Synopses & Reviews
Examining the career of an actor who excels at choosing sophisticated mainstream movie roles and cult material alike, this exciting screen biography explores Johnny Depps careerfrom his breakthrough roles in Edward Scissorhands, Benny & Joon, and Whats Eating Gilbert Grape; through his performances in Ed Wood, Dead Man, Donnie Brasco, Sleepy Hollow, and From Hell; right up to his most recent films, including his Oscar-nominated performance in Finding Neverland. Exploring the effects that Depps new critical and commercial stature may have on the direction of his future career, this updated edition includes 2007's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and the forthcoming films Sweeney Todd, The Rum Diary, and Shantaram.
Synopsis
Johnny Depp is modern Hollywood's most versatile and most enigmatic star. His choice of roles is often quirky, frequently unexpected. Admired by other actors of all generations, Depp frequently chooses roles in movies that appeal to a sophisticated mainstream movie audience, while at the same time never losing touch with fans of genre and cult material. As his recent role in Pirates of The Caribbean demonstrates, Depp can be all things to all people. In this exciting new screen biography, internationally acclaimed film critic Denis Meikle explores Johnny Depp's career from his breakthrough roles in Edward Scissorhands, Benny & Joon and What's Eating Gilbert Grape, via the classic performances such as Ed Wood, Dead Man, Donnie Brasco, Sleepy Hollow and From Hell, right up to Depp's most recent films. These performances, and especially Pirates of The Caribbean, have placed the actor on a new plane of authority within the Hollywood community. Meikle explores the effects that Depp's new critical and commercial stature may have on the direction of his future career, including the forthcoming films Rum Diary, Diving Bell and Butterfly and (of course) Pirates of the Caribbean 2.
Synopsis
The star of some of the best American films in recent history, Johnny Depp is also one of Hollywoodand#8217;s most versatile and enigmatic actors. From Edward Scissorhands, Whatand#8217;s Eating Gilbert Grape?, Ed Wood, and Donnie Brasco to his Oscar-nominated performances in Pirates of the Caribbean and Finding Neverland his film roles have always been unconventional, earning him international respect and adoration. In Johnny Depp: A Kind of Illusion, film journalist Denis Meikle looks at the effects that Deppand#8217;s rising critical and commercial stature may have on the direction of his career, including his recent film Pirates of the Caribbean 2.
About the Author
Denis Meikle is the author of A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer, Jack The Ripper: The Murders and the Movies, Roman Polanski, and Vincent Price: The Art of Fear.