Yes, The Rum Diary is still supposed to be next, after the project he's working on right now, the animated film Rango. (Unconfirmed reports say that Rango has already started- Johnny is doing voice work and some motion capture, and that it will only take 4 weeks). I'm a little concerned that other than the casting call for Chenault, there's been no real hard info for The Rum Diary, such as the rest of the cast or an actual start date, but I'm crossing my fingers that it all goes well.
I am holding on to my trust in Richard Zanuck that Dark Shadows will be next up after The Rum Diary, and that it will start filming at the end of summer, as he says. Please let it be so!!
Johnny was present at the Golden Globe Awards this past Sunday. He was last year's winner for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical (for Sweeney Todd), and as is customary, he presented this year's Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical (to Sally Hawkins). We fans were waiting with bated breath during the Red Carpet preshow, hoping that he'd be interviewed and maybe he'd be able to give a few tidbits about DS or other upcoming projects. However, it just seemed like he showed up to present the award and was otherwise not really spotted there (he's a shy fellow
) But unfortunately, that was a missed interview opportunity.