Pirates Of The Carribean 4: No Keira Knightley OR Orlando Bloom?

A movie website claims it has all the proposed details for the fourth film in the POTC series which WILL feature Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow, but WONT feature Keira Knightley or Orlando Bloom.
The report from CinemaBlend.com states that Disney are set to stump up $30-$40 Million for Depp, and the Geoffrey Rush will also return as Captain Barbossa. However, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom are not expected to reprise their roles. To follow more info on this subject go to Entertainmentwise.com

Tim Burton "Sweeney Todd" Film Sets Up Shop on the Web

The upcoming Sweeney Todd film, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, has set up shop on the internet.
A place holder for the official website that is coming soon has been posted at sweeneytoddmovie.com. Fans can currently sign up for updates on the film and site's progress. You can find the rest of this article on Playbill.

The Legendary Johnny Depp

BusinessWire reports that Johnny Depp took one of the top honors in the "American Movie Legends Survey" sponsored by Coors Brewing Company.
The survey included categories for most legendary movies, actors, characters, and duos, with "legends" considered those people or films that stand the test of time, are admired for decades and are celebrated by generations.
Johnny Depp took the spot in the category of "Tomorrows Legend".

Hats Off to Johnny

Hats off to Johnny Depp for taking the number 1 spot for most fashionable celebrity hat wearing males in 2007. As reported by Metro.co.uk, the annual list is complied by the Luton area's millinery and hat making industry in the UK.
Johnny came in at number 1 on the list, followed by Justin Timberlake, David Beckham, Boy George, and Prince Harry.

"P" Album Reissued

AllMusic.com has information and audio clips from the "P" album which was recently reissued, the first time since its initial release in 1995. "P" is the alternative rock group which included Johnny Depp and Gibby Haynes.

Depp Lends Voice to Anime

Anime News Network reports Johnny Depp will provide a guest voice on the children's animated program Doraemon later this month.

Forbes Celebrity 100 List

Forbes has ranked Johnny Depp at number 6 on their 2007 celebrity 100, the annual list of 100 most powerful and best paid celebrities. This is a major change from last year, when he came in at number 27.
Thanks to his share in the box office gross of POTC2, actor Johnny Depp made $92 million in the last 12 months, more than most any other actor has ever earned for a film role. (Mel Gibson made $184 million in 2004 Passion of the Christ, but as the producer and director.

Johnny's 'Weird' Career

Media Blvd. offers a walk through Johnny Depp's film career in an article called Weird as a career choice. It doesn't offer alot of new information, but it's a nice recap, and the author of the article sums it up quite nicely.
At one point I said I'd watch any film starring Johnny Depp; Nick of Time cured me of that. But now that he can do whatever he wants, I may go back to that philosophy again. If Johnny Depp wants to be in a film, it's almost sure to be interesting.

Depp 'Ticks the Boxes'

Now Magazine offers an interview with Melanie C, former Spice Girl turned solo artist, in which she talks about a variety of celebrity men. Her take on Johnny Depp is one of admiration
"Johnny Depp's pretty unbeatable, isn't he? There's no one better in Hollywood. He's totally gorgeous - a fantastic actor who picks brillant roles and always goes for the more interesting parts. I can't think of a film that he has made that I don't love. He ticks all the boxes, really."

Pirates 3 Reaches $747.1M

Comingsoon.net offers a little article about the 3rd consective week for Pirates 3 box office. According to the article Pirates 3 has earned $747.1 million. Pirates 3 has surpassed the earnings of 2005's Star Wars 3. Pirates 3 has ranked as the 15th biggest overseas blockbuster of all time. Pirates 3 has exceeded the international tally of 2003's Pirates 1 by nearly $140 million. It is also shy $149 million of the total take of last years Pirates 2. Pirates 3 now ranks number 23 on the chart of all time worldwide list with a gross of $747.1 million.

Donleavy Grows Anxious

The DailyMail reports that J.P. Donleavy is "growing anxious" to see Johnny Depp make a film version of his novel, "The Ginger Man". But he fears that he may never see it happen due to his own increasing age and Johnny's other commitments:
two months into his 82nd year, the eccentric Irish-American writer J.P. Donleavy is growing anxious that his Hollywood friend Johnny Depp fulfills his pledge to turn his masterpiece, The Ginger Man, into a film.
Depp promised Donleavy that he would produce and star in a silver screen versionof his scaborous account of the exploits of student Sebastian Dangerfield. But the author fears the Pirates star has too many commitments.
From his farm in Ireland, he tells me"would dearly love to see his version of The Ginger Man before I am no longer here."
"But when I saw Mr. Depp in New York recently I made the mistake of telling him the plot of my next book, which is called The dog the 17th floor."
"He loved it and I am afraid he might make a movie out of it before The Ginger Man. If so, it wil - alas - be my own fault."

Gypsy Caravan

According to New York Magazine, Johnny depp makes a cameo appearance in Gypsy Caravan (When the road bends), a documentary about gypsy bands which includes his long-time favorite, Taraf de Haidouks.
"A cameo in which Johnny Depp praises the Romanian string band Taraf de Haidoukslends a welcome dollop of cred to the proceedings, which can drag for those not familiar with (Or interested in) the music represented."
A comment from Johnny is also quoted on the film's official website.
"It would be great if by experiencing the Romani people and their music, people can learn more about them and understand that - what you've believed about these people has been a lie your enitre life."

Official Sweeney Todd Site

The official site for Sweeney Todd is now online. There's nothing really on it yet, but it's a good sign we'll be seeing promotional material for the film very soon.
SweeneyToddmovie.com

Depp Defines Manliness

FortWayne.com cites Johnny Depp as the standard of qualities considered "Manly" in today's society.
Johnny Depp, king of the wrist decor, may well be a barometer for what it means to be manly anymore. He's happy to bend the gender role freely, but what's more important - swish or swagger?
It's an interesting article about the ever-changing roles of males and females in society and the struggle of young men trying to find their indentity. In the end, though, it all comes back to Johnny:
Maybe Depp is teaching us that it's not swish or swagger, it's both.

Vote for Johnny

Here are a couple of websites that include Johnny Depp as a nominee in an online poll or survey.
Let's get in there and help him win!
Hello Magazine:
Monthly vote for "Most Attractive Man". Voting ends June 29th.
The Movie Times:
Actor rankings. I am not sure when voting ends for this one.

New Zealand 'Pirates' Giveaway

Stuff.co.nz is running a contest for a Pirates Prize Pack, which includes a double pass to POTC3 at the cinema and a Pirates notebook. (It doesn't say specifically, but I am assuming the contest is for New Zealand residents only.) The deadline for enitres is 10a.m. on June 29th.

Possible 'Sweeney' Screening

The official site for Comic-Con 2007 in San Diego has Sweeny Todd on it Preliminary list of films to be presented at this years convention to be held July 26-29 at the San Diego Convention Center.
PLEASE NOTE: As stated on the Comic-Con site, this information is preliminary and is ubject to change. It's possible they might secure clips or exclusive footage instead of the entire film, if anything at all.

Pirates Up to $625.3 Million Worldwide

Comingsoon.net offers yet another article about the sucess of the record breaking smash hit Pirates 3. Pirates 3 has raked in so far in 12 days a total of $625.3 Million dollars worldwide. This movie has ranked as the 31st highest grossing film in industry history, and the 8th film in Disney history to reach this box office level. After just two weekends of release, the film already ranks as the 57th highest grossing film of all time. Commenting on the anouncement, Zoradi said, "Pirates 3 is continuing to captivate and enthrall audiences all over the world and to perform like the champion that it is."

Johnny Wins at MTV Awards

Johnny appeared at the MTV Movie Awards last night to accept his Best Performance award for Pirates 2. He also come back on stage with Jerry Bruckheimer to accept the film's award for Best Movie.
Congrats Johnny!
You can also check out more pics from last night in this section. 2007 MTV Movie Awards

Battle for Bragging Rights

According to the LA Times, Sony and Disney are in disagreement over which studio's film actually holds the record for opening weekend box office reports.
While Pirates raked in $404 Million in its worldwide opening over a 6-day period compared to $382 Million for SpiderMan 3, Sony argues that Disney has included figures from early previews that should not be included in the totals. Disney, of course, denies any misrepresentation and claims that even without the early preview totals, the Pirates still trounced Spidey.
Honestly, though-- with gross reports for both movies approaching half a bilion dollars each within days of their release (not to mention the millions more in the store from the upcoming DVD releases), does it really matter? Seems to me that there is plenty of bragging to go around.

Rumors on Spy Tale

Reports have been circulating for several months that Johnny Depp's production company, Infinitum Nihil, has secured the rights to "Sasha's Story: The life and death of a Russain Spy," a book in the works by Alan Cowell about Alexander Litvinenko., the Russain spy who died of poisoning last year. The project would be in competition with a film from director Michael Mann based on "Death of a Dissident," a book co-written Litvinenko widow, Marina.
Recently, rumors surfaced that the two projects would be combined and that Johnny Depp would star in the Mann version of the film. But according to a report from IGN, this rumor is unfounded.
IGN contacted Depp's production company, Infinitum Nihil, which advised us that the Guardian report is inaccurate. We were told that Depp will not star in the Mann version and, although he is not attached to star in anything yet, if he were to make a Litvinenko movie then it would be Sasha's Story. So that settles that.

Knightley Finds Depp Masterful

TLT News offers a snippet of an Empire Magazine article with Keira Knightley in which she discusses the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise on her current work on a film called Atonement
"This is such a relief. Not that I enjoy doing all the Pirates stuff, but it's not about my character- it's about Johnny's character. It's not focusing on emotional turmoil. It's been great just to get my brain engaged."
She also talks briefly about the appeal of working with Johnny Depp
"I love to watch Johnny work, as it's masterful. It's like taking an acting master class."