Tag Archives: Johnny Depp

News Roundup: Thompson, Winslet, Weisz Face Off Against Cosmetic Surgery

By | Posted on August 20th, 2011

• Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz have bonded over the issue of plastic surgery for female actresses. They have formed what they’re calling The British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League, and resolve never to fall prey to ...

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News Roundup: Helena Bonham Carter’s Clever Pitch, Daniel Craig Wants to Do Bollywood, and More Kids for the Beckhams?

By | Posted on July 29th, 2011

Did you hear the story about the two Hollywood A-list stars who made a pitch to the BBC TV show Dragon’s Den? Well it goes like this:

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If Christopher Eccleston Can’t Make A Good Beatles Film, Can Liam Gallagher?

By | Posted on May 24th, 2011

Liam Gallagher has revealed that his production company has now finished work on the script for a movie about the Beatles’ near-ruinous business venture, Apple, and he’s now on the lookout for actors.

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Do British Actors Keep Hollywood Franchises Like ‘Pirates’ Afloat?

By | Posted on May 20th, 2011

Hollywood is addicted to the British.

While much has been written of late about all the comic book superhero roles being nabbed by English or Commonwealth-born actors, it’s the casting of supporting roles in blockbuster film series that is really keeping talented Brits ...

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Scene-Stealing Judi Dench Makes Off with Latest ‘Pirates’ Sequel

By | Posted on May 19th, 2011

Size – make that length – doesn’t matter to Dame Judi Dench. The English actress, 76, shows up for a mere minute, at most, in one of the funniest scenes in The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth chapter in the ...

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Royal Roundup: The Queen and Johnny Depp Are Distant Cousins?

By | Posted on May 16th, 2011

First Kate Middleton and Ellen DeGeneres were reported to be distant 15th cousins, and now The Queen and Pirates of the Caribbean actor Johnny Depp are also long lost kin?

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The Kings Speech And Harry Potter: Award Magnets

By | Posted on May 12th, 2011

Last night, London’s Wembley Arena was host to the National Movie Awards, an event which seeks to reward outstanding achievement in the fields of cinematic art. You could probably have guessed that from the title, right?

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Johnny Depp to Make Cameo in New Ricky Gervais BBC2 Comedy

By | Posted on March 24th, 2011

Seriously, all that fuss over Ricky Gervais‘ cleverly cutting delivery at the 2011 Golden Globes in January seems like ages ago, doesn’t it?

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Dame Judi Dench Signs On for ‘Pirates 4′

By | Posted on November 5th, 2010

The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean is really shaping up nicely. Keith Richards will reprise his role as Captain Teague, while British actor Stephen Graham will make his Pirates debut as the glass-eyed funnyman Scram.

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Disney Bans Keith Richards From “World’s End”

By | Posted on April 6th, 2007

Disney is worried about how Keith Richards' recent "dad-snorting" comments will affect Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, in which he plays Johnny Depp's father. He's been effectively banished ...

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