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1. Johnny Depp – John Christopher Johnny Depp II is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor and he rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol. He has collaborated on nine films with director, producer, Depp is regarded as one of the worlds biggest film stars. Films featuring Depp have grossed over $3.2 billion at the United States box office, Depp has been nominated for major acting awards, including three nominations for Academy Award for Best Actor. He has been listed in the 2012 Guinness World Records as the highest paid actor, Depp was inducted as a Disney Legend in 2015. Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, the youngest of four children of Betty Sue Palmer, a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, Depp is of mostly English ancestry, with some ancestors from elsewhere in Europe. He is descended from a French Huguenot immigrant, Pierre Deppe or Dieppe, Depp is a 20th cousin of Elizabeth II. Depp moved frequently during his childhood and he and his siblings lived in more than 20 different places, eventually settling in Miramar, Florida in 1970. Depps parents divorced in 1978 when he was 15 and his mother married Robert Palmer, whom Depp has called an inspiration to me. With the gift of a guitar from his mother when he was 12, a year after his parents divorce, he dropped out of high school to become a rock musician. He attempted to go back to two weeks later, but the principal told him to follow his dream of being a musician. He played with The Kids, a band that enjoyed modest local success, the Kids set out together for Los Angeles in pursuit of a record deal, changing their name to Six Gun Method, but the group split up before signing a record deal. Depp subsequently collaborated with the band Rock City Angels and co-wrote their song Mary, on December 20,1983, Depp married Lori Anne Allison, the sister of his bands bass player and singer. During their marriage she worked as a makeup artist while he worked a variety of odd jobs and his wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who advised him to pursue an acting career. Depp and his wife divorced in 1985, Depps first film role was in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street, in which he played the boyfriend of heroine Nancy Thompson and one of Freddy Kruegers victims. After a starring role in the comedy Private Resort, Depp was cast in the role of the skating drama Thrashin by the films director. Instead, Depp appeared in a supporting role as a Vietnamese-speaking private in Oliver Stones Vietnam War drama Platoon. He accepted this role to work with actor Frederic Forrest, who inspired him, despite his success, Depp felt that the series forced into the role of product
2. Hugo (film) – Hugo is a 2011 historical adventure drama film directed and co-produced by Martin Scorsese and adapted for the screen by John Logan. Based on Brian Selznicks book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, it is about a boy who lives alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris in the 1930s. Hugo is Scorseses first film shot in 3D, of which the filmmaker remarked, I found 3D to be really interesting and their slightest move, their slightest intention is picked up much more precisely. The film was released in the United States on November 23,2011 and it was also nominated for eight BAFTAs, winning two, and was nominated for three Golden Globe awards, earning Scorsese his third Golden Globe Award for Best Director. The film grossed $185 million against a budget of $150–$170 million, in 1931, 12-year-old Hugo Cabret lives in Paris with his father, a widowed but kind clockmaker who also works at a museum. One day, his father finds a broken automaton, a man designed to write with a pen, at the museum. Hugo attempts to repair the automaton with stolen parts, believing it contains a message from his father, Hugo is caught when stealing from the toy store owner Georges, who looks through his fathers notebook and threatens to destroy it. Hugo encounters Georges goddaughter Isabelle, who offers to help get the notebook back, Hugo learns Georges has forbidden Isabelle from going to the cinema, and introduces the medium to her as his father had done for him. As their friendship grows, he shows her the automaton, and is surprised when Isabelle inadvertently reveals she wears the key as a given to her by Georges. When started, the machine draws out a scene that Hugo recognizes from his fathers description of the film A Trip to the Moon, Isabelle identifies the signature, that of a Georges Méliès, as her godfather. She sneaks Hugo into her home, where they find a cache of more imaginative drawings of Méliès, but are caught by Georges. Hugo and Isabelle go to the Film Academy Library and find a book about the history of cinema that praises Méliès contributions. They meet the author, René Tabard, a film expert who is surprised to hear that Méliès may still be alive. Excited at the chance to him, René agrees to meet Isabelle and Hugo at Georges home to show his copy of A Trip to the Moon. On the scheduled night, Georges wife Jeanne tries to turn away, but René compliments Jeanne as Jeanne dAlcy, an actress in many of Méliès films. As the film plays, Georges wakes up at the sight and he laments that even an automaton he made that he donated to a museum was lost. Hugo recognizes this is the same automaton he has, and races to the station to retrieve it and he is caught by Gustave, who has learned that Claudes body was found some time ago, and threatens to take Hugo to the orphanage. Georges arrives and tells Gustave that he will now see to Hugo, some time later, Georges is named a professor at the Film Academy, and is paid tribute through a showcase of his films recovered by René
3. The Rum Diary (film) – The Rum Diary is a 2011 American film based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson. The film was written and directed by Bruce Robinson and stars Johnny Depp, filming began in Puerto Rico in March 2009. It was released on October 28,2011, Paul Kemp is an author who hasnt been able to sell a book. He gets a job at a newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico, there, he meets Sala, who gets him acclimatized and tells him he thinks the newspaper will fold soon. Kemp checks into a hotel and while idling about on a boat in the sea, meets Chenault, Kemp is immediately smitten with her. Kemp and Sala immediately go on a binge, which earns Kemp the enmity of his editor. Kemp also meets Moburg, a reporter who cant be fired. While waiting for an interview, Kemp meets Sanderson, a freelance realtor, Sanderson is engaged to Chenault, who pretends not to know Kemp. Later, Kemp moves in with Sala, who also rooms with Moburg, Kemp begins to see the poverty of San Juan, but Lotterman doesnt want him to write about it, as its bad for tourism. Moburg returns with leftover filters from a rum plant, they contain high-proof alcohol, Moburg has been fired, and rants about killing Lotterman. Kemp visits Sanderson and spies him making love to Chenault and he meets Zimburger and Segarra, who want him to help with a real estate scam. Later, Sala and Kemp go to a restaurant and berate the owner for refusing them service, Kemp senses that the wants to kill them. The police arrive and break up the fight, then throw Sala, the next day, Kemp meets with Sandersons crew, who tell him that the US military is relinquishing the lease on some prime real estate, and is asked to pick up Chenault from her house. Kemp and Chenault share a moment, but resist temptation, Zimburger takes Kemp and Sala to see the island property, then they head to St. Thomas for Carnival. Kemp finds Chenault, and they wind up on Sandersons boat, Sanderson berates Kemp for involving Sala in the deal. At night, they go to a club, and a drunk Chenault dances with men to provoke Sanderson. The owners of the bar beat up Sanderson and throw Kemp out of the club, Chenault is left behind at the bar, but where she ends up is not known. The next day, Chenault is gone, and Sanderson tells Kemp that their business arrangement is over, when Sala and Kemp return home, Moburg tells them that Lotterman has left and that the paper will go out of business
4. Johnny Depp filmography – Johnny Depp is an American actor, producer, and musician. He started his career by playing Glen Lantz in the 1984 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street. He also appeared in the 1986 film Platoon with Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and he also starred in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Raoul Duke, The Ninth Gate as Dean Corso, and Sleepy Hollow as Ichabod Crane. For his roles in The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland, in 2010, Depp was cast as the Mad Hatter in the live-action film Alice in Wonderland. The same year, he went on to star in The Tourist with Angelina Jolie and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy. He has starred in The Rum Diary with Amber Heard, Dark Shadows with Michelle Pfeiffer, The Lone Ranger with Armie Hammer and his television work includes playing Officer Thomas Tom Hanson, Jr. in the crime drama 21 Jump Street from 1987 to 1990. He has also lent his voice to the animated series King of the Hill in 2004, SpongeBob SquarePants in 2009, list of awards and nominations received by Johnny Depp Infinitum Nihil
5. Dark Shadows (film) – Dark Shadows is a 2012 American horror comedy film based on the gothic television soap opera of the same name, that was broadcast between 1966 and 1971. The film had a release on May 10,2012. The film performed disappointingly at the US box office but did well in foreign markets. The film received mixed reviews, critics praised its style and consistent humor but felt it lacked a focused or substantial plot. The film was produced by Richard D. Zanuck, who died two months after its release and it featured the final appearance of original series actor Jonathan Frid, who died shortly before its release. It was the 200th film appearance of actor Christopher Lee, in 1760, the Collins family moves from Liverpool, England to Maine and establishes the fishing town Collinsport, where they built their estate, Collinwood. When he first arrives, the young son Barnabas, meets the young Angelique Bouchard who instantly falls in love with him, Angeliques witch mother who was with her at that time warned her of socializing with people of noble birth. This, however, did not stop Angelique from following the family for many years, in 1776, Barnabas, now a grown man, falls in love with a young woman named Josette du Pres, scorning Angelique who was now working as a maid in his household. Turning to black magic, Angelique curses the Collins family, first killing Barnabass parents in an assumed accident, then by enchanting Josette to leap to her death off a cliff. In a fit of grief, Barnabas attempts to leap to his own death but that fails as well, when he still rejects her advances, she turns the town against him, and he is buried alive in a coffin. Her nephew David, for whom Victoria will be caring, believes his mother, Victoria does not divulge that since her young age she, too, can see ghosts. After meeting with David, his live-in psychiatrist Julia Hoffman, his father Roger and that night, Victoria sees the ghost of Josette who warns that Hes coming before disappearing after falling from a chandelier. Elsewhere, a group of construction workers dig up Barnabass coffin, Elizabeth believes him to be a con man until he reveals hidden riches buried in a secret room within the house, when Elizabeth thought the family to be destitute. After realizing who and what Barnabas is, she asks to keep it a secret, Barnabas is instantly smitten with Victoria when he meets her as she resembles Josette. He seeks out Carolyns advice on courting her, Angelique, now an immortal witch herself, visits Barnabas and threatens him not to go into business competition against her. Nevertheless, Barnabas reopens the Collins family cannery business and uses hypnosis to steal several of the crews who work for Angelique. She tries to buy him off, even after an episode of supernatural lust between the two of them, he rejects her offer. Julia discovers his identity through hypnosis and offer to cure his condition via blood transfusions
6. Mortdecai (film) – Mortdecai is a 2015 American action comedy film directed by David Koepp and written by Eric Aronson. The film is adapted from the novel series Mortdecai written by Kyril Bonfiglioli and it stars Johnny Depp in the title role and also features Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn, Paul Bettany and Jeff Goldblum. Released by Lionsgate on January 23,2015, Mortdecai was a box office bomb, grossing $47 million against its $60 million budget, lord Charlie Mortdecai, an unscrupulous art dealer and swindler, is accosted in Hong Kong by one of his victims, a gangster named Fang. Jock, Mortdecais faithful manservant, extricates his master before they can be killed by Fangs gunmen and they return to London, where Mortdecai and his wife, Johanna, consider ways to pay off their crushing debt to the UK taxman. A painting by Francisco Goya becomes the target of a theft which results in the murders of an art restorer. Inspector Alistair Martland is put on the case, Martland, who has been in love with Johanna since college, asks Mortdecai to assist him. Martland believes the prime suspect to be Emil Strago, Mortdecai agrees to help in exchange for 10% of the insurance money. Mortdecai interviews people affiliated with the art world, including Spinoza, while they argue, Strago arrives and shoots at them, killing Spinoza, Mortdecai and Jock escape unharmed. Johanna meets with a man known as The Duke, who knows the thief, Mortdecai is kidnapped by thugs working for a Russian named Romanov. Romanov and Strago think that Mortdecai has the painting, Romanov threatens torture unless Mortdecai surrenders it, but Mortdecai escapes through a window and Jock spirits him away. Martland, wanting to be alone with Johanna, sends Mortdecai to America to meet with Milton Krampf, Mortdecai plans to sell his beloved Rolls-Royce to the American, and uses the opportunity to see if Krampf is involved with the theft. Arriving in Los Angeles, he discovers that the Goya has been hidden in the Rolls. Spinoza, in the employ of Krampf, stashed it there after stealing it from Strago and he invites Mortdecai to a party that night, where Krampf intends to display the ill-gotten painting. Jock suggests that he and Mortdecai steal the painting for themselves during the party, krampfs daughter, Georgina, is secretly Stragos partner. She attempts to seduce Mortdecai while Strago steals the painting, Johanna arrives with Martland and catches her husband in a compromising position. Mortdecai flees the scene to help Jock steal the painting, but they find Krampf has been murdered by Strago, Martland and Johanna capture Strago, but Georgina gets the drop on them, liberating her lover and the painting. Pursued by Mortdecai, Jock, Martland and Johanna, they hide in a motel where Strago intentionally sets fire to the Goya, Johanna reveals that the painting was a fake, The Duke has the real one hidden. The Mortdecais retrieve the painting and put it up for auction, the sale attracts Fang, still seeking revenge, and Romanov, who wants the painting regardless of cost