Burton credits Pirates for Depp's success
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I like Johnny Depp, and I especially like Johnny Depp when he works with Tim Burton. Actually, his turn as Raoul Duke in Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas wasn't too shabby either. The point is, the man clearly chooses roles he can really throw himself into, but Burton said recently it isn't films like Edward Scissorhands or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory that will aid the rising star, but rather Pirates of the Caribbean, which gave Depp a wider audience and a new found admiration in the eyes of movie executives who might have once seen Depp as too weird or too reluctant to be a real celebrity.
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8-10-2005 @ 5:42AM
Adnan Khan said...
And I credit Burton's "re-imagination" of Planet of the Apes for my newfound respect for this great artiste.
I'm sure I'm being a little too unfair.
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8-10-2005 @ 11:07PM
Bruce Wayne-Johnson said...
When I heard that Depp was going to be in a Disney movie I thought that was it - the end of his career as he finally sold out or decided to make movies for his kids...wow, you know you are a super star when this happens - I didnt think the movie was that good, but Depp's overhyped performance was definitely the highlight of the show. This and National Treasure I'd say were the "typical" Hollywood movies for everyone to see.
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8-11-2005 @ 5:41AM
margaret said...
Tim is absolutely right - Pirates are fabulous movie even though its clearly a blockbuster, but the only reason why it happened is only (almost only :) the other actors arent too bad or the script) Depp¨s acting. I love Johnny he is simply a genious and weather he s acting in a small role in a weird movie or a "big" role he is THE BEST so he don"t need to sell out. he s just too good for that :))
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8-11-2005 @ 5:40PM
becca said...
Johnny Depp is just plain amazing at acting.. he can be anyone he want's to be and still have that johnny spark. i don't care if people say he's "weird".. weirdness is the beauty of life.. if a person isn't weird then that's just weird so BINGO everyone in this world is weird, he's a very imaginative man and can keep me watching a film no matter what it is just because of his amazing acting.. i always believe he is that person in the film.
from becca.
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