I was suprised to find that there was no thread was for him other than "Best pirate ever" which is more focused on the Pirates movies.
Theres no real point in saying grand things about him because everyone knows he is the shit.
Roeper one said something like "Depp is now in a territory similar to Chris Walken where every role he plays is amazing" i completley agree
I just saw Donnie Brasco and i was just blown away and then decided to search for a thread.
please redirect if nescessary
I've always loved Depp but thought he was overrated - until I saw Once Upon a Time in Mexico. His Sands got me hooked to him. One of those rare actors that can do all genres of film and make it look great. Benny & Joon rings a bell as a good example of this for his intriguing diversity.
he is the one that makes all his movies great...
fear and loathing in las vegas was excellent... but then again, some movies that were crappy like 'sleepy hollow' or 'once upon a time in mexico' were saved because of his performance
I will always think of Johnny Depp as the guy from 21 Jumpstreet... and "Eddie" in Tom Petty's video for "Into the Great Wide Open"...
Nick
i remember him in all of his performancees but this one particular
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Quote from: BankyRoeper one said something like "Depp is now in a territory similar to Chris Walken where every role he plays is amazing"
100% true. There's nothing else to say. To work with this man would be an honor akin to working with a 70's DeNiro.
I do believe his best performance was in Ed Wood. But Fear And Loathing does come in a close second...
Hhhhhmmmmm...... It's tough to chose his best performance, but I'dhave to go with Ed Wood.
And "Sleepy Hollow" rocks!!!!!
i always liked his..performance in this..way underreated film..
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..in fact i'm getting this on the weekend..i forgot how good it was....Leo is badasss..also..
And Mr. Cellophane himself (John C.) was in Gilber Grape as well... so that's a definate plus towards voting for the best Depp movie...
Maybe not his best performance, but Gilbert Grape is the first one to spring to my mind, as well...
Yea, Johnny's the best. He's like John Turturro - there's no one character that he'll forever be known as, they both look an act completely differently in every role they do and they always make it cool.
Anybody ever seen Cry Baby or Arizona Dream? Love those movies. They don't get talked about enough.
he's a genuine genuine character actor. i'm a fan of those.
yeah know he sounds all french
He's hot.
I'm a fan as well.
The thing that annoys me these days is now that he is finally in big blockbuster movies, you have the screaming fangirls... at the movies... talking and being annoying.
BOO ON FANGIRLS I SAY!
I'd like to see Budgie active in posting to post for this topic.
My opinion? I don't really think he is all that great. Most of his choices in roles look like ways for him to get away from his natural good looks. To say, as thread title does, he is "ice cold" (cooler than cool, as Andre Benjamin puts it) goes a little against his purpose. He doesn't reside on his physical appearance to charm, as does George Clooney. He is sincerely trying to destroy myths of resting on his looks and go incognito as much as possible to show he is in it for roles. His presence in movies doesn't stem from grounds on how to act, but how to change. I think this hurts his acting because so many roles can be seen as statements of how he wants to be represented instead of honest attempts really to act. I always get the very tired word, "weird", in my head everytime I think about Depp's career of choices. Its just with Depp, I see little ground in his work but instead a variety of roles and costumes fitting for any costume store room.
~rougerum
Johnny Depp to Star in The Libertine
Source: Variety
Variety reports that Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl star Johnny Depp will go to the 17th century for The Libertine, which begins production February 23 outside London.
Depp will star opposite John Malkovich and Samantha Morton in a tale based on the true story of John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester, who was a poet, courtier and notorious rake.
Adapted by Stephen Jeffreys from his own play, the film marks the feature debut of British commercials director Laurence Dunmore. The film's budget of about $16 million is close to Depp's asking price to star in high-profile studio pics.
Following "Libertine," Depp is slated to shoot Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Warner Bros. He is also expected to reprise his Golden Globe-nominated role as Jack Sparrow in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean 2.
Blah! Pirates of the Carribean 2? the first one was ok, the only thing that held it together was depp though, the second can't be good, no matter how awesome depp is.
new movie sounds intriguing
who the hell is he going to be in charlie and the chocolate factory? will it still be a musical?
Quote from: NEON MACGUFFINJohnny Depp to Star in The Libertine
Source: Variety
Variety reports that Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl star Johnny Depp will go to the 17th century for The Libertine, which begins production February 23 outside London.
Depp will star opposite John Malkovich and Samantha Morton in a tale based on the true story of John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester, who was a poet, courtier and notorious rake.
Adapted by Stephen Jeffreys from his own play, the film marks the feature debut of British commercials director Laurence Dunmore. The film's budget of about $16 million is close to Depp's asking price to star in high-profile studio pics.
Following "Libertine," Depp is slated to shoot Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Warner Bros. He is also expected to reprise his Golden Globe-nominated role as Jack Sparrow in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean 2.
Was Audrey Tautou in a movie called the Libertine, or will she be in this?
Man Depp has had some great roles, and it's obvious when he got typecast, but he's proven the super ability to act. Which totally reminds me of Mr. Deniro.
Quote from: myadopteddaughterwho the hell is he going to be in charlie and the chocolate factory? will it still be a musical?
Mr. Wonka, himself. More info here: http://xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=1756
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetI'd like to see Budgie active in posting to post for this topic.
My opinion? I don't really think he is all that great. Most of his choices in roles look like ways for him to get away from his natural good looks. To say, as thread title does, he is "ice cold" (cooler than cool, as Andre Benjamin puts it) goes a little against his purpose. He doesn't reside on his physical appearance to charm, as does George Clooney. He is sincerely trying to destroy myths of resting on his looks and go incognito as much as possible to show he is in it for roles. His presence in movies doesn't stem from grounds on how to act, but how to change. I think this hurts his acting because so many roles can be seen as statements of how he wants to be represented instead of honest attempts really to act. I always get the very tired word, "weird", in my head everytime I think about Depp's career of choices. Its just with Depp, I see little ground in his work but instead a variety of roles and costumes fitting for any costume store room.
~rougerum
to a certain extent, you are right. he very deftly avoids true intimacy with his quirky eccentricity and varied role choices. but there is also something steadfast about him...a real charm and sweetness and dedication in his performances that probably supplies his popularity. i think when people see these very different movies and johnny depp stars, there is a safety in knowing that no matter how weird the movie's subject matter may be, johnny depp's chops and dedication will keep things fresh... certainly his aloofness and amorphousness is part of his charm.
True he clearly makes an effort not to be piegonholed as a pretty boy, but I don't think his roles or career has suffered because of it, because he has the talent to back it up. Besides I don't think he goes out of his way to avoid it. He's not constantly playing physically scarred characters or anything that foolish. In most roles he does nothing to make himself look worse, he just chooses to rely on his acting, and not his cheekbones.
yeah, and he was conventionally good looking in sleepy hollow.
Some actors can play the same role over and over. We need them. Over time, we either get a build up of the "public persona" they want us to see, or we really get intimate with that person through his/her character(s).
Some actors could play anything. They are few and far between. We need them just as much. Oldman and Depp are such. GT, I don't understand your problem. You may see it as a whole lot of costume changes, but you have to admit that Depp is always top in any role he takes. Regardless if you think the roles are posturing or not (which you have to get over, because to be an actor is to posture perpetually), he can still nail any part he wants to.
Quote from: SoNowThenSome actors could play anything. They are few and far between. We need them just as much. Oldman and Depp are such. GT, I don't understand your problem. You may see it as a whole lot of costume changes, but you have to admit that Depp is always top in any role he takes. Regardless if you think the roles are posturing or not (which you have to get over, because to be an actor is to posture perpetually), he can still nail any part he wants to.
I really don't think Depp's talent is as deep as everyone says, though. I like what Pookie said about his dedication to keep things fresh which comes off as charming and sweet with every role he is in. I could agree with something like that, but I think its superficial also. Depp was the best thing about Pirates of the Carribean and Once Upon A Time in Mexico, but it was for the fact he was continually trying to be entertaining amidst very bad material. There is something charming about him, but he can't play any role the way Robert Duvall can or play any character as farce the way Hugh Grant can. They really do act. I have yet to be convinced Depp is anything beyond being a likable personality.
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetThere is something charming about him, but he can't play any role the way Robert Duvall can or play any character as farce the way Hugh Grant can. They really do act. I have yet to be convinced Depp is anything beyond being a likable personality.
You don't think he was 'acting' in "Edward Scissorhands"?
Quote from: MacGuffinQuote from: The Gold TrumpetThere is something charming about him, but he can't play any role the way Robert Duvall can or play any character as farce the way Hugh Grant can. They really do act. I have yet to be convinced Depp is anything beyond being a likable personality.
You don't think he was 'acting' in "Edward Scissorhands"?
He was trying to, but I don't think it was that good. The make up, lack of movement in his body seemed to convey all the feeling Depp was willing to convey in the film. Like SoNowThen said I was arguing, he was 'posturing' in that film. I don't believe for one second that posturing is acting, though.
Quote from: Comte de Saint GermainI don't believe for one second that posturing is acting, though.
posturing can actually be a big part of acting. building characters from the spine is an easy way to start physicalizing them. henchmen, jocks, fat monkeys, crab people, crab jocks.. a very spinal thing, it is.
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetQuote from: SoNowThenSome actors could play anything. They are few and far between. We need them just as much. Oldman and Depp are such. GT, I don't understand your problem. You may see it as a whole lot of costume changes, but you have to admit that Depp is always top in any role he takes. Regardless if you think the roles are posturing or not (which you have to get over, because to be an actor is to posture perpetually), he can still nail any part he wants to.
I really don't think Depp's talent is as deep as everyone says, though. I like what Pookie said about his dedication to keep things fresh which comes off as charming and sweet with every role he is in. I could agree with something like that, but I think its superficial also. Depp was the best thing about Pirates of the Carribean and Once Upon A Time in Mexico, but it was for the fact he was continually trying to be entertaining amidst very bad material. There is something charming about him, but he can't play any role the way Robert Duvall can or play any character as farce the way Hugh Grant can. They really do act. I have yet to be convinced Depp is anything beyond being a likable personality.
i agree.
Quote from: The Gold Trumpetor play any character as farce the way Hugh Grant can. They really do act. I have yet to be convinced Depp is anything beyond being a likable personality.
wasn't ed wood pretty farcical? and grant has never struck me as much of an actor, though
about a boy came close.
Johnny Depp Rings Bell for Universal
Source: Variety
Universal has fast-tracked an adaptation of the Jean-Dominique Bauby autobiography The Diving Bell and the Butterfly for Julian Schnabel to direct. Johnny Depp is in talks to star in the film.
Bauby, the editor of Elle France, suffered a stroke that left his body completely paralyzed, except for his left eye, while his mind remained unaffected.
Despite his affliction, suffered in 1995 when he was 43, Bauby used his eye to blink out a memoir, letter by letter, then died two days after it was published. The book describes his pre-stroke life, what it was like to be a prisoner inside his useless body and imagined journeys to exotic places he'd never visited.
Kennedy-Marshall is producing, and Ron Harwood (The Pianist) wrote the script.
MM HM HM HM HM HM MORE LIKE JOHNNY GOT HIS BELL AM I RIGHT
He's the SAG winner for best actor. I still doubt he'll get an Oscar, though.
I think his best work is arizona dream.
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here he is with da man, kusta himself
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Depp set for adventure in 'Shantaram'
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Gregory David Roberts' "Shantaram: A Novel," which is scheduled for publication next week by St. Martin's Press, has attracted the attention of Warner Bros. Pictures, Initial Entertainment Group, Plan B and Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil. Together, they have acquired film rights to the novel as a starring vehicle for Depp in a deal said to be worth $1 million-$2 million. Depp would play the novel's narrator, a young Australian man who escapes from a prison Down Under and goes on to build a new life for himself in the slums of India before going to fight with insurgents in their struggle against the Russians in Afghanistan. Warners and IEG are co-financing with Warners taking domestic distribution and Initial handling international rights to the project. Initial's Graham King, Plan B's Brad Grey and Depp will be producers. Depp's current projects include "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" for Warners and "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" for the Walt Disney Co.
Has no one seen Dead Man? It is probably my favorite film EVER, and Johnny Depp is incredible in it. Tell me someone has seen it and agrees.
Quote from: SqueoHas no one seen Dead Man? It is probably my favorite film EVER, and Johnny Depp is incredible in it. Tell me someone has seen it and agrees.
I saw part of it, up to
when the hooker is shot. Looks like a good movie.
Quote from: SqueoHas no one seen Dead Man? It is probably my favorite film EVER, and Johnny Depp is incredible in it. Tell me someone has seen it and agrees.
everyone has seen it. it's the best jarmusch.
Hooray!
Warner Takes Hornby Tome
Source: FilmStew.com
With Fever Pitch currently enjoying success on the big screen, Johnny Depp, Graham King and David Heyman are teaming up to produce the next Nick Hornby adaptation for Warner Bros. Depp, King and Heyman will produce the big screen adaptation of A Long Way Down, which was published in the U.K. this past Monday.
Much like previous Hornby novels, including High Fidelity and About a Boy, Long Way focuses on central characters that are missing something in their lives. This particular story centers on four lonely strangers who come together on New Year's Eve and create a surrogate family for themselves to help them get through the holidays. Together, the group works each others nerves while also helping each other with their problems.
The project will be a co-production between Depp's Infintium Nihil, King's Initial Entertainment Group and Heyman's Heyday Pictures. At the moment, Depp is only attached in a production capacity. The novel will be published in the U.S. this June by Viking Press.
At Warner Bros., exec Kevin McCormick will be overseeing the adaptation.
Johnny Depp hooked on heroin tale
Johnny Depp is attached to star in "Shantaram," a fact-based tale about the adventures of a heroin addict on the run.
The Warner Bros. project is based on the novel by Gregory David Roberts. It will be adapted by Oscar-winning writer Eric Roth ("Forrest Gump").
Set in the 1980s and loosely based on Roberts' life, the story centers on an Australian heroin addict convicted of robbery who escapes to India, where he reinvents himself as a doctor. When he gets involved in smuggling and gunrunning, his adventurous life leads him to Afghanistan and battles with Russians.
The book was acquired in October 2004 in a $2 million deal by Warners and producer Initial Entertainment Group. Depp, who will also serve as a producer, returns to theaters in December with "The Libertine" which also stars John Malkovich and Samantha Morton.
Quote from: MacGuffin on October 27, 2005, 02:11:15 AM
Johnny Depp is attached to star in "Shantaram," a fact-based tale about the wacky mis-adventures of a heroin addict on the run.
fixed. improved.
if anyone gives 2 shits:
Johnny Depp has slammed fashion bosses who dropped his former love Kate Moss, after pictures emerged of her snorting cocaine. The Charlie And The Chocolate Factory star is furious with executives at Chanel, Burberry and H&M, who all cancelled lucrative deals with the supermodel in the wake of the scandal, accusing them of victimizing the beauty. He says, "It was unbelievably unfair the way she was treated. She was dragged through the mud. She's not running for office and she ain't looking to be the next Messiah. I think Kate should live her life how she wants to. She's no dummy, man." And Depp admits he still has feelings for the British beauty: "She's a great girl and I care about her a great deal."
Quote from: cowboykurtis on November 11, 2005, 08:34:42 PM
if anyone gives 2 shits:
Johnny Depp has slammed fashion bosses who dropped his former love Kate Moss, after pictures emerged of her snorting cocaine. The Charlie And The Chocolate Factory star is furious with executives at Chanel, Burberry and H&M, who all cancelled lucrative deals with the supermodel in the wake of the scandal, accusing them of victimizing the beauty. He says, "It was unbelievably unfair the way she was treated. She was dragged through the mud. She's not running for office and she ain't looking to be the next Messiah. I think Kate should live her life how she wants to. She's no dummy, man." And Depp admits he still has feelings for the British beauty: "She's a great girl and I care about her a great deal."
Yeah! How dare they not want a newly infamous drug abuser representing their companies! Bastards!
He is so right.
Johnny Depp: From Pirate to Vampire
The Man in Black, Will Smith, and The Man in Pirate's Garb, Johnny Depp, look set to team up for the first time in their respectively illustrious careers.
Blackfilm.com says Depp is in talks to join the cast of "I am Legend", Smith's next film, about a war-savaged Los Angeles and the one man (Smith) who survives the biological attack – now forced to battle nocturnal mutants to stay alive.
This will be the third time that Richard Matheson's novel of the same name has been turned into a film – it was previously made as "The Last Man on Earth", and later, "The Omega Man". This second remake has been on the cards for years, at one stage set-up as a starring vehicle for Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"Constantine" director Francis Lawrence will call the shots when the film gets underway in NYC in September.
King of the world of adaptation
Source: Los Angeles Times
Indiana Jones, meet Jack Sparrow. Jim Uhls, who successfully adapted the "unadaptable" Chuck Palahniuk novel "Fight Club," has been hired to turn "Rex Mundi," a series of graphic novels by Arvid Nelson and Eric Johnson, into a feature for Johnny Depp to star in and produce through his Infinitum Nihil (Infinite Nothing) production company.
"Rex Mundi" (King of the World) posits an alternate present of 1933 in which the Reformation never happened, the Inquisition is still in full swing, Europe remains dominated by the Catholic Church and the rest of the world consists of colonies. Depp, who became the biggest movie star in the world this summer by reprising his Keith Richards-inspired swashbuckler, would play a pathologist investigating the mysterious death of the priest who found him as an orphan.
"It's a noir-ish 'Raiders of the Lost Ark,' " Uhls says. "There are murders and a mystery, and the lead character discovers a massive conspiracy, biblical in its origin." Though it may sound an awful lot like a "Da Vinci Code" rip-off, Depp will surely sport less offensive hair than Tom Hanks, even if he decides to base this new character on John Lydon (Johnny Rotten).
Depp lights up 'Dark Shadows'
Graham King to produce Warner feature
Source: Variety
Johnny Depp is getting in touch with his inner vampire.
Warner Bros. is teaming with Depp's Infinitum-Nihil and Graham King's GK Films to develop a feature based on the '60s daytime supernatural sudser "Dark Shadows."
Depp has said in interviews that he has always been obsessed with "Dark Shadows" and had, as a child, wanted to be Barnabas Collins, the vampire patriarch of the series. The role was originated by Jonathan Frid.
A rights deal just closed with the estate of Dan Curtis, the producer/director who created the soap that aired weekdays on ABC, from 1966 to 1971. Depp and King will produce with David Kennedy, who ran Dan Curtis Prods. until Curtis died last year of a brain tumor. Infinitum-Nihil's Christi Dembrowski served as the point person on the deal.
Over 1,225 episodes, "Dark Shadows" was a highly atmospheric, spooky soap that featured gothic horror staples like vampires, monsters, witches, werewolves, ghosts and zombies. The show has a continuing rabid fan base that populates Dark Shadows Festival conventions. Numerous TV revivals of the series and pic adaptations have been attempted over the years but none with as high-wattage a star as Depp.
Depp, who is coming off "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and who just wrapped the Tim Burton-directed "Sweeney Todd," is next expected to star in "Shantaram," a Mira Nair-directed adaptation of the Gregory David Roberts novel that Depp, King and Plan B are producing for Warner Bros. Depp, King and WB are also mobilizing to make a film about the life of Alexander Litvinenko, with Depp poised to play the former KGB agent, who was fatally poisoned.
Johnny Depp's 'Dark Shadows' Adaptation 'Very Active'...With Tim Burton Directing?
Source: MTV
Supernatural gothic sagas are crazy hot right now: HBO's "True Blood," those "Twilight" flicks everyone keeps talking about, plus a host of upcoming films like Benicio Del Toro's "The Wolfman" and Nicolas Cage's "Season of the Witch." Even "Spider-Man 4"'s rumored villain is a vampire. Another of these Zeitgeist-y projects is the Johnny Depp-starring adaptation of the 1960s soap opera, "Dark Shadows," which had been in development even before this obsession with monsters, ghosts and witches took hold.
But since word of the planned film surfaced two years ago, reliable "Dark Shadows" news has been hard to come by. Now an executive in Depp's production company, Infinitum-Nihil, which is developing the movie, confirmed some details for MTV News, left others up in the air, and hinted that we might be seeing the makings of a new supernatural franchise.
Most importantly, we wanted to know if Johnny Depp is still attached to star. "Indeed he is," confirmed Sam Sarkar, Infinitum's director of development.
When it came to those Internet rumors about Tim Burton signing on to direct, though, Sarkar was somewhat more circumspect. "I can neither confirm nor deny that," he said. "But I know it's out there in the ether."
Sounds like a deal is not yet in place but that Burton, who's currently busy with another Depp-staring movie, "Alice in Wonderland," tops Infinitum's list of prospective directors. Of course, Depp and Burton have a long creative history together, from "Edward Scissorhands" to "Ed Wood" to "Sweeney Todd."
While all the pieces are not yet in place, "Dark Shadows" is still very much a go at Warner Bros. "All I can say is that one is very active," Sarkar said. "The studio will be making some announcements regarding it pretty soon. Very soon, probably."
"Dark Shadows" premiered on ABC in 1966. Gothic romance, ghost stories, plots involving vampires, zombies and time-travel—the daytime soap had it all, and it became a runaway hit for the network over 1,225 episodes. The task facing producers is simply finding a way to shape a movie around such abundant, wide-ranging material.
"It was a soap opera—it was a daily show," said Sarkar. "That's something people forget. It's one thing to adapt a weekly television series into a movie—it's another thing to take a soap opera that's been serialized daily and try to boil it down to two hours."
As much as they'll be forced to change and excise, they're also committed to honoring an adored show. "I think it will be very true to the spirit of 'Dark Shadows,'" Sarkar told us. "I think there's going to be an authenticity to it."
Any modifications will be made with the blessing of the mind behind the original series. Said Sarkar, "When Dan Curtis, the creator, was still alive, I met with [producer] David Kennedy, who originally brought the project to us and Curtis, and David has always been very adamant that there are certain things you should definitely take liberties with."
And if the "Dark Shadows" film turns out to be a success, there's a good chance it will spawn a franchise. "Obviously, it's a movie that can continue," said Sarkar, "because there were so many things going on in 'Dark Shadows.'"
Mike Newell to Direct The Lone Ranger
Source: ComingSoon
Mike Newell is in talks to direct Walt Disney Pictures' The Lone Ranger, reports Production Weekly.
The Lone Ranger's origin story begins with a group of Texas Rangers chasing down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish. The gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto (Johnny Depp), who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.
Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio wrote the script. Newell directed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and is helming the upcoming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Johnny Depp traveling to 'Tourist'
Actor in talks to replace Sam Worthington in film remake
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Every tourist has some war stories.
The thriller remake "The Tourist," from Graham King's GK Films, has run into another set of hiccoughs, with major players moving around like luggage on a conveyor. Male lead Sam Worthington has fallen off, and Johnny Depp is in negotiations to replace him.
Additionally, after flirting with the project, director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck has moved on, and Alfonso Cuaron is in early talks to step in. Bharat Nalluri was once attached to direct, with Tom Cruise in the lead role.
Angelina Jolie -- herself a recent replacement for Charlize Theron, who was long attached to the project -- remains in the lead female role.
The revamp of the 2005 French spy thriller "Anthony Zimmer" involves a female Interpol agent who ropes an everyman American tourist visiting France into becoming bait in the hunt for a wanted criminal who's also her former lover.
King, who picked up the project from Spyglass, is financing and distributing through his new output deal with Sony.
The UTA-repped Depp has several films in the can -- "Alice in Wonderland," "The Rum Diary" -- but has been waiting to get his next project moving. The fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" at Disney had been a strong possibility.
Cuaron, also repped by UTA, last directed "Children of Men" in 2006.
Production on "Tourist" is scheduled to begin early next year.
The Rum Diary's in the can? Well, fuck yeah?
Depp directing Keith Richards docu
Actor to begin work on the project next week
Source: Variety
Johnny Depp will direct a documentary on Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, who served as an inspiration for Depp's Jack Sparrow character in "Pirates of the Caribbean."
A rep for Depp confirmed a recent report in the Serbian magazine Politika, in which he said he would begin work on the project next week. Depp and Richards have been friends for more than a decade. The guitar player also played Depp's father in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."
Depp last directed 1997's "The Brave," starring Marlon Brando. He'll be seen next in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland."
Richards agreed in 2007 to pen an autobiography to be published by Little, Brown & Co. in the U.S. and Weidenfeld & Nicolson in Britain in the fall of this year.