The story of John Wilmot (Depp), a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
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December 8, 2005: Libertine trailer:
If you're a Johnny Depp fan like most of us around here are (more so for JoBlo, I think), then you'll no doubt want to check out the latest trailer for Depp's upcoming THE LIBERTINE . In it, he plays 17th century poet, playwright and legendary
lothario...
December 1, 2005: Weir directs Depp:
Man, it is raining Johnny Depp (and related ) news today and I know you, dear reader, couldn't be
happier. Of course by "you", I mean "we". Not too long ago, Depp's long-in-development adaptation SHANTARAM took a significant step forward when FORREST...
November 28, 2005: Libertine writer int.:
We take our Johnny Depp pretty seriously around here so when saucy minx Karen informed us about a Q & A she recently conducted with the screenwiter for
Depp's upcoming THE LIBERTINE , Stephen Jeffreys, you bet your sweet tush
we high-tailed it...
November 17, 2005: Depp meeting & review:
I've
made it no secret that I am a huge fan of Johnny Depp on this site
-- even starting rumors that my "appreciation" of the man
might go beyond his talent alone and into the "man-crush"
category...
November 1, 2005: Libertine/Annapolis pics:
So here we have four pics of Johnny Depp being all "John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester" in the upcoming THE LIBERTINE . You see that hottie in the first pic? That's Rosamund Pike. You know what she's thinking? She's thinking "I'm sooooooo gonna make
out with...
October 31, 2005: The Libertine poster:
The folks over at The Weinstein Company were cool enough to provide us with the poster for Johnny Depp's upcoming THE LIBERTINE . In it, he stars as Earl of Rochester John Wilmot who, in between drinking enough
alcohol to keep him permanently drunk and...
October 28, 2005: Depp is an Earl:
UPDATE: You can check out
THE LIBERTINE's official teaser link HERE .
Knowing how much the boss (that's JoBlo, ya knuckleheads!) and pretty much all of us round these parts love us some Johnny Depp,...
January 8, 2004: Depp joins Malkovich:
Before
we get to see Johnny Depp in CHARLIE AND THE CHARLIE FACTORY or PIRATES OF THE
CARIBBEAN 2 (there's still no word on that DIAMOND DEAD role he was offered), he's going to be playing this guy to the right. That's John Wilmont, poet
and 2nd Earl of...
