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Johnny Depp is one of the most recognized actors of all time. In this iconic film, the actor received a fortune for just seven minutes of work.
The last few years have been quite busy for Johnny Depp. A 15-month marriage with the actress Amber Heard and which ended in divorce in 2016 tarnished the American actor’s career.
From day to night, after a controversial text by Amber Heard published on Washington Postthe actor was almost out of work, and was even “expelled” from the sagas “Pirates of the caribbean” It is “Fantastic Monsters“. With this defamatory article (although it didn’t mention the actor’s name, it was clear who it was about), Johnny Depp lost several important roles.
In order to restore justice and clear his name, the actor advanced to the courts, in one of the most publicized cases of recent years. Broadcast live, the case had a little bit of everything, with twists and turns, worthy of a movie. Hollywood. In the end, Johnny Depp cleared her name, with three accusations in her favor and only one in favor of the actress. Amber Heard had to pay compensation of 10 million dollars to the actor.
Back to work, with his latest film “Jeanne du Barry – The King’s Favorite”, there is another news circulating about the possible return of the actor to the saga who eternalized him as the Captain Jack Sparrow. Rumors are circulating that the 60-year-old actor will have accepted more than 300 million dollars to work on the next film saga.
Until it is confirmed, we remember another identical situation, in which Johnny Depp received a real fortune (50 million dollars) for just seven minutes of work.
AN ASTRONOMICAL VALUE
From the visionary Tim Burtonknown for performing “Beetlejuice” and produce “Nightmare Before Christmas”, the adaptation of the literary classic by Lewis Carroll“Alice in Wonderland”, had in the cast, when playing Hatter, the iconic Johnny Depp.
To play this character and, for just 7 minutes, the American actor received 50 million dollars.
At the height of his career, it is estimated that the actor has accumulated a fortune of 600 million dollars. In 2010, when he still “enjoyed” notable visibility and, despite the seven minutes he appeared in the film, Johnny Depp was used mainly as a marketing maneuver, with the your face on all the posters.
The seventh collaboration, so far, between Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, despite the cost, was worth it in the end.
With just over a billion dollars at the box office, it was the second film most profitable of 2010only surpassed by “Toy Story 3“, for a “mere” 40 million dollars.
TRAILER | JOHNNY DEPP TOOK ALICE IN WONDERLAND TO SUCCESS
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