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We were a tad nervous after seeing those set photos of Johnny Depp looking Michael Jackson-esque on the set of Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, but the first official photo from the film makes Depp look much more like Barnabas Collins. More »
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What the hell is going on with Johnny Depp's makeup in these new set photos from Tim Burton's movie version of the classic horror soap Dark Shadows? He looks sort of Michael Jackson-esque, in a not-good way. More »
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is Disney's desperate attempt to throw off all the baggage of the previous sequels and get back to the simple pleasures of a half-mad swashbuckling Johnny Depp. And this time, there's mermaids! More »
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Pop culture's most famous pirate makes his return later this month, in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The cast and crew told us what's in store for Captain Jack — and whether he might do a fifth movie. More »
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You'll see a lot of movies about heroes struggling to find their place in the world this year. But only Rango, the movie starring Johnny Depp as an existentially challenged chameleon, really delves to the bottom of the hero's soul. More »
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The trailer for the the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean flick is out. On Stranger Tides has (so far) got all the things a good pirate movie needs: liquor, angry half-naked ladies and Johnny Depp. More »
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It looks like your grandchildren will be watching Pirates of Caribbean sequels. Disney is looking into making a fifth and sixth film back-to-back. More »
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Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Mary Steenburgen, Bob Gale, Neil Canton, Robert Zemeckis and Huey Lewis all gathered in New York, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Back To The Future. Here's what we learned. More »
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Seth Grahame-Smith, who's made a very good career writing the macabre into classic literature and history, is now the Dark Shadows screenwriter. Which will start filming, featuring Johnny Depp as Baranabas Collins, as early as January 2011. [Deadline] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5588597&view=rss&microfeed=true We already got a denial from the BBC of the rumor about Johnny Depp starring as the Doctor in a big-screen Doctor Who film, but now Russell T. Davies himself tells SFX Magazine that it's rubbish: More »
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You can scratch that rumor about Johnny Depp starring in a big-screen Doctor Who extravaganza. We checked with the BBC, and a rep says there are "no plans" for a Who movie, and any talk is "pure speculation." More »
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The rumored Johnny Depp Doctor Who movie sounds horrendous enough, but just remember: It could always get worse. Just check out this new spoof that imagines what it would be like if Jack Black took the role. More »
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It sounds like a ridiculous internet rumor. But Tor.Com claims to have confirmed the casting, and a release date of 2012, with "movie studio sources." (They don't say which studio.) And Russell T. Davies may be the writer. More »
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A crazy internet rumor picked up steam over the weekend. Whisperings of an Edward Scissorhands remake have been floating around, with everyone's favorite unwashed vampire, Robert Pattinson, in the lead. To which we say, "No." More »
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Go behind the scenes at a Tim Burton brainstorming session. Stripes, white make-up, Danny Elfman's music, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter — these are a few of his rehashed, reused, favorite things. Watch how Burton dreams up his features. More »
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Excited to see Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in Alice? Get your Depp fix early - peek at these mad moments in From Hell, where he's a drug-taking inspector following Jack the Ripper down the Freemasons' rabbit hole. More »
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You sort of expect concept art from a Terry Gilliam movie to be even more anarchic and topsy-turvy than the movie itself. And newly released Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus concept art doesn't disappoint. More »
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A new crop of clips from The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus show us snatches of Heath Ledger's final performance and those of the actors who replaced him. But more than that, they take us inside Terry Gilliam's beautifully surreal mindscape. More »
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Check your Johnny Depp Riddler dreams at the door: there will be no Depp in the next Batman film. So says the man that helped fuel those rumors, Michael Caine. More »
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If Twilight had been made in the 1980s, there would have been Brat Packers and teen heartthrobs aplenty to step into Robert Pattinson's sparkly shoes. MTV imagines Twilight's alternate 80s cast, complete with Kiefer Sutherland and werewolf Johnny Depp. [MTV] More »
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New The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus trailer shows the first new faces for Tony, who had to be recast after Heath Ledger's sad passing, so actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell all stepped up. More »
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Tim Burton has confirmed that his next project will be remaking ABC's vampire soap Dark Shadows, whose rights are rumored to belong to Johnny Depp. This could mean we'll finally see our Johnny Depp vampire dreams come true. More »
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One of the weirdest soaps ever to hit the airwaves is Dark Shadows, a late-1960s daily story that spent 6 months as a typical gothic melodrama and then surprised viewers by abruptly introducing ghosts, ancient gods, a sexy vamp named Barnabas (pictured), time travel, and parallel universes. Dan Curtis' iconic series aired for 5 years on ABC, racking up almost 1100 hours of television packed with monstery goodness. And now Tim Burton is set to make a movie version of it, with Johnny Depp as Barnabas. Can it really be done? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5102209&view=rss&microfeed=true When asked on a radio interview about casting rumors that he'd be playing the Riddler, Johnny Depp silenced the internet by stating simply, "Not that I know of . . . It seemed like it be a fun gig for a while." Hell yeah it would be a cool gig John, so do it. Find your inner crazy Nolan dark-hearted baddie and sign up. [YouTube via Comic Book Cynic] More »
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