After over 25 years in the entertainment business there’s nothing Johnny Depp hasn’t done. He’s played almost every role under the sun and he continues to stun audiences with his character choices. This weekend, he’ll star in what seems like his umpteenth Tim Burton production entitled, Alice in Wonderland. The actor plays The Mad Hatter, the highly unconventional, and topically crazy confidant of Alice.

When Depp appeared at the Alice in Wonderland press conference, his presence was very calming but in the back of your mind you knew there was a major star in the room. For someone who’s had his kind of career, he manages to come off as humble, sweet, and oddly funny in a way that only Depp can. He discussed his interest in The Mad Hatter as a tragic character, the evolution of his career, and whether or not he’d star in a motion capture film like Avatar. The actor is truly one of a kind and after seeing and hearing to him in person, you can tell his degree of success is a natural progression because he’s more than just a pretty face.

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A lot of fans are up in arms about the big screen adaptation of the eighties TV show 21 Jump Street. It made Johnny Depp a household name and now the film version is being spearheaded by, Jonah Hill. The idea of Hill tackling this project may leave you shaking in your boots but there may be a silver lining here. In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, Depp himself discussed the film and the possibility of making a cameo as his old alter ego Tom Hanson.

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Down the rabbit hole you go to visit Disney’s latest adaptation of the classic tale, Alice in Wonderland. The film is drenched with 3D visuals and the signature Gothic style of master filmmaker Tim Burton. The basic premise along with the talented cast led by newcomer Mia Wasikowska sounds like a recipe for cinematic gold, but overall it comes across as a bit uneven.

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Yesterday while at the Alice in Wonderland press conference, Johnny Depp opened up and gave a few updates on two of his developing films. One of them was The Tourist with Angelina Jolie and the other was the big screen adaptation of Dark Shadows with director Tim Burton. With so many projects on his plate, which will he do first?

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Johnny Depp has been making his rounds with the media, and at a recent press conference for Alice in Wonderland he talked about his other big movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The actor spoke about the absence of Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, the new director, and those pesky rumors about him not wanting to return to the franchise.

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There’s no such thing as too much Johnny Depp, so we welcome this latest piece of promotion from his upcoming film, Alice in Wonderland. Every Wednesday until the week of its release, Disney will debut new behind the scenes footage and interviews from the Tim Burton adaptation. The latest video is an extended featurette that centers on Depp’s character the Mad Hatter, and be warned it shows new footage from the film that some of you might consider spoiler territory.

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Johnny Depp has decided to step behind the camera and direct a biopic on The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. If you thought their collaboration in Pirates of the Caribbeans was epic, wait until you hear the details about this. According to The Playlist, the versatile actor who can play anything from a pirate to Willy Wonka, told a Serbian website that he will be working with the musical legend on an upcoming documentary.

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The generous people over at Disney have released some concept art designs and a short Mad Hatter clip from the Tim Burton adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice In Wonderland. The film stars frequent collaborators Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter as The Mad Hatter and The Red Queen, and newcomer Mia Wasikowska as Alice. We’ve got a video of Depp talking about his role in the film and how it felt to go from his usual laid back self to being mad as a hatter…

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Yet another visually stunning image from Tim Burton’s upcoming adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. This time we get to see a still frame from the film with Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter standing in front of an ominous backdrop with an army of soldiers in toe. From the dark clouds to his colorful make-up you can see why this film stands apart from the rest.

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