With the verdict of his trial against Amber Heard favorable, Johnny Depp continues to add projects. We’ve already seen him on tour with Jeff Beck, with whom he announced that he will release a new album soon, and now the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor stars in a starring appearance in the video game trailer “Sea”. dawn ‘, live action short film in which he puts himself in the shoes of a character that is quite reminiscent of his iconic Jack Sparrow.
Depp himself created the character, a peculiar Irishman named Philip, based on a watercolor he painted himself, as revealed in a behind-the-scenes video of the release. Philip is a quirky looking shopkeeper who has thousands of stories to tell to customers who come to his shop. The mini-film, directed by David Gil and produced by the Buddha Jones agency, was shot last year in Santo Domingo and, according to the producers, Depp was very involved creatively.
With the actor’s usual comic and caricature stamp, Depp stars in the promotional short a a character that can be seen as an extension of Jack Sparrowas it reveals its visitor, a collector named Anselmo Rodríguez, who lived a life of adventures at sea before retiring. On bringing Philip to life, Depp says the following in the featurette: “If I have the opportunity to make humor, I’ll take it. I want to see characters who have the audacity to do things I would never do.”.
“Sea of Dawn” is set during the era of post-medieval exploration in Europe and Players can sail the ocean as sailors or pirates in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.. This is the new title from Changyou, the Chinese company behind another MMORPG, ‘Dragon Oath’, which has over 300 million users.
art collection
In addition to devoting himself to acting and music, Depp also paints. The actor has put his first art collection up for sale, on display at Castle Fine Art in the UK, and it appears, it would have raised more than $ 3 million in hours. The collection, titled “Friends and Heroes”, includes portraits of personalities who have had a personal impact on Depp, such as Keith Richards (his main inspiration for the development of Jack Sparrow), Bob Dylan, Al Pacino or Elizabeth Taylor. In total, 780 pieces were sold within hours, causing the gallery website to crash after Depp made the announcement on Instagram.
Source: E Cartelera
