Johnny Depp is once again teaming with director Tim Burton, and the latest result of their collaboration is a new version of Dan Curtis‘s “Dark Shadows.” When I first saw the first pictures of Johnny Depp as vampire Barnabas Collins, they felt just a bit…campy and lacking in anything approaching subtlety. After seeing the trailer, […]
Edgar Wright, whose last film, “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,” underwhelmed at the box office, will be directing “The Night Stalker,” with Johnny Depp playing the role of Carl Kolchak (a role originally made famous by Darren McGavin). This is great news, because Wright is an excellent director, though it makes me wonder what’s happening […]
The original “21 Jump Street” was a television series about a team of cops that appeared younger than their years, which was a good thing, since their ‘beat’ was high school. The cast was an ensemble, though the most famous alumnus of the series would have to be Johnny Depp. The movie version of the […]
Disney’s upcoming “The Lone Ranger” has been stopped because of cost overruns. This has happened despite the proven box office heft of Johnny Depp, who would have played Tonto, the Lone Ranger’s Native American scout and friend. Find the story here, via Deadline.
I am not too sure what to think about the rumors connecting Johnny Depp to a feature film version of “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.” The series lasted only one season, but was one of the places some now famous writers and directors honed their craft. Three such talents are David Chase, Richard Matheson, and Robert […]
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