnny Depp , Benicio Del Toro , Tobey Maguire , Michael Lee Gogin

Votes: 301,279 | Gross: $10.68M

Raoul Duke *Russian Guild of Film Critics, Best Foreign Actor

22. The Ninth Gate (1999)

R | 133 min | Mystery, Thriller

A book broker discovers his latest find may summon Satan.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Johnny Depp , Frank Langella , Lena Olin , Emmanuelle Seigner

Votes: 197,310 | Gross: $18.66M

23. Sleepy Hollow (1999)

R | 105 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp , Christina Ricci , Miranda Richardson , Michael Gambon

Votes: 383,636 | Gross: $101.07M

Detective Ichabod Crane

24. The Astronaut's Wife (1999)

R | 109 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

After an explosion in space and subsequent two-minute radio-out period, two astronauts return home to their wives. Slightly it's revealed that they're not the same as they were.

Director: Rand Ravich | Stars: Charlize Theron , Johnny Depp , Joe Morton , Clea DuVall

Votes: 57,413 | Gross: $10.67M

Commander Spencer Armacost

25. The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2020)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy

A boisterous female minister comes to serve in an eccentricly conservative small town's church.

Stars: Dawn French , James Fleet , Trevor Peacock , Gary Waldhorn

Votes: 15,458

Himself ( Episode: "Celebrity Party", 1999)

26. Before Night Falls (2000)

R | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.

Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Javier Bardem , Johnny Depp , Olatz López Garmendia , Giovani Florido

Votes: 26,361 | Gross: $4.22M

Víctor / Bom Bom

27. Chocolat (2000)

PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, Romance

A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Juliette Binoche , Johnny Depp , Judi Dench , Alfred Molina

Votes: 201,837 | Gross: $71.51M

28. The Man Who Cried (2000)

R | 100 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A young refugee traveling from Russia to America in search of her lost father falls for a gypsy horseman.

Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Christina Ricci , Cate Blanchett , Oleg Yankovskiy , Claudia Lander-Duke

Votes: 16,450 | Gross: $0.74M

29. Blow (2001)

R | 124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of how George Jung , along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar , established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.

Director: Ted Demme | Stars: Johnny Depp , Penélope Cruz , Franka Potente , Rachel Griffiths

Votes: 274,876 | Gross: $52.99M

George Jung

30. From Hell (2001)

R | 122 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After five ritualistic murders are committed in 1888 London, Inspector Abberline's assignment is to investigate the "Jack the Ripper" murders. Along with a string of mutilated prostitutes, he uncovers a conspiracy involving the government.

Directors: Albert Hughes , Allen Hughes | Stars: Johnny Depp , Heather Graham , Ian Holm , Robbie Coltrane

Votes: 164,124 | Gross: $31.60M

Inspector Frederick Abberline

31. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp , Geoffrey Rush , Orlando Bloom , Keira Knightley

Votes: 1,209,200 | Gross: $305.41M

Capitan Jack Sparrow *Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role *Empire Awards, Best Actor *Irish Film and Television Awards, Best International Actor *MTV Movie Awards, Best Male Performance *Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie: Fight with Geoffrey Rush *Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie: Liar Nominated *Academy Awards, Best Actor *BAFTA Film Awards, Best Actor in a Leading Role *Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy *Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Actor *MTV Movie Awards, Best Comedic Performance *Online Film Critics Society Awards, Best Actor *Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role *Satellite Awards, Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy *Saturn Awards, Best Actor *Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, Best Actor

32. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Antonio Banderas , Salma Hayek , Johnny Depp , Willem Dafoe

Votes: 169,657 | Gross: $56.36M

Agente Sheldon Jeffrey Sands

33. Lost in La Mancha (2002)

R | 89 min | Documentary

Terry Gilliam 's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.

Directors: Keith Fulton , Louis Pepe | Stars: Terry Gilliam , Johnny Depp , Jeff Bridges , Tony Grisoni

Votes: 11,996 | Gross: $0.73M

34. King of the Hill (1997–2010)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A straight-laced propane salesman in Arlen, Texas tries to deal with the wacky antics of his family and friends, while also trying to keep his son in line.

Stars: Mike Judge , Kathy Najimy , Pamela Adlon , Johnny Hardwick

Votes: 58,380

Yogi Victor (voice) (Episode: "Hank's Back", 2004)

35. Secret Window (2004)

PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.

Director: David Koepp | Stars: Johnny Depp , Maria Bello , John Turturro , Timothy Hutton

Votes: 209,385 | Gross: $48.02M

Mort Rainey

36. Finding Neverland (2004)

PG | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Family

The story of Sir J.M. Barrie 's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.

Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Johnny Depp , Kate Winslet , Julie Christie , Radha Mitchell

Votes: 211,975 | Gross: $51.68M

Sir James Matthew Barrie Nominated *Academy Awards, Best Actor *BAFTA Film Awards, Best Actor in a Leading Role *Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama *Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role *Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Actor *People's Choice Awards, Favorite On-Screen Match-Up with Kate Winslet *Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie Actor: Drama

37. Happily Ever After (2004)

Unrated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Is the love compatible with coupledom? And what of freedom and fidelity? These are some of the questions facing two married men.

Director: Yvan Attal | Stars: Johnny Depp , Charlotte Gainsbourg , Sébastien Vidal , Marc Millanvoye

Votes: 5,456 | Gross: $0.25M

L'inconnu (cameo)

38. The Libertine (2004)

R | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.

Director: Laurence Dunmore | Stars: Johnny Depp , Samantha Morton , John Malkovich , Paul Ritter

Votes: 37,754 | Gross: $4.84M

39. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

PG | 115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other kids win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp , Freddie Highmore , David Kelly , Helena Bonham Carter

Votes: 528,682 | Gross: $206.46M

Willy Wonka *People's Choice Awards, Favorite Motion Picture Actor *Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie Actor: Comedy Nominated *Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy *Irish Film and Television Awards, Best International Actor

40. Corpse Bride (2005)

PG | 77 min | Animation, Drama, Family

When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.

Directors: Tim Burton , Mike Johnson | Stars: Johnny Depp , Helena Bonham Carter , Emily Watson , Tracey Ullman

Votes: 298,567 | Gross: $53.36M

Victor Van Dort (voice)

41. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp , Orlando Bloom , Keira Knightley , Jack Davenport

Votes: 766,894 | Gross: $423.32M

Capitan Jack Sparrow *MTV Movie Awards, Best Performance *People's Choice Awards, Favorite On Screen Couple with Keira Knightley *Rembrandt Awards, Best Foreign Actor *Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie Actor: Action Nominated *Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

42. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

PG-13 | 169 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp , Orlando Bloom , Keira Knightley , Geoffrey Rush

Votes: 692,764 | Gross: $309.42M

Capitan Jack Sparrow *Kids' Choice Awards, Favorite Male Actor *MTV Movie Awards, Best Comedic Performance *Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie Actor: Action Nominated *National Movie Awards, Best Male Performance

43. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Musical

The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp , Helena Bonham Carter , Alan Rickman , Timothy Spall

Votes: 386,721 | Gross: $52.90M

Sweeney Todd / Benjamin Barker *Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy *MTV Movie Awards, Best Villain *National Movie Awards, Best Male Performance *Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie: Villain Nominated *Academy Awards, Best Actor *Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Actor/ Best Acting Ensemble

44. This American Life (2007–2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary

An anthology of true stories pertaining to various themes are illustrated.

Stars: Ira Glass , Milo Finch , Chris Partyka , Barbara Beneville

Episode: "Escape" (2008)

45. Gonzo (2008)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson .

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Hunter S. Thompson , Johnny Depp , Joe Cairo , David Carlo

Votes: 8,499 | Gross: $1.25M

46. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Having made a deal with the Devil himself for immortality many millennia ago, the now decrepit mystic Doctor Parnassus fights for the freedom of his only daughter's soul.

Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Christopher Plummer , Lily Cole , Heath Ledger , Andrew Garfield

Votes: 153,889 | Gross: $7.69M

47. Public Enemies (2009)

R | 140 min | Action, Biography, Crime

The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Christian Bale , Johnny Depp , Christian Stolte , Jason Clarke

Votes: 318,413 | Gross: $97.10M

John Dillinger Nominated *Teen Choice Awards, Choice Summer Movie Star: Male

48. When You're Strange (2009)

R | 86 min | Documentary, Music

A look at the late '60s and early '70s rock band The Doors , including rare exclusive footage.

Director: Tom DiCillo | Stars: Johnny Depp , John Densmore , Robby Krieger , Ray Manzarek

Votes: 10,266 | Gross: $0.24M

49. SpongeBob SquarePants (1999– )

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.

Stars: Tom Kenny , Rodger Bumpass , Bill Fagerbakke , Clancy Brown

Votes: 111,181

Jack Kahuna Laguna/JKL (voice) [Episode: "SpongeBob vs. The Big One", 2009]

50. Alice in Wonderland (I) (2010)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Mia Wasikowska , Johnny Depp , Helena Bonham Carter , Anne Hathaway

Votes: 440,649 | Gross: $334.19M

The Mad Hatter *Kids' Choice Awards, Favorite Movie Actor *Rembrandt Awards, Best Foreign Actor Nominated *Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

51. The Tourist (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Thriller

Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Johnny Depp , Angelina Jolie , Paul Bettany , Timothy Dalton

Votes: 256,295 | Gross: $67.63M

Frank Tupelo *Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie Actor: Action Nominated *Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

52. Life's Too Short (2011–2013)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

The show centers on Warwick Davis in his day-to-day life, complete with the frustrations he faces.

Stars: Warwick Davis , Ricky Gervais , Stephen Merchant , Rosamund Hanson

Votes: 16,458

Himself (Episode 2, 2011)

53. Rango (2011)

PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp , Isla Fisher , Timothy Olyphant , Abigail Breslin

Votes: 292,742 | Gross: $123.48M

Rango (voice) *People's Choice Awards, Favorite Animated Movie Voice *Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie: Voice

54. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.

Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Johnny Depp , Penélope Cruz , Ian McShane , Geoffrey Rush

Votes: 563,552 | Gross: $241.06M

Capitan Jack Sparrow Nominated *Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

55. The Rum Diary (2011)

R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama

American journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there.

Director: Bruce Robinson | Stars: Johnny Depp , Giovanni Ribisi , Aaron Eckhart , Michael Rispoli

Votes: 107,989 | Gross: $13.10M

56. Jack and Jill (I) (2011)

PG | 91 min | Comedy

Family guy, Jack Sadelstein, prepares for the annual event he always dreads--the Thanksgiving visit of his fraternal twin sister, the needy, and passive-aggressive Jill, who then refuses to leave.

Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Adam Sandler , Katie Holmes , Al Pacino , Elodie Tougne

Votes: 90,370 | Gross: $74.16M

57. Dark Shadows (2012)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp , Michelle Pfeiffer , Eva Green , Helena Bonham Carter

Votes: 280,342 | Gross: $79.73M

Dark Shadows

58. 21 Jump Street (2012)

R | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.

Directors: Phil Lord , Christopher Miller | Stars: Jonah Hill , Channing Tatum , Ice Cube , Brie Larson

Votes: 597,922 | Gross: $138.45M

Tom Hanson Cameo

59. The Lone Ranger (2013)

PG-13 | 150 min | Action, Adventure, Western

Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp , Armie Hammer , William Fichtner , Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 244,375 | Gross: $89.30M

Toro Nominated *Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst Actor

60. Lucky Them (2013)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama

A rock journalist is assigned to track down her ex-boyfriend.

Director: Megan Griffiths | Stars: Toni Collette , Thomas Haden Church , Nina Arianda , Oliver Platt

Votes: 4,105 | Gross: $0.03M

Matthew Smith

61. Transcendence (I) (2014)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence takes on dangerous implications when his own consciousness is uploaded into one such program.

Director: Wally Pfister | Stars: Johnny Depp , Rebecca Hall , Morgan Freeman , Cillian Murphy

Votes: 238,724 | Gross: $23.02M

Dr. Will Caster

62. Tusk (I) (2014)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Horror

A brash and arrogant podcaster gets more than he bargained for when he travels to Canada to interview a mysterious recluse... who has a rather disturbing fondness for walruses.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Justin Long , Michael Parks , Haley Joel Osment , Genesis Rodriguez

Votes: 63,077 | Gross: $1.82M

Guy Lapointe

63. Into the Woods (2014)

PG | 125 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.

Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Anna Kendrick , Meryl Streep , Chris Pine , Emily Blunt

Votes: 147,959 | Gross: $128.00M

64. Mortdecai (2015)

R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Juggling angry Russians, the British Mi5, and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part-time rogue Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost gold.

Director: David Koepp | Stars: Johnny Depp , Gwyneth Paltrow , Ewan McGregor , Olivia Munn

Votes: 76,804 | Gross: $7.61M

Charles Mortdecai Nominated *Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst Actor/ Worst Screen Combo

65. Black Mass (2015)

R | 123 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

Director: Scott Cooper | Stars: Johnny Depp , Benedict Cumberbatch , Dakota Johnson , Joel Edgerton

Votes: 192,246 | Gross: $62.58M

Whitey Bulger *Palm Springs International Film Festival, Desert Palm Achievement Award (actor) Nominated *Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role *Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Actor *Indiana Film Journalists Awards, Best Actor *Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, Best Actor

66. Yoga Hosers (2016)

PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

Two teenage yoga enthusiasts must do battle with an evil presence that is threatening to rise from its underground lair and endanger their major party plans.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Lily-Rose Depp , Harley Quinn Smith , Johnny Depp , Adam Brody

Votes: 15,471

67. Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)

PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Alice is appointed to save her beloved Mad Hatter from deadly grief by travelling back to the past, but this means fatally harming Time himself, the noble clockwork man with the device needed to save the Hatter's family from the Red Queen.

Director: James Bobin | Stars: Mia Wasikowska , Johnny Depp , Helena Bonham Carter , Anne Hathaway

Votes: 122,057 | Gross: $77.04M

The Mad Hatter Nominated *Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst Supporting Actor/ Worst Screen Combo

68. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

PG-13 | 132 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

In 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York during his worldwide tour to research and rescue magical creatures as something mysterious leaves trails of destruction in the city, threatening to expose the wizarding world.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne , Katherine Waterston , Alison Sudol , Dan Fogler

Votes: 507,356 | Gross: $234.04M

Gellert Grindelwald cameo

69. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Captain Jack Sparrow is pursued by old rival Captain Salazar and a crew of deadly ghosts who have escaped from the Devil's Triangle. They're determined to kill every pirate at sea...notably Jack.

Directors: Joachim Rønning , Espen Sandberg | Stars: Johnny Depp , Geoffrey Rush , Javier Bardem , Orlando Bloom

Votes: 345,374 | Gross: $172.56M

Capitan Jack Sparrow Nominated *Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst Actor/ Worst Screen Combo *Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie Actor: Action

70. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

PG-13 | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh , Penélope Cruz , Willem Dafoe , Judi Dench

Votes: 296,201 | Gross: $102.83M

Edward Ratchett / John Cassetti

71. Sherlock Gnomes (2018)

PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Garden gnomes, Gnomeo and Juliet recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.

Director: John Stevenson | Stars: Johnny Depp , James McAvoy , Emily Blunt , Kelly Asbury

Votes: 14,036 | Gross: $43.24M

Sherlock Gnomes (voice)

72. London Fields (2018)

R | 118 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Clairvoyant femme fatale Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with three uniquely different men: one of whom she knows will be her murderer.

Director: Mathew Cullen | Stars: Theo James , Amber Heard , Cara Delevingne , Gemma Chan

Votes: 12,189 | Gross: $0.25M

Chick Purchase

73. The Professor (I) (2018)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

A college professor lives his life with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Director: Wayne Roberts | Stars: Johnny Depp , Rosemarie DeWitt , Odessa Young , Danny Huston

Votes: 37,198

74. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

PG-13 | 134 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Gellert Grindelwald plans to raise an army of wizards to rule over non-magical beings. In response, Newt Scamander's former professor, Albus Dumbledore, seeks his help to stop him.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne , Katherine Waterston , Dan Fogler , Johnny Depp

Votes: 308,461 | Gross: $159.56M

Gellert Grindelwald

75. City of Lies (2018)

R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G.

Director: Brad Furman | Stars: Johnny Depp , Forest Whitaker , Toby Huss , Dayton Callie

Votes: 19,003 | Gross: $0.57M

Russell Poole

76. Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

18+ | 112 min | Drama, History

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.

Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Mark Rylance , Johnny Depp , Robert Pattinson , Gana Bayarsaikhan

Votes: 14,611

Colonel Joll

77. Minamata (2020)

R | 115 min | Drama

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

Director: Andrew Levitas | Stars: Akiko Iwase , Kogarashi Wakasugi , Johnny Depp , Katherine Jenkins

Votes: 22,966

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78. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

PG-13 | 142 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Professor Albus Dumbledore must assist Newt Scamander and his partners as Grindelwald begins to lead an army to eliminate all Muggles.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne , Jude Law , Ezra Miller , Dan Fogler

Votes: 170,028 | Gross: $95.85M

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Johnny Depp (born 9.6.1963) Johnny Depp is an American actor who has played a large number of high profile roles in films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Edward Scissorhands.

Net worth:  Depp was reported to have a net worth of $350 million according to Celebrity Net Worth in 2013.

Childhood: Johnny was born to Betty Sue Palmer and John Christopher Depp in Owensboro, Kentucky. He has one brother and two sisters, one of whom (Christie) now works as his personal manager. Depp's family moved often throughout his childhood, though they eventually settled in Florida. Johnny Depp started to learn the guitar when he was 12 years old and played in a number of garage bands. He dropped out of school to play in a band named The Kids, who moved to Los Angeles and changed their name to Six Gun Method. Johnny Depp also worked with the band Rock City Angels and co-wrote 'Mary', which appeared on their album Young Man's Blues, released on Geffen Records.

Acting Career: In the early 1980s, Depp's wife at the time, Lori Anne Allison, introduced him to Nicolas Cage, who encouraged him to pursue an acting career. In 1987, Johnny Depp landed his first lead TV role in 21 Jump Street. He reportedly took the role because it meant that he would get to work with Frederic Forrest. Depp's friend Sal Jenco was also cast in the series. Johnny Depp first appeared in a feature film in 1984, when he appeared in A Nightmare on Elm Street, playing one of Freddy Kruger's victims. In '86, he appeared in Oliver Stone's Platoon, which also starred Charlie Sheen and Willem Dafoe.

In 1990, Depp took the lead role in Edward Scissorhands. The film was directed by Tim Burton, with whom Depp would have a long-standing working relationship. The highly successful film also stars Winona Ryder and features music by Danny Elfman. In 1994, Burton cast him to play the title role in Ed Wood. Johnny Depp is a huge fan and a personal friend of the writer Hunter S Thompson. In 1998, he played the role of Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, adapted from the writer's autobiographical novel of the same name. When Thompson died, Johnny Depp paid for a large proportion of the funeral proceedings, in which Thompson's ashes were fired from a cannon in Aspen, Colorado. In 1999, Depp starred opposite Christina Ricci in another Burton movie, Sleepy Hollow.

In 2003, Johnny Depp starred in the first of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, The Curse of the Black Pearl. He plays the pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, whom he loosely based on Keith Richards (who makes a cameo appearance in the last film of the trilogy). The films also star Bill Nighy, Keira Knightley. He was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his role, which became hugely popular among the cinema-going public. The second film, Dead Man's Chest was released in 2006 and the third installment, At World's End was released in 2007. Depp was nominated for another Best Actor Oscar in 2004 for his portrayal of the author JM Barrie in Finding Neverland, which also starred Kate Winslet, Julie Christie and Dustin Hoffman. His next major project was playing Willie Wonka in the 2005 adaptation of the Roald Dahl children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Depp returned to working with Tim Burton in 2008, with the release of the musical version of Sweeney Todd: The Demon barber of Fleet Street. The music was scored by Steven Sondheim and the film also starred Helena Bonham-Carter. Depp won the Golden Globe Best Actor award (Musical or Comedy) for his performance in the film.

In 2007, Johnny Depp secured a deal with Warner Brothers to make a film version of Dark Shadows, the gothic soap opera that was shown on the ABC network from 1966-71. Along with Colin Farrell and Jude Law, Johnny Depp was chosen to play a transformation of Heath Ledger's character in the Terry Gilliam-directed The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Ledger's untimely death half-way through the film led to the re-casting of the character and all three of the actors chosen to take on the role have donated their salaries from the film to Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams' daughter Matilda. The following year, he played the role of the Mad Hatter alongside Mia Wasikowska in Tim Burton's 'Alice In Wonderland'. In 2011, he starred with Amber Heard in the drama 'The Rum Diary'. He's been known to play all sorts of unusual characters in his movies and stayed true to form by landing the role of Tonto in 2013's 'The Lone Ranger' opposite Armie Hammer. The following year, he played a scientist who's death allows him to be uploaded into a computer in 'Transcendence'.

Personal Life: Johnny was married to Lori Anne Allison for a couple of years in the 1980s. After they divorced, Depp was briefly engaged to Sherilyn Fenn, though they never married. He has also dated Winona Ryder and Kate Moss. Johnny Depp met his long-term partner, Vanessa Paradis whilst working on the film The Ninth Gate. They have two children together, Lily Rose Melody Depp (b.1999) and John Jack Christopher Depp III (b.2002). Johnny and Vanessa split in 2012, after which he begain dating Amber Heard. He and Amber were engaged in 2013.

The Nominations For The Razzies Have Been Announced

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The awards celebrate all the worst films over the past year with ex-husband and wife duo, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, in the mix

The awards season are in full flow and, a day before the Oscar nominations are announced, many actors have learned of their inclusion in a much less coveted list: the Golden Raspberries. The Razzies hand out accolades to those who have not performed as well as their Oscar-nominated counterparts and, this year, ex-husband and wife combination - Johnny Depp and Amber Heard - have been recognised for particular roles.

In addition, former Oscar winner, Dame Helen Mirren, has been gifted her first Razzie nomination for horror, Winchester, alongside husband and wife team, John Travolta and Kelly Preston .

Continue reading: The Nominations For The Razzies Have Been Announced

Johnny Depp Reportedly Axed From 'Pirates Of The Caribbean'

Depp's career-defining role as Captain Jack Sparrow may be at an end, as Disney plans a re-boot of the franchise.

Following a difficult few years in his personal and professional life, Johnny Depp has reportedly been ditched from the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise as Disney plans a significant re-boot of the series.

It’s the role that superstar Depp is arguably the most famous for, having held down the part of the colourful Captain Jack Sparrow in five Pirates of the Caribbean over the last 15 years. However, his last outing in 2017’s Dead Men Tell No Tales became the lowest-performing movie of the series in commercial terms.

Now, original Pirates scriptwriter Stuart Beattie has hinted in a new interview that Disney has decided to part ways with Depp as it seeks a major overhaul of the entire franchise.

Continue reading: Johnny Depp Reportedly Axed From 'Pirates Of The Caribbean'

Johnny Depp "Felt Bad" For J.K. Rowling Over 'Fantastic Beasts' Casting Furore

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Amid threats of a fan boycott, Rowling last year defended Depp's casting as the villain Grindelwald in the 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel.

Johnny Depp has addressed the controversy surrounding his casting in the forthcoming Fantastic Beasts sequel The Crimes of Grindelwald , saying he “felt bad” for J.K. Rowling as defended the decision to go with the actor in the light of domestic abuse allegations against the actor.

Back in December last year, the Harry Potter author Rowling – of whose book and film series the Fantastic Beasts movies are a spin-off – justified Depp’s inclusion in the films, despite the allegations of physical abuse made by his ex-wife Amber Heard during their bitter divorce proceedings in 2016.

“The film-makers and I are not only comfortable sticking with our original casting, but [are] genuinely happy to have Johnny playing a major character in the movies,” the author had said ten months ago, adding that re-casting his part as the villain Grindelwald had “naturally” been considered.

Continue reading: Johnny Depp "Felt Bad" For J.K. Rowling Over 'Fantastic Beasts' Casting Furore

Johnny Depp Speaks About Amber Heard Domestic Abuse Allegations

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Depp spoke to British GQ about the allegations, and the impact they had on his reputation and his family.

A couple of years after the court case was settled, Johnny Depp has broken his silence over Amber Heard ’s allegations that he physically abused her during their marriage.

The 55 year old Pirates of the Caribbean star was reported to have lashed out on numerous occasions against Amber, 32, soon after she filed for divorce following 15 months of marriage in May 2016.

These aspects of the case were settled out of court, but in a new interview, Depp insisted the allegations against him, including an incident in which he was said to have hit Heard with an iPhone, “couldn’t even sound” like something he’d do.

Continue reading: Johnny Depp Speaks About Amber Heard Domestic Abuse Allegations

7 Weird Objects Celebrities Have Autographed

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Armie Hammer signed a peach... But it only gets stranger.

The one thing you can guarantee if you're a celebrity is that people will ask you to sign your autograph. And while that usually means your own products or merch, photos and notebooks, sometimes a chest or two, occasionally you'll be asked to scribble on something just plain weird.

And here are seven of the weirdest things celebs have been asked to sign:

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Dissecting Fantastic Beasts: What The New Trailer Tells Us About 'The Crimes Of Grindelwald'

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The teaser for 'Fantastic Beasts 2' is informative as it is thrilling.

It looks like Harry Potter fans will get to return to Hogwarts this Fall for 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'. The first official trailer is being feverishly picked apart for every little detail. There are new creatures, familiar names and a story that has long needed to be told. We literally cannot wait.

The teaser was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday (July 21st 2018) and it gives us a lot to chew over. David Yates is back in the director's chair and it's clearly another imaginative screenplay from universe creator J. K. Rowling .

Continue reading: Dissecting Fantastic Beasts: What The New Trailer Tells Us About 'The Crimes Of Grindelwald'

Johnny Depp Sued By Film Crew Member For Alleged Physical Assault

Location manager Greg 'Rocky' Brooks claims that Depp verbally and physically assaulted him while they were working on 'City Of Lies'.

Johnny Depp is the subject of a lawsuit from a crew member on a film he has been shooting, who alleges that the star physically and verbally assaulted him.

Location manager Grey ‘Rocky’ Brooks is suing Depp, as well as the director and producers of upcoming Notorious B.I.G. film City of Lies , for unspecified damages in the lawsuit filed last week on July 6th in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

The documents claim that 55 year old Depp subjected Brooks to a foul-mouthed rant and punched him “angrily and forcefully” in the ribcage twice, when Brooks was forced by director Brad Furman to tell Depp that, because of legal permits, an upcoming take would have to be the last one of that evening.

Continue reading: Johnny Depp Sued By Film Crew Member For Alleged Physical Assault

Johnny Depp's Son Jack Rumoured To Be Battling 'Serious Health Problems'

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Depp's son Jack, whom he shares with ex-wife Vanessa Paradis, is rumoured to be seriously ill.

New reports are suggesting that Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis ’s teenage son Jack is suffering from what’s described as “serious health problems”.

The concerning news emerged after French star Paradis was absent from the red carpet premiere in Paris of her latest film A Knife In the Heart on Tuesday evening (June 26th). The movie’s director, Yann Gonzalez, reportedly addressed the audience at the screening that she had stayed at home to be with 16 year old Jack, her son whom she shares with Depp.

“Unfortunately, Vanessa Paradis was not able to join us tonight, she had to be absent because of her son’s serious health problems,” French outlet Public quoted Gonzalez as having said the following day.

Continue reading: Johnny Depp's Son Jack Rumoured To Be Battling 'Serious Health Problems'

Johnny Depp Opens Up About Divorce And Financial Lawsuits

Depp spoke to Rolling Stone about his acrimonious divorce from Amber Heard, and the bizarre stories about his spending habits that emerged last year.

After a tumultuous couple of years which saw him divorce Amber Heard amid allegations of domestic abuse, combined with a publicised court case regarding financial troubles, Johnny Depp has spoken out in an attempt to clear up rumours about his personal life.

The 55 year old Pirates of the Caribbean star spoke to Rolling Stone magazine this week, opening up in quite some detail about his emotional state as he recalled 2017, saying “I was as low as I believe I could have gotten.”

“The next step was, ‘You’re going to arrive somewhere with your eyes open and you’re going to leave with your eyes closed’,” he adds. “I couldn’t take the pain every day.”

Continue reading: Johnny Depp Opens Up About Divorce And Financial Lawsuits

Sherlock Gnomes Trailer

What do you do when you feel like your garden ornaments are in grave danger? You call upon Sherlock Gnomes, of course! At least, that's what these pottery lovebirds do when they find their new home under attack in the sequel to 'Gnomeo and Juliet' starring James McAvoy and Emily Blunt .

Garden gnome lovers (that's lovers who are garden gnomes, not lovers of garden gnomes) Gnomeo and Juliet feel like they've finally got their happily ever after; a glorious new garden surrounded by their dearest friends. That's all they've ever wanted. But when they discover that most of the gnomes have disappeared overnight, they begin to worry for their safety.

In a bid to solve the mystery of the missing gnomes, they enlist the help of genius detective Sherlock Gnomes, voiced by Johnny Depp . His methods are a little unorthodox to say the least, but when it turns out their situation is far worse than they feared, they have no choice but to follow his lead. 

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Johnny Depp Says He Felt ‘Strangely, Oddly, Perversely Lucky’ to Be Offered Role of King Louis XV in ‘Jeanne du Barry’

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Johnny Depp said he felt “strangely, oddly, perversely lucky” to have been offered the role of French King Louis XV at the U.K. premiere of his new film “Jeanne du Barry.”

Depp was accompanied by the film’s co-star and director Maïwenn on stage at the Curzon theater in Mayfair, where the duo briefly introduced the film.

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Maïwenn also made a brief speech in which she explained she had wanted to make “Jeanne du Barry” since 2016, explaining she was “obsessed by Jeanne for many years because she was a feminist before everybody else.”

The film, one of Depp’s first since his protracted legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, opened last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it earned a seven-minute standing ovation for the actor and director.

The crowd in London on Monday evening, which included Depp’s “Pirates of the Carribean” co-star Mackenzie Crook, were similarly enamored, applauding as the actor took to the stage.

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EXCLUSIVE:  Johnny Depp’s London-based film company IN.2 is adding a new string to its bow with the release this Friday of French historical drama  Jeanne du Barry .

Starring Depp as Louis XV opposite French actress and director Maïwenn in the titular role, the picture opened the Cannes Film Festival last year. 

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The UK release will be followed by the U.S. launch by Vertical Entertainment on May 2, which has confirmed 600 theatres so far.

Deadline caught up with Malit as well as IN.2 CEO Stephen Deuters and Development Coordinator Vivi Stone at the company offices in Notting Hill ahead of the UK premiere at London’s Curzon Mayfair on Monday night. 

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Malit says the decision to handle the release came out of a conversation late last summer with sales supremo Vincent Maraval at French company Goodfellas, after only middling offers for the UK rights.

“I thought, ’Why don’t we do it?’ it’s a really good opportunity to have another aspect to IN.2. We’re co-producers on the film and would be very careful in terms of money coming in and profit share afterwards,” he recounts.

He bats back a question on whether negative press around the Johnny Depp V Amber Heard trial had deterred UK distributors from acquiring the film.

“I like to think everyone’s moved on,” he says. “I don’t think it was anything to do with Johnny but rather because it’s a French film. Even though it’s got Johnny in it, it’s a French-Language period drama. It would be very different if it were a Johnny film of a commercial nature.”

Malit, who is the long-time producer of Julien Temple on films such as Oil City Confidentia l, London: The Modern Babylon and Suggs: My Life Stor y, is drawing on his past experience in event cinema.

Malit has put together an ad-hoc team for the Jeanne du Barry theatrical push in the UK, which includes veteran independent booker Martin Myer as well as Emma McCorkell and Cheyl’s Mayer’s Team PR agency.

“We got Vue, Odeon, a load of indies, we’re happy,” says Malit on the theatre bookings. “Our target audience is your classic ABC1, from 40 to 70. It’s a costume drama.”

IN.2 has recut and simplified a trailer produced for Cannes and the French release and also kept Maïwenn, who co-wrote, directed and stars in the film, front and centre of the campaign.

The filmmaker travelled to London for the UK premiere and also participated in a sold-out event with Jeanne du Barry c ostume designer Jürgen Doering organized by the Cinema & Fashion platform at the Soho Hotel, exploring how they created the costumes in collaboration with Chanel.

“We’ve kept it very balanced and led a lot with Maïwenn. Johnny is on the poster too but we’re not billing it as a comeback film or anything like that,” says Malit of the campaign.

Although the UK market for non-English language films is tough right now, Malit is upbeat saying he expects to turn a profit with the combination of theatrical and an eventual digital release.

He adds that the plan is for INA.2 to release more films in the future but could not confirm whether the company would go the same route with Depp’s upcoming directorial credit Modi .

“It will be on a project-by-project basis,” he says.

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On the set of Modi

IN.2’s main focus remains production.

Depp’s Modi , billed as a “frantic 72 hours in the life of Italian artist Modigliani”, starring Riccardo Scamarcio in the titular role with Al Pacino and Steve Graham also in the cast, is currently in post-production.

“We sent an 84 second teaser to Berlin to whet the appetite and that seemed to go down quite well,” says Deuters.

The film is currently wrapping editing and will soon head into post-production and sound, with IN.2 eyeing a fall festival launch.

“It’s most certainly a Johnny Depp film, with an amazing group of collaborators,” he adds, citing costume designer Penny Rose (Pirates of the Caribbean ), art director Dave Warren ( The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ) and cinematographers Nicola Pecorini and Dariusz Wolski.

Deuters describes the shoot in Budapest last summer as “a lot of fun” while Malit gives a shout out to Hungarian producer Viktória Petrányi and director Kornél Mundruczó’s company Proton Cinema for their local support.

“They’re beautifully positioned for us, doing the top-end Hungarian art films and European films. They’re not simply a service company for the studios but actual filmmakers in their own right,” says Malit.

“Through them we were able to access a ‘caring crew’. We provided the heads of departments from abroad but basically ran with the Hungarian crew.”

Malit suggests the shoot was able to go-ahead fairly under the radar – even if there was excitement around the presence of Depp in the city – thanks to the fact so many other shoots were taking place there at the same time, including Dune 2.

“We only built the art studio in a studio, everything else was location,” he says, adding that due to less urban development Budapest looks more like early 20th Century Paris than the real city these days.

Deuters first connected with Depp in a support staff role on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , and then worked as his assistant before officially segueing into producing on war photographer W. Eugene Smith bio-pic Minamata.

He says Depp first started floating the idea of creating a European-based company in London as early as 2007.

“It was in his head for a long, long time and it wasn’t necessarily about getting away from Hollywood. It was just about sort of just following the independent spirit and being able to be a bit freer,” he explains. “He’s also spent a lot of time here on Sleepy Hollow and stuff like that, so he already had a connection with the country.”

Connecting with Malit at Glastonbury in 2017 was the turning point, says Deuters. Filmmaker Temple was the programmer on the Cineramageddon initiative and secured long-time friend Depp as the star guest.

The meeting would lead to the making of the Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan about The Pogues frontman Shane McGowan who was also a long-time friend of Depp.

“We all got on really famously and hung out a lot…. and said, let’s make a documentary on Shane McGowan. Johnny wanted to do it and Julian is obviously the great auteur for rock’n’roll films,” says Malit.

The doc went on to win the Special Jury Award in San Sebastian and then released worldwide, with Magnolia Pictures taking North American rights, and was then the catalyst for the creation of IN.2 with Depp as its President.

Three years on, the company has a raft of projects in various stages of development, with Deuters summing up the ‘modus operandi’ as being  “American accessibility with European sensibility”.

He says the vibe of the slate reflects the tone of Depp’s earlier films such as Benny and Joon , Ed Wood , Dead Man, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and later titles including The Libertine and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street .

“That sort of feral, pioneering spirit, something that doesn’t attach itself to formula,” explains Deuters.

“We’ve got a multitude of different projects…. Period punk is a term we’ve thrown around a few times because a lot of the projects we’re developing tend to be period but with a modern bent,” he adds.

Projects in this vein include IN.2’s first TV drama, an Elizabethan era piece to which writer Oliver Lansley is attached with Temple on board as showrunner, as well as the second feature from artist and director Charlotte Colbert , who made waves with horror mystery She Will . Alexandra Stone is producing with Jelena Goldbach, who brought the project to IN.2

“We can’t say too much right now because they’re in different stages of development but they all have a European art house sensibility with heavy hitters attached,” says Development Coordinator Stone.

The company is also developing a first feature by UK poet and stand-up performer Murray Lachlan Young.

“It’s an original story with poetry involved,” says Stone. “I’ve never seen anything quite like it.”

Malit notes that the projects are financed on a case by case with a mixture of equity finance, pre-sales soft money, private investors and industry backers including Spanish distributor A Contracorriente Films.

“We operate like a normal, independent film company,” he says.

“We don’t want to be reliant on Johnny. If he takes a liking to something, then he gets first dibs but while it’s his company, we’re on our own road,” he says, adding that Jack Whigham at Range Media Talent Agency remains the first port of call for third party producers wishing to solicit Depp for a role.

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