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Johnny Depp arrives at Abbey Road studios

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:19:00 +0000

Yes people, Depp IS in London and here's a bit from the Daily Mail to prove it!

Here's a link to the article with way more pics!!
More news and more pics of Depp at Abbey Road studios. Photo appeared on this page also.

Photo © Jules/FameFlynet.uk.com

Johnny Depp to produce series with 20th Century Fox TV

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 01:13:00 +0000

HOLY SMOKES Depp fans! Johnny Depp! Producing a TV series!!! Fingers crossed for some sort of drop in visit from the man! Maybe? Puh-leese!!

Fox Nabs Family Comedy From Chris Miller & Phil Lord, Johnny Depp And Chris Romano With Put Pilot Commitment

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday September 30, 2013 @ 4:43pm PDT
Tags: Chris Miller, Chris Romano, Fox, Johnny Depp, Phil Lord, Torched

EXCLUSIVE: For their first sale through their overall deal at 20th Century Fox TV, Chris Miller and Phil Lord have teamed with Johnny Depp to produce Torched, a comedy project that has landed at Fox with a put pilot commitment. The single-camera family comedy hails from Blue Mountain State co-creator/star Chris Romano. It centers on a fast-talking, fun-loving dad, who through his very unique — and sometimes law-breaking — job, strives to give his young son the life he never had. 20th TV, Lord Miller and Depp’s Infinitum are producing, with Romano, Lord, Miller, Depp, Lord Miller President Seth Cohen and Infinitum’s Christi Dembrowski and Norman Todd executive producing. Miller and Lord previously worked with Depp on 21 Jump Street.

For more info and the entire article, please visit the source DEADLINE.COM.

Depp photo also found at the above link.

First look video of INTO THE WOODS on location

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 23:31:00 +0000

I bet that once they move into the studio for filming, these goodies will stop. :(

BUT until then? Enjoy!

Video source and more pics!

First Look Meryl Streep as The Witch in INTO THE WOODS

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 02:22:00 +0000

Here's the photo from ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

Image Credit: Peter Mountain, Disney Enterprises, Inc

Read the article for more info about Meryl as the Witch and the other cast members! Can't wait to see a first look at Depp as the Wolf.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY article.

Into The Woods - first set pics

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 20:45:00 +0000

From JUSTJARED.COM where there are lots more pics at these links:

Here on JustJared

And here on JustJared

'Into the Woods' First Set Pics!

"Anna Kendrick and Emily Blunt are in full costume and ready to film on the set of their highly anticipated movie musical Into the Woods on Wednesday (September 25) in the United Kingdom.

The two stars of the film were joined on the set by their fellow actors Chris Pine, James Corden, Billy Magnussen, Christine Baranski, Tracey Ullman, and a few extras. Noticeably missing from filming that day was Meryl Streep, who stars as The Witch, and Johnny Depp, who will play The Wolf.

Emily showed off her baby bump in her costume – the role she plays, The Baker’s Wife, is pregnant in the script as well!"

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Sun, 13 May 2012 20:41:00 +0000

For years now, I've watched the constant, diligent, and quiet work of Christine and her Johnny's Angels group supporting the Childrens Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition, a charity Johnny Depp has supported for years. While other people and their charity work in Johnny's name have come and gone, this group has remained constant and in the background. Never pushing, never flaunting, never putting themselves or their names first. It's always for the kids! The kids come first!

SO beginning this year, I am publicly and personally supporting the work that Johnny's Angels does. Their work goes on 365 days a year, but it's now time for their annual fundraiser for Johnny's birthday. I think they do fabulous work and NEVER lose focus on the children and families they are serving.

They did not approach me, they've asked me for nothing, I approached them and Christine responded very graciously. She and her team are totally 100% client focused, the kids and their families are in the forefront. Johnny has acknowledged their works for years now, but that is never their reason for fundraising.

JDR has always supported the Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition in the past, so now I am also trying to shine some light on the wonderful, self sacrificing work of Johnny's Angels!

Please join me in supporting this fabulous group! The links below take you to their home page and information about their group and what they accomplish for the children. Take a minute, look over their website, see what they are about, if you like what you see, and if you are able, please consider making a donation. If you aren't able to donate now, please keep them and the children they serve in your prayers. I thank you!

Johnny's Angels official homepage
Johnny's Angels 49th Birthday Disco Ball Fundraiser

Johnny Depp thanks Johnny's Angels, 2011

Previous letters of thanks from Johnny Depp

Jonathan Frid has died

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:50:00 +0000

Jonathan Frid, the original Barnabas Collins has died at 87.

It's with a huge sense of personal sadness that I share with you all the passing of our dear Jonathan Frid. He IS Barnabas Collins. Our condolences go out to his family and friends.

A bit from Kathryn Leigh Scott:

QUOTE

John Herbert Frid (December 2, 1924 – April 13, 2012) was a theater, television, and film actor, best known for playing the role of vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera “Dark Shadows.”

Kathryn Leigh Scott has a wonderful tribute to Jonathan Frid, our Barnabas Collins, here on her website : http://www.kathrynleighscott.com/?p=2190

Jonathan Frid's first appearance on DARK SHADOWS with "Mrs, Johnson" the housekeeper at Collinwood.

Photo image: Dan Curtis Productions

HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY Johnny Depp Reads!

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:53:00 +0000

Thanks to you all!

Cover art images copyright their respective owners.

New Dark Shadows banner!

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:03:00 +0000

Image Warners, GK Films

Monday morning March 19 updates

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:08:00 +0000

Since our server isn't talking to our domain host right now, and it's difficult to access our main forum here's something new to read, we had this on the main forum yesterday, but for those who missed it, here it is again. It's worth the read.

I'll be doing updates here for a while, but please continue to check our main forum. Thanks! It's very frustrating for us all.

Our main forum news area can be accessed using this direct link.

Here's DARK SHADOWS screen writer Seth Grahame-Smith, talking about his reaction to the fan reaction to the DS trailer:
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/03/18/seth-grahame-smith-dark-shadows/

Check back later!! I'll be right here....

Image: Warners

JDR's main forum is down

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:16:00 +0000

The server for our main forum is down, it's been reported and we are not the only forum affected. BUT it's the only one I care about. ;)

I have no idea when it will be back up so please look for all updates to be posted here until we are back up and on the net!!!

Thanks!!

Here's a little something for you!

Image copyright © Warner Bros.
http://www.filmofilia.com/21-hi-res-dark-s...s-photos-94679/

DARK SHADOWS trailer is here

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:13:00 +0000

Johnny Depp DARK SHADOWS trailer only on Apple itunes.

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/darkshadows/

DARK SHADOWS trailer to debut on ELLEN

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:45:00 +0000

Johnny Depp's new film, DARK SHADOWS, will premiere the first trailer Thursday, March 13, on THE ELLEN SHOW.

Check your local listings for time and channel location in your area.

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Mim!E posted several screen caps for us on our main JDR forum.

Here's one of them!

Thanks Mim!E!

Image: Warner Bros.

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:05:00 +0000

HiHO Silver!

SOURCE: Jerry Bruckheimer via Twitter

More new DARK SHADOWS set pics

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:38:00 +0000

IMAGE SOURCE

Photos Warner Bros Pictures.

Sam Sarkar's THE VAULT - Vol. 1 Paperback March 7th, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:36:00 +0000

FINALLY! THE VAULT's releasing tomorrow! The story's amazing, the artwork's stunning...what more do you need to know?

THE VAULT VOL1 PAPERBACK

Story by SAM SARKAR
Art by GARRIE GASTONNY
Colors by SAKTI YUWONO
Cover by BAGUS HUTOMO

Description:
A small team of treasure hunters struggles to excavate a dangerous and legendary treasure pit before a massive storm hits Sable Island, the "Graveyard of the North Atlantic".Equipped with all the latest technology, the scientists believe they are prepared against all of nature's fury, but nothing can prepare them for what they are about to unleash from The Vault.

Release Date: March 7th, 2012
Publisher: Image Comics
Format: Trade Paperback
Price: $9.99
Page Count: 96

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:07:00 +0000

I'm not sure where these people (Dark-Shadows-Singapore) got these pics, as it doesn't appear to be an official DS site, but they're interesting!

Dark Shadows images - Warner Bros., but they were found here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dark-Shadows-Singapore/378080145542273

New DARK SHADOWS photos - Barnabas Collins meets Barnabas Collins

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:56:00 +0000

WOW! These photos have just hit the net, showing some pics of the original members of the DARK SHADOWS cast with the new members of the Johnny Depp cast. These appear to have been taken when original cast members Jonathan Frid, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Lara Parker and David Selby were in the UK filming their cameo appearance in the upcoming movie. Note rocker Alice Cooper in the bottom pic.

Photos found here.

Dark Shadows' KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT visits with JDR about the show, her new book, the new movie, and her life.

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:44:00 +0000

Kathryn Leigh Scott who played Maggie Evans and Josette Dupres in the fabulous 1960s TV series "Dark Shadows", Kathryn was very gracious to us here on JDR! I hope you enjoy our chat, she was very honest and is just fabulous!

JDR: Kathryn, you must be running ragged with interviews!

KLS: No, I’m just doing three this morning and I did three yesterday, so I’m doing good!

JDR: That’s great! I appreciate you taking the time out of your schedule to talk to us.

KLS: I’m delighted to do an interview with you; you’ve talked to a lot of interesting people!

JDR: I have and they always surprise me! But everyone is always so nice! Tell me what’s been happening with you . . .

KLS: I lost my husband in April and that’s a really hard blow. I still can't quite believe that.

JDR: Oh gosh, I’m so sorry to hear that, I didn’t know.

KLS: Thank you. But then, just a about a month and a half after my husband passed away, I went off to do the cameo in the Dark Shadows movie . . . going off to England to do that, and then to work on this book, which turns out to be a sort of tie-in book, has come along at a good time. Welcome distractions! It’s been really good for me to have something so involving to do, along with everything else one has in one’s life. Working on the book has been a really fun thing. I think I will see my first book March 1st!

JDR: So does that mean they will be in the stores then as well?

KLS: Well, I think that probably Amazon and Barnes & Noble are going to start releasing them early.

JDR: That’s fabulous news!

KLS: Yes, so they’ll be available in March.

JDR: So, did you write the book knowing that there was going to be a film?

KLS: This film has been germinating for a long time. The backstory is that that I did an episode of “21 Jump Street” and when I went up to Vancouver and walked into the make-up room that first day, everybody said “Johnny Depp’s favorite show is “Dark Shadows” and some day he wants to play Barnabas Collins.” So, I’ve been aware that he’d had that interest for a long time. He was just a kid then, just starting out. But I kept it in mind as I watched all of the other roles that he did, everything from Jack Sparrow to Ed Wood and all of the others and I thought that all of the ingredients are there for a wonderful Barnabas Collins. But then about three years ago, we started hearing that he might really do it. He acquired the rights from the Dan Curtis estate, and once Tim Burton became involved, I had the feeling that this thing was really going to move forward.

JDR: And it did!

KLS: Yeah, it really did! And I was hoping that we would have cameos in the film. Normally that doesn’t happen. “Star Trek” is an example where it DID work. But in most of them [remakes] it’s doesn’t. Nobody wants to acknowledge the original cast, they just don’t. But I had a feeling because Tim Burton and Johnny Depp were both childhood fans of the show that things might be a little bit different. And there were early signs because Johnny Depp would make references to Jonathan Frid. Then when it really looked like it was going to happen none of us said a word. We all just kept our fingers crossed. I sent copies of my “Dark Shadows” books to Johnny Depp and his sister, and I sent copies to Tim Burton because I figured they would use them for research, if nothing else, but I also wanted them to be aware that we were all still a close knit group forty five years later. So, it worked out. We got our cameo roles and I started writing right away. I took notes of course, from the beginning, because I’m a writer—that’s what I do. Then I turned to David Selby and Lara Parker, both of whom are also writers, and said, “please contribute” —and they both did. David has written a poem, a wonderful poem about Dark Shadows, and Lara Parker wrote a piece, and Jonathan Frid wrote the Foreword.

JDR: Isn’t that wonderful!

KLS: So what I’m presenting is really five decades of “Dark Shadows” —literally the new film is one fifth of the book because we also covered the “House of Dark Shadows,” in which I appeared, “Night of Dark Shadows” and then also the 1991 series that was on NBC and another pilot that never made it to the air. So people will be seeing color photographs from all of these incarnations, including the one thousand, two hundred and twenty five episodes of the original series. So it’s truly five decades of “Dark Shadows” — a full color book with a lot of photographs that were found just in the last two years. I did my last “Dark Shadows” book six years ago, so there’ll be new photographs throughout. And then there’ll be something on the CD dramas that we’ve been doing through Stuart Manning and Big Picture. The book is really a compilation that gives context to the new “Dark Shadows” film. I think the reason why Tim Burton and Johnny Depp and Warner Brothers have been so supportive of the book is that it does give context for fans of the original show and new fans. We get more fans every time another book comes out or DVDs are released. Now we’ve got a couple of generations of “Dark Shadows” fans.

JDR: The fan base is amazing, I’ve not been to any of the “Dark Shadows” festivals but, but a friend went last year and she was moved by the number of fans there! The fans still hold the cast in such high esteem; it’s such a wonderful experience!

KLS: It IS a wonderful experience; we try to make it that way for the fans. Without mentioning some of the other cult shows that have fan followings and festivals, we don’t isolate ourselves at all. We have a banquet where we sit among the fans instead of sitting at some head table just talking among ourselves—and we don’t isolate ourselves in roped-off areas. We are there the whole time, available to the fans the whole time, and we also set aside time when cast members can be together. We’re family!

JDR: When you started in “Dark Shadows” you were playing Maggie Evans, you did not come into the show playing Josette. I was one of those kids who used to run home after school to watch “Dark Shadows” did you have any clue back then that forty five years later we’d still be in love with the show?

KLS: No, there was no clue at all. I think at the time we all thought that our show was special because we had our own little studio. We were sort of isolated from the other soap operas. The first time that we realized that there was a real fan following was when Joel Crothers, who played my boyfriend on the show, learned that we had about five days off and I was going to go to Rome to see my boyfriend and he got tickets on the same flight and surprised me. Well the stewardesses when they saw us!… I have to tell you, it was Maggie Evans and Joe Haskell are running off together! And then the crowd of fans outside the studio— all of a sudden we just had crowds, and I think it was then that we started realizing how popular the show had become.

JDR: You didn’t know that you were playing Josette, you came on as Maggie.

KLS: Josette didn’t exist. The show began with the Collins family. Sam Evans and Maggie Evans were the only townspeople in the story. I remember at one point the producers said that we were going to have a masquerade ball, and the director said “but there are only eight people in this town. There’s the guy who runs the hotel, there’s a waitress, there’s the artist and some goofy people, that about it in Collinsport.” We were a very tight little group. Then Dan got the idea of introducing the paranormal and had the woman in the portrait come alive. I happened to stop by the studio that day to pick up scripts. I saw the producer and the wardrobe woman working with this clothes dummy wearing this shredded clothing, a wig, a hairpiece sort of thing and a fan blowing on her. I said. “what’s that?” And they said this is Josette DuPres. She jumped to her death because of a vampire. What do you think?” And I said “it looks like a clothes dummy.” So the producer said, “OK, smart aleck, do you want to stand in for the dummy?” Well, I did! When Dan Curtis saw me embody this creature, with all of the terrible makeup and so on, it was one of those light bulb moments and I became the first of the actors to play a second role.

JDR: You eventually did four roles, right?

KLS: I did four roles, and that was the beginning of it. When we turned to paranormal and supernatural, that’s when the ratings took off. Jonathan Frid also came on as the vampire, and that’s when the show went through the roof.

JDR: You just mentioned that you were picking up scripts. How far in advance did you get those scripts?

KLS: Oh sometimes we only got them a day or two in advance. But we were young and with an agile brain and you can learn those lines so, so quickly.

JDR: It was live television then, was there any ad-libbing?

KLS: Yes! It was live television and you ad-libbed to get yourself out a hole. We had strict timing so you couldn’t play around too much. But we never re-did a show, so if something went wrong, it stayed in. One of the most entertaining things about “Dark Shadows” was the so-called blooper reel. We really, really had a good time and we really were family. I really hope and trust it’s true that Warner Brothers and Tim Burton and Johnny Depp and Richard Zanuck realize that had it not been for those of us who wrote books, attended the festivals, encouraged the fan participation, there wouldn’t be a “Dark Shadows” today. It’s really the chemistry with the original cast members and the bonds that we have formed with the fans. Otherwise nobody would remember what it was like forty five years ago were it not for the “Dark Shadows” books and the stories that we tell at these festivals. That might also be why Johnny Depp and Tim Burton want to acknowledge us. Fans are so ardently loyal to the show and have such vehement feeling about the new film—and I think they know we wouldn’t support anything that wasn’t true to "Dark Shadows".

JDR: Even here on JDR, it’s open for people to make comments, and I’m on the fence about this one, I wanted this new “Dark Shadows” to be a romantic, re-imagining of what we saw and I’m not sure if we’re (the fans) going to like what we’ll be seeing or not.

KLS: I know. It’ll be real interesting, I don’t know which way it’s going to go, but I’ve said from the beginning to whoever will listen, that you’ve got to support that fan base because they are the ones who are going to see the movie two, three, four times, they’re the ones who will buy the DVD. And you can’t go too far a-field. Johnny Depp has done his part in demonstrating his regard for Jonathan Frid. Let me put it this way, my husband started “Los Angeles Magazine,” which was the first city magazine in the country. I remember my husband saying every time he did a new cover design and slightly tweaked the logo or whatever, he’d get letters from irate people who were going to cancel their subscriptions because they didn’t want change. My husband said he always kept in mind that the magazine didn’t belong to him, but to the readers. I’m sure you understand the analogy. “Dark Shadows” does not belong to us. We originated these roles but “Dark Shadows” belongs to the viewers. They’ve invested themselves in it and they need to be acknowledged, their wishes honored.

JDR: I couldn’t agree more. On Twitter yesterday, David Selby commented that he would not be attending the Vista Theater event in LA in May, but would be attending the event in July in NY. Will you be attending the LA event?

KLS: In Los Angeles, yes! Lara Parker, Nancy Barrett, Jerry Lacy, we’ll all be there. David Selby and Jonathan Frid will not—though you never know he might just show up. It’s going to be a lot of fun. It’s up to Warner Brothers, Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, all of them, to make a film that the fans are going to want to see. We have nothing to do with that—we’re simply supportive of “Dark Shadows” and thrilled that we were included!

JDR: Are you able to share with me a little bit about your cameo?

KLS: You know we signed these confidentiality agreements so we’re not really supposed to talk about it, but I think it’s fairly well known that we appear as party guests. And my book will be out next week and people will know. Everybody knows that Alice Cooper is in it. I think the reveal will be actually seeing us in the film and knowing just about where we’re going to show up. We’ve seen nothing.

JDR: I’m so thrilled that you have this book coming out, I’ve been all over the “Dark Shadows” blogs and sites and everyone is so excited about your book!

KLS: I’m very pleased about that. I’ve put a special offer of a signed photo for preorders on my website because I know that word of mouth is going to be so important. Check out http://www.kathrynleighscott.com . . . and please review the book on amazon.com and Barnes & Noble! Those early reviews will be so important!

JDR: I know they’re going to be brilliant! I’ve started reading your “Dark Passages” book, and I know you new book will be great because I do have a couple of your other books upstairs.

JDR: You’ve just spent a lot of personal time going over the last forty five years for this new book, is there something that stood out, that made you laugh? Did any one thing pop up during the writing process that you had maybe forgotten?

KLS: I don’t know that I fully expressed it in the book, but there was a moment when I was on the set at Pinewood and realized that Johnny Depp is the same age that Jonathan Frid was when he played that role, 47. And young Bella Heathcote is just a year older than me when I created the role of Josette DuPres. And there was that moment, and it’s odd, but I did get a little choked up. I didn’t say that in the book, but you can certainly say it.

JDR: Do people still stop you when you’re walking down the street?

KLS: Yes, they do, especially in the grocery store, I think people recognize my voice. It’s kind of fun.

JDR: I told some women friends that I was so excited that I was going to interview “Josette” and they started jumping up and down. One of them asked me to ask you what it was like to kiss Jonathan Frid.

KLS: (laughing) What you have to say is that it’s a job, we kissed and it was lovely. That kiss you see is actually about six or seven kisses during the course of the day, doing the dress rehearsal and the run-through and the blocking and all of the rest of it. And there were a few playful kisses, too. There’s a picture in the book of Jonathan leaning in to spontaneously kiss me while we’re posing for a picture—he just leaned over and gave me a kiss! It was lovely. We had no romantic relationship off the set, but it was a very loving, romantic relationship when we worked together. I just love the guy. We have a very close relationship.

JDR: Being a fan of the show, I think it’s lovely that over the years, we all watched it back then, and I don’t know anyone who watched it back then who isn’t interested in it now. As a fan, watching it over the years, you can tell that y’all really like each other. And as a fan of the series and of your books, it’s such a joy for me to be able to talk to you! Look at how many people’s lives you touch!

KLS: Thank you very much for saying that, but I have to tell you that we get such a lot out of it. I mean we personally do!

JDR: Can you tell me a bit about your other book, “Dark Passages"?

KLS: The story behind that is that I wrote the whole book and then my literary agent and an editor said you know, have you ever thought doing something that’s more paranormal? Then I rewrote the entire book. At the time, my husband was very ill and while I was taking care of him, I worked on that book, so it’s very personal to me. I was able to read the whole book to him before he passed away. He have me some lovely comments on it and it will always remain a very personal book to me.

JDR: Another thing….you were a Playboy Bunny!

KLS: Yes

JDR: You and Gloria Steinem both!

KLS: Yes, we were in Bunny training together, although she was working as an undercover reporter and was a good ten years old than the rest of us.

JDR: One more question please, do you have any thoughts regarding Dan Curtis and what his reaction might be to the Depp/Burton interpretation of Dark Shadows?

KLS: As far as what Dan Curtis might make of all this, I have no idea until I see the film. I don't know what his reaction would be, but he had such a clear concept that he would probably bemoan any deviation from the original!

JDR: It’s been so much fun talking to you today, I’ll read “Return to Collinwood” as soon as it arrives and while I’m waiting, I’ll read “Dark Passages.” Thanks so much Kathryn, it’s been a real treat visiting with you today!

KLS: I really enjoyed talking with you.

Photos and book art provided by Kathryn Leigh Scott

Please check out Kathryn Leigh Scott's website

You can order her newest book, "Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood here.

You can also order it here on Amazon and here at Barnes and Noble.

Many thanks Kathryn for being so kind and generous with us!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:21:00 +0000

Here's a new character shot of Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins in DARK SHADOWS, due in theaters May. 11. The images appear in VANITY FAIR magazine.

There are other cast photos here on Hollywood Elsewhere.

Thanks to Hollywood Elsewhere and Vanity Fair.

Image Warner Brothers

Johnny Depp's LONE RANGER begins filming

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:17:00 +0000

DISNEY AND JERRY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS’ EPIC ADVENTURE “THE LONE RANGER” BEGINS PRODUCTION

Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer and International Cast Star in Thrilling Reinvention of Classic Tale Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Directed by Gore Verbinski

BURBANK, Calif. (February 28, 2012) — Production has commenced on location in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado on Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ epic adventure “The Lone Ranger.” The film reunites the filmmaking team of the first three “Pirates of the Caribbean” blockbusters—producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski—with Johnny Depp, who created Captain Jack Sparrow in his iconic, Academy Award®-nominated performance and contributed the voice of the title character of Verbinski’s Academy Award-winning “Rango.”

Depp plays spirit warrior Tonto in “The Lone Ranger,” with Armie Hammer (“The Social Network,” “J. Edgar”) starring in the title role. Depp and Hammer are joined by a prestigious international cast which includes Tom Wilkinson, two-time Academy Award nominee (“Michael Clayton,” “In the Bedroom”) and Golden Globe® and Emmy® winner (“John Adams”); William Fichtner (Jerry Bruckheimer’s productions of “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor” and “Black Hawk Down”); Emmy Award-winner Barry Pepper (TV’s “The Kennedys,” “True Grit,” “Saving Private Ryan”); James Badge Dale (“The Grey,” TV’s “The Pacific” and “Rubicon”); Ruth Wilson (television’s “Jane Eyre” and “Luther”); and two-time Academy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe nominee Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech,” “Alice in Wonderland”). The film is slated to open on May 31, 2013.

“The Lone Ranger” is a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.

“The Lone Ranger” is written by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio of “Pirates of the Caribbean,” Eric Aronson and Justin Haythe. The executive producers are Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Eric Ellenbogen and Eric McLeod.

Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski are joined by a remarkable team of behind-the-scenes artists, including director of photography Bojan Bazelli (Verbinski’s “The Ring,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”); visual consultant Mark “Crash” McCreery (production designer of Verbinski’s “Rango); costume designer Penny Rose (“Pirates of the Caribbean” films); film editor James Haygood (“Panic Room,” “Fight Club”); visual effects supervisor Tim Alexander (“Rango,” three “Harry Potter” films); Academy Award®-winning special effects supervisor John Frazier, a 10-time nominee whose previous collaborations with Jerry Bruckheimer have included “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor” and, with Verbinski as well, “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”; and stunt coordinator Tommy Harper (“Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2”).

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Gore Verbinski has enjoyed tremendous box office success as the innovative director of both character-driven franchises and thoughtful genre-bending fare. Most recently, Verbinski released his first animated film, the smash hit “Rango,” starring Johnny Depp. Grossing over $240 million worldwide, the film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as BAFTA and Annie awards, and received Golden Globe® and PGA nominations. Verbinski previously helmed the hit franchise “Pirates of the Caribbean,” directing the first three films starring Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley. The films have collectively grossed nearly $3 billion worldwide since release. He made his directorial debut with “Mouse Hunt,” starring Nathan Lane, followed by the road movie “The Mexican,” starring Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and James Gandolfini. He also directed the smash horror film “The Ring,” starring Naomi Watts.

Verbinski is also a successful award-winning commercial director, having been honored with four Clio Awards and a Cannes Silver Lion Award for his work on an assortment of memorable advertising spots. In addition, he directed music videos for bands including Bad Religion and Crystal Method.

First in partnership with Don Simpson, and then as the chief of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Bruckheimer has produced an unprecedented string of worldwide smashes, impacting not only the industry, but mass culture as well. Bruckheimer’s films include (producing with Don Simpson) “Top Gun,” “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Beverly Hills Cop 2,” “American Gigolo,” “Flashdance,” “Bad Boys,” “Dangerous Minds,” “Crimson Tide,” “The Rock,” and (producing solo) “Con Air,” “Armageddon,” “Enemy of the State,” “Gone in 60 Seconds,” “Coyote Ugly,” “Remember the Titans,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Black Hawk Down,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” “Bad Boys II,” “Veronica Guerin,” “King Arthur,” “National Treasure,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” and the 2011 blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.”

On television, Bruckheimer had an unprecedented 10 television series airing in the 2005-6 season, a record in the medium for an individual producer. JBTV’s series include “C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation” and its spinoffs “C.S.I.: Miami,” “C.S.I.: NY” and “Without a Trace,” “Cold Case” and the eight-time Emmy® Award-winner “The Amazing Race.”

Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Television have been honored with 41 Academy Award® nominations, six wins, eight GRAMMY® Award nominations, five wins, 23 Golden Globe® nominations, four wins, 105 Emmy® Award nominations, 21 wins, 30 People’s Choice nominations, 15 wins, numerous MTV Awards, including one for Best Picture of the Decade for “Beverly Hills Cop.”

“The Lone Ranger” will film exteriors and studio work in New Mexico, followed by locations in Arizona, Utah and Colorado.

Source Walt Disney Pictures

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:34:00 +0000

Johnny Depp's animated film RANGO was awarded the Best Animated Film Award by the brilliant folks over at the ©Oscars® !!!

WTG RANGO!

Director Gore Verbinski's speech as reported by the Hollywood Reporter

What's good about Depp's acting? "I think every actor has his own process. He's just really kind of brave in pursuing this awkward moment, trying to find something that isn't rehearsed. If a line is written one way, he'll try to come at it from another way. That's something I think we have in common, the pursuit — trying to find work that is genuinely a little off."

Disney names Night Stalker director

noreply@blogger.com (Karen at Johnny Depp Reads) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:32:00 +0000

In an exclusive from Deadline.com Disney's tapped Edgar Wright to direct Depp's The Night Stalker.

This is a re-boot of the 1970's TV series that starred Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak. Johnny Depp will take on that role in the new Infinitum Nihil project.

More info here.

Night Stalker photo source.