Sources are tell the Enquirer (so you can only take this so far) that Nolan wants Johnny Depp to be Edward Nigma aka the Riddler in the third installment of the Batman film franchise. They also confirm a rumor that has been around a while that Phillip Seymore hoffman would appear as the Penguin, British Arms dealer. I never even thought of Jack Sparrow as the twisted Riddler..What do you guys think? Is it a good fit or is the Enquirer pulling our leg again.
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Tim Burton has reportedly signed Johnny Depp for his forthcoming Alice In Wonderland adaptation. The film, which will be presented in Disney Digital 3-D, will feature Depp as The Mad Hatter, according to The Sun. A source commented: “Tim has had designs on Alice In Wonderland since before he was famous. Can’t you see Helena Bonham-Carter as The Queen of Hearts?
Source: Digital SpyÂ
Wowzers! This is some pretty cool news … John Woo (Hard-Boiled) has signed on to direct a film adaptation of the comic book ‘Caliber’ … and, it appears as though Johnny Depp will be co-producing the film. Unofficial word on the Internet streets is that Depp’s a big fan of the comic book, perhaps even itching to play the starring role? Ohh-ha-ha … If so, it’ll probably be a while. Woo’s currently working on the second part of ‘Red Cliff’. Basically, the story takes King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and retells the story in the 19th century in the Pacific Northwest of America with the King and his knights as gunslingers.
Here’s the plot as written on the Johnny Depp Reads Message Board:
[The Arthurian legend as retold in the American Old West, with all of its great symbolism, magic and spirit of adventure. The Knights of the Round Table are all gunslingers bound by a code of honor to protect the weak and defend the innocent until they are undone from within by their own moral corruption. In this tale, Caliber itself is a tattooed six-gun, given to Arthur by the Indians and imbued with supernatural power. The secret of the gun is that it is never loaded with bullets, but when a man with Justice on his side is holding it, it can fire. When it does, it fires Thunder itself and never misses.]
July is going to be a great month for movies I tell ya! This looks very interesting since I know little about Mr.Thompson only seeing the few films based off his work, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas,Where the Buffalo Roam which were excellent and soon The Rum Diary with none other than Johnny Depp which is set to release in 2009. Wow, I can’t wait!
“Gonzo” is the definitive film biography of a mythic American writer, particularly covering his most provocative and productive period from 1965 to 1975. His wicked words continue to resonate today, at a time when politicians have become manufactured celebrities, shrouding themselves in Teflon, issuing banalities whose only value is that they rarely offend. Too often, contemporary journalists play the politicians’ game, taking them seriously with a balance they don’t deserve. Thompson never stood for that. He understood, better than any other, that when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
“Gonzo” is a three-dimensional portrait with a focus on Thompson’s work, whose legendary status is due as much to his scintillating writing as his outrageous antics. A die-hard member of the NRA, Thompson was also a coke-snorting, whiskey-swilling, acid-eating fiend. While his pen dripped with venom for crooked politicians, he surprised nervous visitors with the courtly manners and soft-spoken delivery of a Southern gentleman. Careening out of control in his personal life, Thompson also maintained a steel-eyed conviction about righting wrongs. Today, in a time when “spin” has replaced the search for deeper meaning, Thompson remains an iconic crusader for truth, justice and a fiercely idealistic American way.
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Johnny Depp, Tim Burton and John August will re-united to bring us the adaptation of the TV soap “Dark Shadows” Depp will “sink his teeth” into the role of vampire Barnabus Collins. Burton is attached to direct, which must mean Helena Bonhomme Carter will soon sign on. John August will handle the writing duties. the three have worked together on both The Corpse Bride and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This was my favorite show growing up and I know with these guys at the helm it’s sure to be fantastic!
I will have more casting news as it becomes available!
At World’s End is the solid, but a bit underwhelming, conclusion to the Pirates trilogy. Everyone returns, plus a couple of new faces, to finish the battle for the high seas with amazing special effects and a convoluted plot. World’s End opens with a ridiculous mass hanging scene that sets the wheels in motion for a meeting of the pirate lords because the people being to sing, not a good start. We are then introduced to Sao Feng, the pirate lord of Singapore, played by Chow Yun-Fat and the beginning of a long twisting all over the place plot begins. The movie thinks it is clever by just being overly complicated, and while it makes sense after a viewing or two, it is all a bit much. Throw in a entirely over drawn and self indulgent scene of Jack Sparrow in a purgatory like Davy Jones Locker, and the first hour of this movie can try your patience. But once everyone is together again the movie gets going and is more enjoyable as it goes along. The plot continues to twist in and out of itself and overall some scenes feel bloated, but if you enjoy the franchise you will be able to endure any of these missteps along the way.
Another misstep is the lack of Davy Jones and the great Bill Nighy. After being right in front of everything in the last film, while also being the best thing about the new one, he is pushed to the background for much of the film and isn’t given the amount of time he deserves; especially when his role is still very major in the crux of the final outcome of it all. I also believe it is not coincidence that the movie is at it’s best at the end when Davy Jones is most involved in the film.
Johnny Depp continues his solid work as well as the fantastic Capt. Jack Sparrow while providing a majority of the comedy in the film. Sharing the rest of the comedy load is Geoffery Rush in his return as Capt. Barbossa and his monkey Jack. The banter between the dueling captains is great and Rush has some of the best one liners from the film. Jack the monkey gets most of the cute site gags and they are successful most of the time.
One thing this film does better then the middle child of the series, Dead Man’s Chest, is the avoiding of blatant rehashed new spins of the same jokes from Curse of the Black Pearl. While they are still around, they don’t blatantly make the point of, ‘look its the same joke from the previous movie, look how clever we are to work it back in here, because we can’t think of anything original,’ like in the second film.
The production value on these films is beyond belief, the movie looks as expensive as it cost and it allows us to buy into this world easily. Direction by Gore Verbinski is very well done, with some great cinematography; you just wish he could have gotten a bit more out of his romantic leads Knightley and Bloom who both seem a bit too dialed in.
Overall a fun conclusion, that had ridiculous expectations, and will grow on audiences as repeat viewings ensue; it did this one.
[rating: 3.75/5]
