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Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, 2018. Directed by David Yates. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Zoe Kravitz, William Nadylam, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, David Sakurai, Brontis Jodorowsky, Kevin Guthrie, Victoria Yeates, Derek Riddell, Poppy Corby-Tuech, and Cornell S. John. […]

Johnny Depp reportedly dropped as Captain Jack Sparrow from next Pirates of the Caribbean film

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Earlier in the week it was reported that Disney has enlisted Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to pen a “reboot” of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and now it seems we may have confirmation that we’ve seen the last of Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow. During an interview with The Daily Mail, original […]

Johnny Depp signs up for Minamata and Waiting for the Barbarians

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Johnny Depp has added two projects to his upcoming slate in the independent drama Minamata and an adaptation of J.M. Coetzee’s novel Waiting for the Barbarians, the latter of which he will also produce through his Infinitum Nihil production company. Minimata is set to be directed by Andrew Levitas (Lullaby) and will see Depp taking […]

Movie Review – London Fields (2018)

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London Fields, 2018 Directed by Mathew Cullen. Starring Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton, Theo James, Jim Sturgess, Johnny Depp, Cara Delevingne, Jaimie Alexander, Gemma Chan, Lily Cole, Michael Schaeffer, Henry Garrett, Emily Kincaid, and Jason Isaacs SYNOPSIS: Clairvoyant femme fatale Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She […]

Johnny Depp feels bad for J.K. Rowling over backlash to his Fantastic Beasts casting

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It’s been a turbulent couple of years for Johnny Depp, both on and off screen. His box office star has been diminishing, and there have been numerous issues in his private life – not least allegations of domestic violence from his ex-wife Amber Heard. Given these allegations, Warner Bros. found itself coming in for some […]

Johnny Depp confirms that he will return as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3

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Johnny Depp has confirmed that he will be reprising the role of Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3. Actor Johnny Depp has been tasked with villain duty for the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and now the star has confirmed his plans for the future of the series. Speaking to Collider, Depp discussed his […]

Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald gets a series of character posters

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Warner Bros. has released a batch of character posters for the next instalment in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, featuring Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), Queenie Goldstein (Alison Sudol), Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law), Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller), Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), Leta Lestrange (Zoe Kravitz), […]

Johnny Depp’s City of Lies being shopped to potential buyers

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Earlier this month it was revealed that City of Lies, the new crime drama starring Johnny Depp and Brad Furman, had been pulled from release by Global Road Entertainment, just a month before it was slated to open in U.S. theaters. With no official reason given for the decision, speculation suggested that the move could […]

Johnny Depp’s City of Lies pulled from cinemas weeks before release

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Due for release on 7th September, Brad Furman’s investigative crime drama City of Lies, starring Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker, has been pulled from US cinemas mere weeks before release. Reopening the casefile on the infamous murders of The Notorious B.I.G and Tupac Shakur, the movie was set to be released by Global Road Entertainment, yet The […]

Pirates of the Caribbean 6 rumoured to be in development

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Despite Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales coming up some $250 million short of its predecessor On Stranger Tides, the fifth instalment of the swashbuckling fantasy series still managed to pull in a hefty $795 million worldwide, and it seems that may be enough to convince Disney to give the go ahead […]