Johnny Depp: A Kind of Illusion - Softcover

Meikle, Denis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905287585 ISBN 13: 9781905287581

Publisher: Reynolds & Hearn, 2008

Synopsis

Examining the career of an actor who excels at choosing sophisticated mainstream movie roles and cult material alike, this exciting screen biography explores Johnny Depp€™s career—from his breakthrough roles in Edward Scissorhands, Benny & Joon, and What€™s Eating Gilbert Grape; through his performances in Ed Wood, Dead Man, Donnie Brasco, Sleepy Hollow, and From Hell; right up to his most recent films, including his Oscar-nominated performance in Finding Neverland. Exploring the effects that Depp€™s new critical and commercial stature may have on the direction of his future career, this updated edition includes 2007's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and the forthcoming films Sweeney Todd, The Rum Diary, and Shantaram.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The star of some of the most original American films in recent history, Johnny Depp is also one of Hollywood’s most versatile and enigmatic stars. From Edward Scissorhands, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?, Ed Wood, and Donnie Brasco to his Oscar–nominated turn as the swashbuckling Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean—his film roles have always been unconventional, earning him international respect and adoration. In Johnny Depp: A Kind of Illusion, film journalist Denis Meikle looks at the effects that Depp’s rising critical and commercial stature may have on the direction of his career, including his forthcoming films—Rum Diary, Diving Bell, Butterfly, and Pirates of the Caribbean 2. Denis Meikle is the author of A History of Horrors, Jack the Ripper: The Murders and the Movies, and Vincent Price: The Art of Fear.

About the Author:

Denis Meikle is the author of A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer, Jack The Ripper: The Murders and the Movies, Roman Polanski, and Vincent Price: The Art of Fear.

About this edition

• Publisher: Reynolds & Hearn
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1905287585
• ISBN 13: 9781905287581
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 416