Johnny Depp has just been named Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainer of the Decade. And, when you think back, when the decade began, Johnny was on a bit of a career hiatus, not quite the box office gold he is now. Then in 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl happened and we all fell in love with Capt. Jack Sparrow, and JD all over again. Oh and the first of the three Pirates films eventually raked in $305 million. Of his original Pirates success, Johnny said back in 2003, “All I can say is for a guy like me who’s been dangling in this business for the last 20 years, to finally have something hit, it’s unexpected and very touching.”
Flashforward to 2009 and Johnny opens up to EW on things such as his favourite movies, books and music…here’s a shocker, his two favourite albumts are by Rolling Stones. “Almost impossible to pick one LP, even more difficult to name just two, as they are all glorious, ” says Depp of Sticky Fingers and Tattoo You. “But these efforts have successfully soundtracked many a riotous late night out, slurping up the city, in another life.” Oh, to have been there for that!
And in other JD news, word is he’ll next star as Pancho Villa in a bio-pic called… wait for it… Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman With Six Fingers. Word is also that Salma Hayek might play this elusive six-fingered woman. Oh, and the dialogue would be Spanish-heavy. AND, according to Variety, “The script is based on the biographical novel “The Friends of Pancho Villa,” in which author James Carlos Blake recounts how Villa and his compadres had a great time fighting and robbing the rich, but also dancing, partying and making love.” Is anyone else getting hot at the idea of Salma and Johnny???? WAAAAY hotter than Johnny & Angie Jo, no?
