Anne Joins Alice

Anne Hathaway will join Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. She'll play the White Queen, sister to Bonham Carter's Red Queen. The 3D live action/animated release is set to fall into theaters in 2010.

Because We'll Never Get Enough of Johnny as Capt. Jack

No, not even if the fourth Pirates film he's recently signed on for is a sinking ship. In addition to the pleasant news we'll be receiving a couple more hours of Johnny as Jack, it's finally been confirmed that he has indeed taken the role of the Mad Hatter for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland project. We'll definitely raise a teacup to that. The questionable role also announced? Johnny as Tonto in Jerry Bruckheimer's film adaptation of The Lone Ranger. Away?

Depp to resume Hunter S. Thompson role

Seven years after the project was announced, Johnny Depp may soon begin production on Hunter S. Thompson's autobiographical novel The Rum Diary. Depp would resume his Fear and Loathing role in the flick, loosely based on gonzo author Thompson's experiences working as a freelance journalist in Puerto Rico in the late 1950s. The Oscar-winning producer of The Departed has acquired the rights to the film, and a rep for his production company said it was hoped production will begin shortly after principle photography is completed on Depp's next film, Shantaram.

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Depp puts film on hold while daughter recovers

Production on Johnny Depp's new movie has been put on hold while his daughter Lily-Rose recovers from an illness in a British hospital. Depp was scheduled to begin filming Sweeney Todd with director Tim Burton, but staff on the project have been told they will not work until Depp is ready to return. "He does not want to come back until Lily-Rose gets the all-clear," says a source. "The plan is to re-employ everybody when she is better." Detailed information about Lily-Rose's illness has not been released.

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Johnny Depp's daughter hospitalized

Johnny Depp's seven-year-old daughter Lily-Rose was rushed to a UK hospital nine days ago with a serious illness, according to a British paper. The Pirates of the Caribbean star and partner Vanessa Paradis have reportedly not left their daughter's side. "The staff immediately recognized him when he walked through the door," said an anonymous source at the hospital. "He has not asked for any special favors but just wants the best for his child, like any parent... It is such a difficult time for him but he is hanging in there for the sake of his daughter and the whole family is just praying that she gets better. They are taking each day as it comes." Details of Lily-Rose's condition have not been confirmed, but one report suggests she may have blood poisoning after being pinned with a rusty tack. Depp's reps have told the press that she is "doing much better." Let's hope so.

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