Hoo boy.... this may not be the best news for us DS fans... Today was a big day for Depp announcements, as 3 count 'em THREE new films were announced to have his involvement:
1) Alice In Wonderland (as The Mad Hatter)- this one is not a surprise, but today is the first official confirmation that we've heard
2) The Lone Ranger (either as the title character or as Tonto- there seems to be some confusion). This is totally out of the blue
3) a 4th Pirates film- this is not too much of a surprise, either, as it's been hinted at ever since At World's End. But my question now is, do they have any firm plans in place, or is this just something they aspire to do someday? If the latter, no problem- I don't mind them doing another Pirates film maybe another decade from now. But I personally think Captain Jack needs a long rest.
Source is Variety, as well as other reputable sources, so this is solid information, folks:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992798.html?categoryid=13&cs=1Don't forget, he's doing the animated film, Rango, early next year, too, though hopefully that project won't take too long.
Personally, while I love Johnny and am happy for any choices he's happy with, I'm rather disheartened to hear about all these new things coming up, when I really want to hear news about DS.
Cathy
P.S. I should add that I think by now, the Riddler/Batman rumor has pretty much been dispelled, for good. I think Caine was confused.