Chris Bergeris-Johnny Depp

So for this week's star power, I decided to talk about one of the only real bankable actors in Hollywood today, Johnny Depp. For most of the 90's Johnny Depp was that name you heard of but would you ever pay the money to go see those weird films? Probably not. Then all of the sudden, out of no where, he decides to star in a little film known as Pirates of the caribbean and he's the biggest star out there. Now, as a fan of Depp's, I will say that he's done some great work before being in Pirates, but that's the movie that showed everyone what an actor can really do with a good character. Don't believe me on his star power? He got an oscar nod for being a pirate and in his next film, he played the writer of Peter Pan with Kate Winslet. There's no way people would go see this movie. I mean, it's about a writer? But people see the name Johnny Depp and one of two things happen. Any woman starts screaming and saying they need to see it now, or those guys who went to go see Pirates say, I'll give it a shot because Johnny Depp's in it. What happened after Finding Neverland? He got another oscar nod. Now personally, I don't believe Johnny Depp has really done anything great since playing Jack Sparrow and the writer of Peter Pan. Sure, he's spent a good number of years playing Sparrow in the Pirates trilogy (soon to come out with number 4) but for the most part it seems like Johnny Depp is that actor who doesn't really need to take those risks anymore. So for now, he goes with whatever his good buddy director Tim Burton is doing. Let's forget the tragedy that was Charlie and the Chocalate Factory (althoug I will aruge that no one would be that interested in a Tim Burton remake unless Depp was attached) but take a look at the Burton movies with Johnny Depp. I know there are a lot of Tim Burton fans and even I have to give him some credit for what he did with Batman and Edward Siscorhands, but the guy has problems making a normal movie. What makes Burton's money is the fact that every movie seems to have Depp attached to it.

Johnny Depp's schedule seems to be almost filled or the next couple of years. Is he going to do the safe movie? No, Depp has never done the safe film and he never will. And for once creative directors like Tim Burton are happy because Johnny Depp's star power is making people see films that are not of the norm.