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 Johnny Depp
Interview By: Rob Alicea
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“I enjoy playing someone with slightly twisted social skills.” That’s one of the first things 42 year old actor-extraordinaire Johnny Depp said to me. Mind you, we’re also discussing this in the Bahamas, as Depp takes a short break from the filming of his next venture, Pirates of the Caribbean 2 – something Depp explains with a smile, quickly returning to the task at hand – shooting the breeze about, aside from Edward Scissorhands, one of the most bizarre characters he’s portrayed in his amazing life-long career.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is on its second outing – first with Gene Wilder in the lead role, directed by Mel Stuart. This time around, however, we have one of the greatest cinematic masters of all time – Mr. Tim Burton, with Johnny Depp as his right-hand man, playing Willy Wonka. Together these two bring to life a much darker, deeper experience of Wonka, the chocolate factory, even the Oompa Loompa’s, which most of us are a little antsy about watching. After all, how can you compare to the original? This is a question Depp asked himself perpetually while attempting to create a Wonka that he could call his own.
“I was definitely a Gene Wilder fan,” Depp proudly exclaimed. “This material was one of the seductive elements, definitely. More than anything – it was Tim that was asking me to do it.”
What most people don’t realize is the tremendous history this once small-time director and very little-known bad-boy actor share. Letting me in on just exactly where he’s coming from with said director, Depp starts to explain how Burton is just as responsible for Depp’s success, as he is himself.
“For years he (Burton) had to butt heads with the studio people to allow me to be in Edward Scissorhands because I wasn’t particularly popular at various studios over the years. And he won to get me in.”
So, knowing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is about to be re-released, Tim Burton is directing, and Johnny Depp is going to portray Willy Wonka, you have to ask yourself – just how exactly does one of Hollywood’s sexiest leading men do that? Rest assured, Depp had no reservations whatsoever about telling me exactly how he made this kooky and sometimes disturbing candy factory owner his own.
“When Tim and I talked about doing it there was no script at all at that time – which is a great gift because I was able to use the original writer, Ronald Dahl’s work for my notes.” Alright, “Great!” I’m thinking to myself, so he read the book… but there must be more to it; with Johnny Depp there has to be more to it than that. So he elaborates on his motivations. “I had these memories of children’s show hosts – guys like Captain Kangaroo and Mr. ...
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