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Johnny Depp stories: 33 news summaries

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3 Stars Take Over Ledger's Last Role

Depp, Farrell, Law
will play 1 character
in fantasy flick

Feb 18, 08 4:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood hotties Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law will take over Heath Ledger's final film role, the BBC reports. Each will morph into the part in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Ledger's character, an actor, passes through a magic mirror into other dimensions. Ledger's footage will likely remain... More »

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film • London • Johnny Depp • Heath Ledger • Jude Law • Vancouver • Colin Farrell • Terry Gilliam

Director May Save Ledger's Last Film

Actor had pneumonia, took sleeping pills on set, co-star confirms

Jan 28, 08 6:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Heath Ledger's last unfinished film may live on thanks to the magic of CGI, People reports. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was partly about sorcery, so Ledger's character could morph into someone else using computer wizardry, co-star Christopher Plummer said. He added that director Terry Gilliam is "throwing himself... More »

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Johnny Depp • Heath Ledger • Christopher Plummer • Terry Gilliam

No Country, Blood Lead Pack

They get eight nominations each; Clayton, Atonement also score well

Jan 22, 08 8:15 AM CST
(Newser) - No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood led the way with eight Oscar nominations each today, including best picture. Fellow best-picture nominees Michael Clayton and Atonement each picked up seven nods, the AP reports. Rounding out the top-film race is quirky teen pregnancy comedy Juno. More »

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Johnny Depp • Cate Blanchett • Laura Linney • George Clooney • Viggo Mortensen • Javier Bardem • Marion Cotillard • Daniel Day-Lewis • Oscars

Atonement, Sweeney Win Deflated Globes

Stars don't come out
for event punctured
by writers strike

Jan 14, 08 3:33 AM CST
(Newser) - A Golden Globes ceremony scaled down by the writers strike to a press conference in a mostly empty ballroom yesterday awarded best picture honors to Atonement and Sweeney Todd, and best actor nods to Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Julie Christie and Daniel Day-Lewis. None of the stars, reluctant to cross... More »

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Hollywood • Johnny Depp • Hollywood writers' strike • Golden Globes • Marion Cotillard • Julie Christie • Daniel Day-Lewis

Depp Is Top Box Office Draw

Sweeney Todd star
fills more seats than Smith or Clooney

Jan 4, 08 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Johnny Depp trounced Will, George and Matt  to bring in more green at movie theaters than any other actor in 2007, reports the AP. The star of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, now proving he can sing, too, in Sweeney Todd, was voted the No. 1 box office draw... More »

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Pirates of the Caribbean • Johnny Depp • box office • Denzel Washington • actor • movies • movie theaters

Your Hotel Bill? That'll Be
$18K, Please

10 celebs who wreaked historic havoc on innocent rooms

Jan 1, 08 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - No bad-boy or bad-girl celeb's resume is complete without a trashed hotel room, and Budget Travel has checked into 10 wrecked rooms:
  1. London's Sanderson hotel: Amy Winehouse and her husband did $18,000 in damage and left behind blood-splattered walls.
  2. Flint, Mich., Holiday Inn: Keith Moon instigated $24,
... More »

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Keith Richards • Lindsay Lohan • Johnny Depp • Hyatt • Kate Moss • hotel • Amy Winehouse

Book of Secrets Opens Big

Spurs record sales on oft-quiet weekend

Dec 23, 07 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - National Treasure: Book of Secrets dug up $45.5 million this weekend, taking top spot and spurring record sales at a time often stymied by Christmas prep, Variety reports. I Am Legend helped by clearing $34.2 million in second place, and Alvin and the Chipmunks kept singing with $29... More »

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film • Johnny Depp • box office • Will Smith • Nicolas Cage • movies

NEW RELEASE

Sweeney Todd Is Bloody Good

Macabre musical about killer barber hits all the right notes, critics say

Dec 21, 07 2:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Sweeney Todd, about a wronged barber-turned-murderer, is so good that watching it will make you "feel sorry for the poor saps in the next theater at the multiplex," writes Kyle Smith of the New York Post. Directed by Tim Burton and starring a "stupendous" Johnny Depp, the... More »

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Johnny Depp • movie review • Tim Burton • Sweeney Todd • Helena Bonham Carter • musical

Depp Pipes Up on Singing Role

Johnny 'was scared to death' he couldn't cut it in Sweeney Todd

Dec 16, 07 6:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Johnny Depp has more acting chops, hotness, and wealth than anyone could want, but even the superstar's knees buckled when he agreed to make his singing debut in the new silver-screen musical, Sweeney Todd, opening this Friday. "I was scared to death," he told the Chicago Sun-Times.... More »

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Johnny Depp • Tim Burton • Sweeney Todd • premiere • Helena Bonham Carter • musical • movies

Hollywood Grows Skittish About Iraq Films

Nation's volatile mood has producers wary of adapting war books

Nov 3, 07 6:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq war books are hitting stores in droves—with some 40 titles coming out this fall—but Hollywood isn't lining up to adapt them like before. A dicey political mood, huge war flick budgets, and fears of bleak, box office clunkers like Rendition all have producers scared, the Los Angeles ... More »

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Hollywood • Johnny Depp • box office • film studio • Iraq war

These Stars Are Worth Their Salt

They maximize studios' return on investment (and the top woman's not who you think)

Aug 7, 07 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want the biggest bang for your production buck? Forbes says not to look at the mega-celebs—the biggest return per dollar spent on a star's compensation belongs to some lesser lights in the Hollywood constellation.
  1. Matt Damon
  2. Brad Pitt
  3. Vince Vaughn
  4. Johnny Depp
  5. Jennifer Aniston
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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • film • Johnny Depp • list • celebrity • Matt Damon • Jennifer Aniston • actor • movies

100 Biggest Celebrities

New Forbes list is full of ‘biggest-ever’s

Jun 15, 07 10:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forbes’ new list of the 100 most powerful celebrities is packed with broken records, including the highest-grossing athlete (Tiger Woods: $100M in the past year), the highest-grossing concert tour (The Rolling Stones: over $400M in sales) and the highest-paid film role (Johnny Depp: $92M for Pirates II). But the ubiquitous... More »

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Rolling Stones • Tiger Woods • Johnny Depp • list • money • Oprah Winfrey • 50 Cent • Halle Berry • celebrity • Jim Carrey

'Pirates' booty
fails to best 'Spidey'

Jack Sparrow wins holiday record but can't take weekend honors

May 28, 07 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The third installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is making some serious booty, but won't knock Spiderman off his perch. In a battle of titans with poor to middling reviews, "Spiderman 3" will keep the domestic weekend record of $151 million, with "Pirates" sailing behind at $126.... More »

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entertainment • film • Spider-Man • Pirates of the Caribbean • Johnny Depp • box office • movies

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