Patrick Dempsey joins coming-of-age film

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – “Grey’s Anatomy” heartthrob Patrick Dempsey is attached to star in “Tom’s Dad,” a coming-of-age film written by New York playwright Marty Casella.

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The story unfolds in 1962 Las Vegas, as a successful character actor and vaudevillian nightclub performer struggles to keep up with changing comedy styles as his estranged son appears to complicate matters.

It will be directed by Lasse Hallstrom (“Dear John”) and produced in part by Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil production company.

Dempsey most recently starred in “Enchanted,” “Made of Honor” and “Valentine’s Day.”

Megan Fox keen to land Pirates of the Caribbean role

Wellington, May 26 (ANI): Megan Fox is eyeing a part in the new Pirates of the Caribbean flick, it has emerged.

Movie bosses are reportedly looking for an actress to play a sexy mermaid in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”, which stars Johnny Depp as pirate Captain Jack Sparrow.

And Megan, whose exit from the Transformers franchise has recently been announced, is keen to land the role.

“Megan is mulling over a number of big movie offers including another sci-fi franchise and a role in the next Pirates of the Caribbean,” Stuff.co.nz quoted a source, as saying.

The insider added: “She would play a mermaid who charms Captain Jack but she has a dark motive.”

Also, teaming up with Depp is something Megan has always dreamt of.

“Megan has always loved Johnny and is desperate to work with him. She”s grateful to Transformers for making her name but she”s ready to move on to better and bigger things,” said the snitch. (ANI)

Ewan McGregor replaces Johnny Depp in Don Quixote film

London, May 19 (ANI): Ewan McGregor has replaced Johnny Depp in Terry Gilliam’s eccentric movie about Spanish literary hero Don Quixote.

The film was titled ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ a decade ago and Gilliam casted Depp as time travelling advertising executive Tony Grisoni.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star, however, has been forced to quit because of scheduling conflicts.

Gilliam has now announced that McGregor will star as Grisoni, opposite Robert Duvall as Quixote, reports the Daily Express.

He said, “There”s a lot of colours to Ewan that he”s not been showing recently and it”s time for him to show them again.

“He”s got a great sense of humour and he”s a wonderful actor. He”s wonderfully boyish and can be charming – when he flashes a smile, everybody melts. He wields it like a nuclear bomb!” Gilliam added. (ANI)

Johnny Depp saves Babybird frontman from being mugged

London, May 3 (ANI): Hollywood actor Johnny Depp saved Babybird frontman Stephen Jones from being mugging.

The Pirates of the Caribbean was recording with the 47-year-old singer in Los Angeles when Jones was approached by a robber outside the studio.

“This guy looked completely off his head. He had a broken bottle in his hand and he wanted some cash, but Johnny immediately stepped in,” the Daily Star quoted a friend as saying.

“He told the guy he needed to calm down. The mugger then looked at Johnny and said: ”I ain”t stealing from Captain Jack,” and put the bottle down,” the friend added. (ANI)

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Kate Moss, Jamie Hince engaged?

London, May 3(ANI): Supermodel Kate Moss has been snapped sporting a diamond band on her ring finger, fuelling rumours she is engaged to her rocker boyfriend Jamie Hince.

According to the Daily Express, the rocker proposed to Moss on her 36th birthday in January.

The two have been dating since January 2007.

Although Moss has never been married, she has a daughter- Lila Grace, with ex-partner Jefferson Hack.

She has also dated Johnny Depp and rock star Pete Doherty in the past. (ANI)

I’m alive, says Bobby Brown

London, April 29 (ANI): Bobby Brown has rubbished reports of his death.

Brown is the latest celeb to have been proclaimed dead over the internet gossip columns, reports The Daily Express.

Fake stories of Brown”s death began circulating on microblogging site Twitter.com this week so much so that the New Edition singer’s rep has now had to rubbish the reports.

Johnny Depp, Zach Braff and Bill Cosby are other celebs whose death reports have been circulated online by pranksters. (ANI)

What women think while having sex

London, Apr 28 (ANI): A Hollywood hunk, ex-lovers, a blue film scene and even what to buy in a grocery store—these are things that women think of while having sex.

Some women have now revealed what really scores with them between the sheets.

Single comedian Shazia Mirza, 34, said that some of her friends revealed that during sex they are mentally writing a to-do list, remembering clothes they have to wash, what they”ve got to buy at Tesco”s or those shoes they love in Selfridges.

And some women even think of men they secretly fantasise of.

“A friend of mine, who really loves her husband, told me that during sex she can”t help thinking about all the men she secretly really desires, like Jeremy Beadle and Jeremy Paxman,” the Sun quoted her as saying.

“I”ve been married twice and had many lovers and to be honest, with past lovers I”ve been so bored in bed, I”ve taken to compiling mental grocery lists and calculating exactly how many shoes are in the wardrobe (82 pairs),” said author Kathy Lette, 51.

“Most wives are taken for granted. But how we”d LIKE to be taken is by a muscular-thighed Adonis with pecs appeal.

“Luckily sex with Johnny Depp is only the flick of a light switch away. Ah, Johnny – a man whose sex appeal is so deadly it should be registered at police headquarters as a lethal weapon.

“Doing the horizontal tango with George Clooney is also amazing – if only he”d been with me at the time!” she added.

Sarah Millican, 33, is in a relationship, and she said: “I never walk out of a film at the cinema. I”m the same with sex. I always think it might get better. To be honest, as long as I”ve got a bag of Maltesers, I”m not going anywhere.” (ANI)

French Connection model to play Depp’s lover in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 4’

New York, April 26 (ANI): The fourth part of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ will have a new face.

Disney has declared that the French model/actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey has been signed to play Johnny Depp’s love interest, Syrena the Mermaid, in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’.

Frisbey happens to ‘The Woman’ in French Connection”s latest ad campaign, reports The New York Post.

Rumours say that the producer of the film Jerry Bruckheimer first saw Frisbey on the chain’s billboard in SoHo. (ANI)

Johnny Depp makes directorial debut with music video

London, March 27 (ANI): Johnny Depp has made his directorial debut with the latest music video of British band ‘Babybird’.

The ‘Alice In Wonderland’ star apparently filmed the promo for track ‘Unloveable’ in September last year, reports JustJared.com.

Depp has played guitar in the song too, reports the Daily Star.

Apparently he was even interested in joining the group in their U.K. tour. However, frontman Stephen Jones revealed it had been cancelled over security issues.

Also, Depp funded the recording of the band’s latest album. (ANI)

Penelope Cruz to play Johnny Depp’s love interest in Pirates 4

London, March 23 (ANI): Penelope Cruz is set to star in the fourth edition of ‘The Pirates Of The Caribbean’ movie as Johnny Depp’s love interest, it has emerged.

The beauty will be cast as the daughter of British actor Ian McShane”s Blackbeard character in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’.

“She”s the daughter of the bad guy… very feisty. There”s a little romance between Captain Jack and the character that Penelope plays,” the Daily Express quoted McShane as saying.

Depp and Cruz had starred together in 2001 film ‘Blow’. (ANI)

Production of Jolie, Depp film ‘shut down’ due to too many fans

Melbourne, Mar 20 (ANI): The production of Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie’s latest film “The Tourist” is said to have been ‘shut down’ after too many fans showed up at the set.

According to TMZ, the shooting in Venice, Italy, last week had to be stopped because there were too many fans trying to take pictures of the stars, reports the Daily Telegraph.

It was also revealed that the huge number of fans was too overwhelming for security.

A rep for the film has declined to confirm or deny the story. (ANI)

Depp, Jolie on location in Italy

Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie have been spotted in Venice shooting crime thriller The Tourist.

The two were seen in front of the ritzy Danieli Hotel, a stone’s throw from Saint Mark’s Square, and cruising the Renaissance city’s canals in water taxis.

In the film, directed by Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck, Depp plays an American tourist whose life is put in danger when an Interpol agent, played by Jolie, uses him to entrap a criminal with whom she once had an affair.

Jolie arrived in Venice last month with partner Brad Pitt and their six children.

Based on the 2004 French movie Anthony Zimmer with Sophie Marceau and Yvan Attal, The Tourist is set for release next year.

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Pocket watch sales soar thanks to ‘Alice In Wonderland’ success

London, March 17 (ANI): Sales of pocket watches have soared ever since the launch of ‘Alice In Wonderland’, which has made grandad’s favourite timepiece trendy again.

Argos reports sales of its 38.99 pounds timepiece have soared 35 percent thanks to the smash-hit movie directed by Tim Burton, reports the Mirror.

The film stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen and Stephen Fry.

The film uses a technique of combining live action and animation. (ANI)

Johnny Depp’s pop star dreams crushed

London, March 13 (ANI): Johnny Depp may have had to bury his pop star dreams after being snubbed by indie band Babybird.

The 46-year-old actor’s plea to perform live with the group was declined despite funding their new album, the Daily Star reported.

The band apparently feared Depp’s fans would not be anything less than a “security nightmare”.

Singer Stephen Jones, 47, said: “It would have been madness.” (ANI)

Lover Paradis ‘bans Depp from filming sex scene with Angelina Jolie’

Melbourne, Mar 5 (ANI): Johnny Depp”s long-time girlfriend Vanessa Paradis has banned him from shooting a passionate love scene with The Tourist co-star Angelina Jolie, it has emerged.

French supermodel Paradis, who has two kids with the actor, is not comfortable with Depp”s impending love scene, according to the New York Post.

Infact, Paradis has told Depp to “find another gig,” reports the Daily Telegraph.

Paradis “found out that there was a real long and intense love scene between (Depp) and Jolie,” a source close to the project said.

In the film, Jolie plays an Interpol agent who seduces a tourist, played by Depp, in order to flush out a criminal she slept with in the past. (ANI)

Kurt Cobain’s daughter turned down title role in ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Washington, September 7 (ANI): Late singer Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s teenage daughter, Frances Bean, refused to star in Tim Burton’s new film adaptation of ‘Alice In Wonderland’, sources say.

The celebrity daughter apparently turned down the offer for the title role to focus on her education.

“Tim thought she would be perfect, but she wants to go to university. She’s incredibly focused and sensible,” Contactmusic quoted a source as having told British newspaper the Mail.

Now, newcomer Mia Wasikowska stars as Alice alongside Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter in the film scheduled to release in March next year. (ANI)

Lily Cole owes acting career to late Heath Ledger

Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): English actress Lily Cole insists that she owes her acting career to late actor Heath Ledger.

Cole said he taught her the tricks of the trade while they were filming ‘The Imaginarium Of Dr Parnassus’.

After a small role in Trinian’s movie, the 21-year-old actress was hired for Terry Gilliam’s fantasy epic, opposite Ledger and Christopher Plummer.

She calls Ledger “a great friend and mentor.”

“He definitely helped me,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

“From the beginning, he understood that I would be overwhelmed and scared by the size of the project. He encouraged me and said he was really proud of me, constantly fed me support,” she added.

Cole reveals she came close to giving up on the film when Ledger was found dead of a prescription drug overdose in January 2008.

His role was taken on by three other actors – Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp.

“Everyone loved Heath. For everyone who knew him, (his death) was devastating. The practicalities of continuing the production were difficult, but it seemed irrelevant,” she said.

“Johnny (Depp) slipped seamlessly into the role, but that didn’t stop it being bizarre. I thought I was in at the deep end in the beginning – then look what happened!” she added. (ANI)

Johnny Depp to star as lovelorn vampire in ‘Dark Shadows’ film

London, August 23 (ANI): Johnny Depp is set to star as a lovelorn vampire in the film adaptation of the hit Sixties US cult TV series ‘Dark Shadows’.

The ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ star will play Barnabas Collins in the big screen version of the Gothic soap opera.

“I was obsessed with the character as a child. It triggered my earliest desire to become an actor,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.

The 46-year-old actor further revealed he, along with director Tim Burton, intended to come out with at least three ‘Dark Shadows’ films.

The first instalment, based on the series that ran for 594 episodes over 14 years, is expected to hit the theatres next year. (ANI)

Fame prevents Johnny Depp from visiting Disneyland with kids

Washington, July 15 (ANI): Johnny Depp says that he would love to take his two kids to Disneyland, but his celebrity status prevents him from doing so.

The Pirates of the Caribbean actor revealed that he craved to have a “normal” life with daughter Lily-Rose, 10, and son Jack, seven.

“I would walk through Disneyland with my kids. That’s what I’d do for the day,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

“I would go on every ride and I would walk through Disneyland with my kids and let them experience all the things most kids do. They don’t get to do those things with daddy. When daddy walks through Disneyland with them, things get weird,” he added. (ANI)

Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno tops weekend box office

Washington, July 13 (ANI): Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Bruno’ has topped the weekend box office after raking in 30.4 million dollars.

According to studio estimates, ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’ landed the second spot with 28.5 million dollars, reports E! Online.

Megan Fox’s ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ came third with 24.2 million dollars while Johnny Depp’s ‘Public Enemies’ stood fourth with 14.1 million dollars.

Sandra Bullock’s romantic comedy ‘The Proposal’, co-starring Ryan Reynolds, rounded off the top five with 10.5 million dollars.

The weekend’s top-grossing films are:

1. Bruno, $30.4 million

2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, $28.5 million

3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, $24.2 million

4. Public Enemies, $14.1 million

5. The Proposal, $10.5 million

6. The Hangover, $9.9 million

7. I Love You, Beth Cooper, $5 million

8. Up, $4.7 million

9. My Sister’s Keeper, $4.2 million

10. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, $1.5 million (ANI)