Even before he was dropped from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Johnny Depp’s star had been in decline for a number of years after a string of critical and commercial disappointments, ones that were admittedly offset by the occasional stellar performance like his turn in Whitey Bulger biopic Black Mass, but more often than not saw him reverting to type by throwing on a strange wig and doing an accent.
Even though he seems to be viewed as the sympathetic party in his ongoing legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard, the constant waves of unwanted publicity have done his standing in the industry no favors, so much so that rumors are making the rounds that he’s begging longtime friend Robert Downey Jr. to get him a job, with the Iron Man star responding in kind by reportedly offering Depp a role in Sherlock Holmes 3.
Of course,...
Even though he seems to be viewed as the sympathetic party in his ongoing legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard, the constant waves of unwanted publicity have done his standing in the industry no favors, so much so that rumors are making the rounds that he’s begging longtime friend Robert Downey Jr. to get him a job, with the Iron Man star responding in kind by reportedly offering Depp a role in Sherlock Holmes 3.
Of course,...
- 8/22/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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