Depp ‘lends Cage A Helping Hand’

November 13th, 2009 more images more imagesLONDON - Johnny Depp has reportedly offered help to Nicholas Cage to come out of the financial trouble he is caught in over a 3.5million pound tax bill. The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star is apparently grateful to the 'Con Air' actor for helping him start off his career and intends to return the favor by giving him "whatever he needs" to help his cash crisis.

November 11th, 2009 more images more imagesJOHNNY DEPP is to co-host a tribute gala in honour of his pal, moviemaker TIM BURTON. The actor, who has starred in seven of Burton's films, will join Burton's partner HELENA BONHAM CARTER to helm the star-studded event, which will take place at New York City's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) on 17 November (09).

October 21st, 2009 more images more images"If I had to see a last-ever film it would be WITHNAIL & I, without question!" JOHNNY DEPP is a big fan of the cult British movie. "I got really lucky with that.

October 17th, 2009 NICOLAS CAGE has thrown his support behind a hospital campaign in Bath, England to build a new intensive care unit for babies. The Hollywood star owns a townhouse in the historic city and has given his backing to the Royal United Hospital's Forever Friends Appeal to help raise the $4.5 million (£3 million) needed as a 'thank you' to locals for welcoming him into the area.

September 30th, 2009 JOHNNY DEPP has teamed up with British group BABYBIRD to record a track for their forthcoming album. The actor is a keen musician, playing the acoustic guitar in the 2000 movie Chocolat and showing off his skills on a solo album.

September 29th, 2009 JOHNNY DEPP once saved COURTNEY LOVE's life - he resuscitated the singer when she was close to dying. The former Hole frontwoman has endured a number of troubles over the years, including a lengthy battle with drugs.

September 12th, 2009 JOHNNY DEPP has confirmed he's sailing back to the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film franchise by appearing in character at Friday's (11Sep09) D23 Expo in Anaheim, California. The actor was welcomed onstage at the Anaheim Convention Center by Disney boss Dick Cook to help the executive announce plans for the fourth Pirates film, On Stranger Tides.

September 11th, 2009 Depp back for new 'Pirates' film coming in 2011ANAHEIM, Calif. — Avast! Disney says a new "Pirates of the Caribbean" film is on yonder horizon.

July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Johnny Depp has said that he would love to portray singer/actress Carol Channing in a biopic. Depp has tried out unique roles in his entire film career, and even dressed up as a woman for his starring part in 1994 comedy Ed Wood, reports Contactmusic.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Johnny Depp has revealed that he shares a secret language with director Tim Burton. Depp, who has worked with Burton on a host of films including 'Edwards Scissorhands' and 'Sweeney Todd', reckons they can talk without anyone else on set understanding their conversation.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - Johnny Depp won't be playing Michael Jackson if a movie about the King of Pop's life goes into production. Depp had been rumoured to have previously expressed interest in playing the tragic star on the big-screen, reports Sky News.

June 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star Johnny Depp is said to have shocked staff at a Chicago restaurant when he left a huge tip of 4000 dollars. Depp, 46, was celebrating a red carpet screening of his new movie 'Public Enemies' with a group of friends, including his co-star Marion Cotillard and the film's director Michael Mann.

June 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Johnny Depp has been named the dream celebrity camping companion in a new poll. The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star's wild ways and rugged looks helped him make the celebrity most people would love to share a tent with at a rock festival.

June 13th, 2009 LONDON - Actor Johnny Depp is surely a dedicated actor so much so that he sometimes ends up in bed because of an illness. The Pirates Of the Caribbean star told Vanity Fair, "There is a period once you finish a guy - a character - when you're looking to go back to yourself and sometimes it can manifest in illness," reports The Daily Express.

June 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Johnny Depp has revealed that his role in new gangster movie 'Public Enemies' is a salute to his grandfather, who was a racketeer of the prohibition-era. Depp, who plays notorious 1920s criminal John Dillinger in the new film, insists that he took the role because he has grown up on tales of his own family's shady past.