April 1, 2009

• Johnny Depp dead at age 45

  "At World's End" may not be the end of the world, but it's the end of Johhny Depp.

  Johnny Depp fround dead last night in his Paris Apartment by his Wife/Girlfriend Vanessa Paradis. His death still preliminary is thought to be brought on by his smoking and thought to have caused a heart attack due to his coughing spells he has recently been suffering. More details to be released after his autopsy. The couple have two children, daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born May 27, 1999) and son John "Jack" Christopher Depp III (born April 10, 2002).

  Johnny Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky June 9, 1963 to John Christopher Depp Sr. and Betty Sue Wells. He has one brother, Danny, and two sisters, Christie (who was formerly Johnny's personal manager) and Debbie. The Depp family has mostly Irish, German and Cherokee ancestry.

  Word on the Walt Disney Studios backlot is that, while "Pirates of the Caribbean: Blackbeard's Cove," which is set for a 2010 release, may not be the end of the franchise.

  According to insiders, Johnny Depp has said he would be interested in keeping the swaggering Capt. Jack Sparrow alive in other pirate adventures and, as the film's production director Rick Heinrichs says, "If Johnny's interested, why wouldn't they?"

  Many of the larger set pieces have been kept and put in storage.

  Costar Orlando Bloom says he too has heard the rumors.

  "But they haven't said anything to me," he said with a sad laugh during an interview, "so I guess I'm not coming back."

  In the meantime, those left hanging by "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" need have no fear — "Blackbeard's Cove" promises a complete end to the story begun in 2003's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."

  "All questions will be answered, but it's a great loss with Johnny gone." Bloom says.

  Johnny Depp will be greatly missed by fans of all ages.

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