The Pirate Of Hearts Johnny Depp FC - Page 54

The actor recently revealed why he wants to play Tonto, saying he aims 'to mess around with the stereotype of the American Indian that has been laid out through history, or the history of cinema at the very least especially Tonto as the sidekick.'

There were two previous attempts at Lone Ranger films in 1981 and a TV movie in 2003, but they weren't received as well as expected by fans.

After years stuck in development, Disney announced in 2008 they had cast Depp to play Tonto.

The film is expected to be released in 2013.

October 16, 2012, 9:16 a.m.

Johnny Depp will launch a publishing imprint with Harper, a division of HarperCollins, called Infinitum Nihil. That's the same as his production company, which has had a hand in the films "The Rum Diary" (adapted from the novel by Hunter S. Thompson), "Hugo" (adapted from the children's book by Brian Selznick), and "Dark Shadows" and "The Lone Ranger," both film remakes of old television shows.

Since graduating from "21 Jump Street," Depp has chosen roles that are a mixture of pop culture and literary adaptations. Here's his book-based ouevre:

"What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993). Adapted from the novel by Peter Hedges.

"Ed Wood" (1994), partially based on "Nightmare of Ecstasy," a biography by Rudolph Grey.

"Donnie Brasco" (1997), based on the memoir "Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia" by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley.

"The Brave" (1997), based on the novel by Gregory MacDonald (author of the Fletch mysteries).

"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998), based on the book by Hunter S. Thompson.

"The Ninth Gate" (1999), based on the novel "El Club Dumas" by Arturo Perez-Reverte, in which Depp played a rare book dealer.

"Sleepy Hollow" (1999), based on the story by Washington Irving.

"Before Night Falls" (2000), based on the memoir of Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas.

"Chocolat" (2000), based on the novel by Joanne Harris.

"Blow" (2001), based on the biography by Bruce Porter.

"From Hell" (2001), based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell.

"Secret Window" (2004), a thriller about a novelist, based on a Stephen King story that appears in his collection "Four Past Midnight."

"Finding Neverland" (2004), based on the life of "Peter Pan" author J.M. Barrie.

"The Libertine" (2004), based on the life of 17th century poet John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester.

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), based on the children's book by Roald Dahl.

"Public Enemies" (2009), partially based on Bryan Burrough's history "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34."

"Alice in Wonderland" (2010), based on the books by Lewis Carroll.

"The Rum Diary" (2011), based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson.

Now Depp can make books themselves, in addition to movies based on books. He's announced the first two books to be published by Infinitum Nihil: "The Unraveled Tales of Bob Dylan" by Doug Brinkley and "House of Earth," an unpublished novel by folk singer Woody Guthrie.

In a statement, Depp said, "I pledge, on behalf of Infinitum Nihil, that we will do our best to deliver publications worthy of peoples' time, of peoples' concern. Publications that might ordinarily never have breached the parapet. For this dream realized, we would like to salute HarperCollins for their faith in us and look forward to a long and fruitful relationship together."

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Johnny Depp is known to be the most famous and talented movie star in the world. He has also been bagging at least one People's Choice Awards (PCAs) every year since 2005 be it as a Favourite Male Movie Star, Favourite Male Action Star, Favourite Movie Actor and even once for Favourite On Screen couple and Favourite Animated Voice. Fans worldwide love him so much that they voted him as the People's Choice for Actor of the Decade in 2010.

Johnny Depp at the 2011 PCAs in the US

Since the desi version of the People's Choice Awards has now arrived in India, there is a lot of speculation as to which stars have been voted winners by their fans. For the first year, among those nominated in the Favourite Actor category are Salman Khan (Ek Tha Tiger), Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar), Akshay Kumar (Rowdy Rathore) and Hrithik Roshan (Agneepath). Incidentally, Salman and Akshay are also nominated in the Favourite Action Movie Star category.

Salman Khan at the 2012 PCAs in India

At the red carpet, when asked about the PCAs coming to India, Salman Khan said, "It's happening for the first time, right? It's about time. It should have begun long time ago. Many people would have gotten a lot of awards. It's People's Choice. It's online, right? If I have to give someone an award, I will give it to someone who has no interest in awards. Like Aamir (Khan). I am not here to accept any awards. I am here to watch the awards function, and later to perform in it."

Bulldog co-founders, Akash Sharma and Ramit Bharti Mittal, at the 36th Annual People's Choice Awards Nokia Theater in Los Angeles

The digital presence of People's Choice Awards India is managed by Bulldog Media & Entertainment. When we asked Akash Sharma, co-founder and managing director of Bulldog, about the Favourite Movie Actor winner, he remained tight-lipped. "Johnny Depp has truly been the People's Choice of the US show for the past many years.

And rest assured, the people worldwide have spoken and chosen a Bollywood star with as much love and affection. In the US, last year we received over 230 million votes from fans globally. In India too, we have received millions of votes for the first year itself. What's interesting is that PCAs India nominees have overall received almost 49 per cent response from fans outside of India, including countries like US, UK and Canada." The winners of the People's Choice Awards will be revealed on Sunday, November 25 on Colors