
Johnny Depp's top-played character is surprisingly not Jack Sparrow, but Johnny Puff in Arctic Dogs spinoffs. Officer Tom Hanson from the 21 Jump Street TV show is the second-most reprised character by Johnny Depp. Despite his success, Depp rarely returns to past roles, with Jack Sparrow being his third most-played character.
The character of Captain Jack Sparrow immediately comes to mind for many fans of Johnny Depp's work, but there's actually a character he's played far more than the Pirates of the Caribbean icon. A dedicated actor, Depp often vanishes into his roles, committing himself completely to each performance. While Jack Sparrow might be Depp's most famous character, the amount of times he's reprised the role pales in comparison when compared with his most-played role.
Granted, Depp has appeared as Jack in every Pirates of the Caribbean movie to date - a streak that will likely be broken whenever...
The character of Captain Jack Sparrow immediately comes to mind for many fans of Johnny Depp's work, but there's actually a character he's played far more than the Pirates of the Caribbean icon. A dedicated actor, Depp often vanishes into his roles, committing himself completely to each performance. While Jack Sparrow might be Depp's most famous character, the amount of times he's reprised the role pales in comparison when compared with his most-played role.
Granted, Depp has appeared as Jack in every Pirates of the Caribbean movie to date - a streak that will likely be broken whenever...
- 8/11/2024
- by Daniel Bibby
- ScreenRant


Johnny Depp continues to explore a path to a comeback since his 2022 defamation suit victory against ex-wife Amber Heard. Next up: playing a gibberish-speaking puffin.
No, it’s not a return to Pirates of the Caribbean, the franchise that made him one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars. Nor does another spin in Captain Jack Sparrow’s hat look to be in the cards — despite producer Jerry Bruckheimer voicing a desire to reboot the series.
Depp, 61, did headline a 2023 feature — the period drama Jeanne du Barry, in which he played Louis Xv. It premiered at Cannes that year and was met with middling reviews.
Next, Depp returns to feature animation, a format that served him well in films like 2005’s Corpse Bride and 2011’s Rango. In Johnny Puff: Secret Mission, Depp plays a fedora-wearing puffin living in a town in the arctic who goes to battle with the evil Otto von Walrus.
No, it’s not a return to Pirates of the Caribbean, the franchise that made him one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars. Nor does another spin in Captain Jack Sparrow’s hat look to be in the cards — despite producer Jerry Bruckheimer voicing a desire to reboot the series.
Depp, 61, did headline a 2023 feature — the period drama Jeanne du Barry, in which he played Louis Xv. It premiered at Cannes that year and was met with middling reviews.
Next, Depp returns to feature animation, a format that served him well in films like 2005’s Corpse Bride and 2011’s Rango. In Johnny Puff: Secret Mission, Depp plays a fedora-wearing puffin living in a town in the arctic who goes to battle with the evil Otto von Walrus.
- 7/12/2024
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Johnny Puff: Secret Mission” is a new animated feature adaptation of the “Puffins” series, written and directed by Néstor F. Dennis, starring Johnny Depp and Drew Crosby, opening July 12, 2024 in theaters:
“…when ‘Otto von Walrus’ threatens to plunge the world into icy chaos…
“…it’s up to ‘Johnny Puff’ (Depp) and his feathered friends to put a stop to his frosty plans…”
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“…when ‘Otto von Walrus’ threatens to plunge the world into icy chaos…
“…it’s up to ‘Johnny Puff’ (Depp) and his feathered friends to put a stop to his frosty plans…”
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- 6/25/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek

V Channels Expands Into Kids Entertainment
V Channels has teamed with Wwps TV to expand into the kids’ content arena with the acquisition of the 3D animated Puffins series. V Channels will launch a dedicated YouTube channel to showcase all 250 episodes of the animated content controlled by Wwps-tv and represent worldwide digital platform distribution rights to further spin-off movies and animated series. Featuring the voice of Johnny Depp, the Puffins Universe includes the original Puffins series, the latest installment of the brand Jipo & Baby Puffins, and Arctic Friends Universe. “By joining forces with V Channels, Wwps.TV has an exciting opportunity to promote the Puffins brand for new generations of audiences and streaming platforms worldwide,” said Luca Matrundola.
South Australian Film Corporation Hires Head of Production And Development
The South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) has hired Leanne Saunders as Head of Production and Development. Leanne comes to the Safc from...
V Channels has teamed with Wwps TV to expand into the kids’ content arena with the acquisition of the 3D animated Puffins series. V Channels will launch a dedicated YouTube channel to showcase all 250 episodes of the animated content controlled by Wwps-tv and represent worldwide digital platform distribution rights to further spin-off movies and animated series. Featuring the voice of Johnny Depp, the Puffins Universe includes the original Puffins series, the latest installment of the brand Jipo & Baby Puffins, and Arctic Friends Universe. “By joining forces with V Channels, Wwps.TV has an exciting opportunity to promote the Puffins brand for new generations of audiences and streaming platforms worldwide,” said Luca Matrundola.
South Australian Film Corporation Hires Head of Production And Development
The South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) has hired Leanne Saunders as Head of Production and Development. Leanne comes to the Safc from...
- 5/31/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV


The Johnny Depp animated film, “Johnny Puff: Secret Mission,” has landed international distribution ahead of the AFM in Los Angeles later this month.
“Secret Mission” centers on Johnny Puff (Depp), who has to help his Puffin friends as they go on a secret mission to save their beloved village, Taigasville, from the evil plans of villain Otto von Walrus.
“Secret Mission” is a spin-off to the rights of the “Puffins” series, with this film utilizing the past episodes to assemble them to make a single 85-minute film.
According to Deadline, which first reported the news, the animated film has so far “sold to German-speaking Europe (Little Brother), Korea (Ak Entertainment), Spain (Melies), Portugal (Nos Audiovisuais), Middle East (FrontRow) and Turkey (Wediacorp).”
Nestor F. Dennis directed the film, which was produced by Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment (“Ferrari”). Talks are underway for finding a North American distributor who is eyeing a Q...
“Secret Mission” centers on Johnny Puff (Depp), who has to help his Puffin friends as they go on a secret mission to save their beloved village, Taigasville, from the evil plans of villain Otto von Walrus.
“Secret Mission” is a spin-off to the rights of the “Puffins” series, with this film utilizing the past episodes to assemble them to make a single 85-minute film.
According to Deadline, which first reported the news, the animated film has so far “sold to German-speaking Europe (Little Brother), Korea (Ak Entertainment), Spain (Melies), Portugal (Nos Audiovisuais), Middle East (FrontRow) and Turkey (Wediacorp).”
Nestor F. Dennis directed the film, which was produced by Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment (“Ferrari”). Talks are underway for finding a North American distributor who is eyeing a Q...
- 10/4/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap


As Johnny Depp attempts to make his comeback after a very public defamation trial, the Pirates of the Caribbean star returned to Cannes with his new film Jeanne Du Barry. Additionally, Depp will be lending his pipes to a new animated feature titled Johnny Puff: Secret Mission, in which he’ll be playing the titular character of Johnny Puff. The new film is inspired by the Puffins series and is directed by Nestor F. Dennis and produced by Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, who is behind the new Michael Mann Enzo Ferrari biopic, Ferrari, starring Adam Driver.
Deadline has now reported that prior to the 2024 premiere, Johnny Puff: Secret Mission has signed deals with international distributors for its global release. The Johnny Depp animated puffin film has been sold to Little Brother, which will distribute to Germany, Ak Entertainment, which will release the film in Korea, Melies is the distributor for Spain,...
Deadline has now reported that prior to the 2024 premiere, Johnny Puff: Secret Mission has signed deals with international distributors for its global release. The Johnny Depp animated puffin film has been sold to Little Brother, which will distribute to Germany, Ak Entertainment, which will release the film in Korea, Melies is the distributor for Spain,...
- 10/4/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com

The 69th Taormina Film Festival boasts an impressive lineup of Italian and world premieres as it seeks to reboot and re-establish its status as a date to watch on the festival circuit. Located in the historical Sicilian town – its visibility recently getting an unlooked for boost with the second season of HBO’s ”The White Lotus” – will be hosting a series of screenings. The outdoor Teatro Antico will provide a suitably antique background for the Italian premiere of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” with Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, and Mads Mikkelsen in attendance.
The directorial debut of Italian artist Marco Perego, “The Absence of Eden,” will receive its world premiere. The film stars Perego’s wife Zoe Saldaña, Garrett Hedlund and Adria Arjona. The thriller tells the story of an undocumented immigrant fleeing a drug cartel whose path crosses with a U.S. Immigration...
The directorial debut of Italian artist Marco Perego, “The Absence of Eden,” will receive its world premiere. The film stars Perego’s wife Zoe Saldaña, Garrett Hedlund and Adria Arjona. The thriller tells the story of an undocumented immigrant fleeing a drug cartel whose path crosses with a U.S. Immigration...
- 6/18/2023
- by John Bleasdale
- Variety Film + TV

While Johnny Depp has not appeared on-screen for several years, and recent news of him starring in a French Netflix film is circulating, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor actually already made his return to the screen as a puffin. Johnny Depp's recasting in the Fantastic Beasts franchise and subsequent hiatus from the film industry began in 2018 after his ex-wife, Amber Heard, published an opinion piece claiming that Depp abused her. This article led to a defamation case that aired publicly in the summer of 2022, causing a complete internet uproar.
Though public opinion broadly swayed toward Depp's side, and he won the majority of the case, the actor's name and reputation inevitably became attached to the dramatic, intense trial. Oddly, Depp will make his highly anticipated movie return as Louis Xv in French Netflix film La Favorite. While perhaps not the big comeback many would expect, Johnny Depp actually already...
Though public opinion broadly swayed toward Depp's side, and he won the majority of the case, the actor's name and reputation inevitably became attached to the dramatic, intense trial. Oddly, Depp will make his highly anticipated movie return as Louis Xv in French Netflix film La Favorite. While perhaps not the big comeback many would expect, Johnny Depp actually already...
- 2/13/2023
- by Megan Hemenway
- ScreenRant

Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video have both pre-bought “Puffins Impossible,” a spinoff of the animated short form series “Puffins” voiced by Johnny Depp, who is reprising his role as Johnny Puff.
The 18-episode show, which is currently in production in Serbia, is being made by Andrea Iervolino and Monica Bacardi’s Ilbe outfit via their Iervolino Studios and Serbia-based company Archangel Digital Studios.
The “Puffins Impossible” showrunner is Peter Nalli, who also made “Puffins” and “Arctic Friends.” These five-minute short form series originated from feature film “Arctic Dogs,” which was released theatrically in 2019 and became popular on Netflix. Iervolino and Bacardi acquired all spin-off rights of the animated characters from the pic.
“Puffins Impossible” is being described as the action-adventure version of “Puffins,” which is about the adventures of a group of cute arctic birds with the protagonist, Johnny Puff, voiced by Depp. In the new spinoff, Johnny Puff...
The 18-episode show, which is currently in production in Serbia, is being made by Andrea Iervolino and Monica Bacardi’s Ilbe outfit via their Iervolino Studios and Serbia-based company Archangel Digital Studios.
The “Puffins Impossible” showrunner is Peter Nalli, who also made “Puffins” and “Arctic Friends.” These five-minute short form series originated from feature film “Arctic Dogs,” which was released theatrically in 2019 and became popular on Netflix. Iervolino and Bacardi acquired all spin-off rights of the animated characters from the pic.
“Puffins Impossible” is being described as the action-adventure version of “Puffins,” which is about the adventures of a group of cute arctic birds with the protagonist, Johnny Puff, voiced by Depp. In the new spinoff, Johnny Puff...
- 3/16/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV


Johnny Depp was awarded a medal of honor by controversial Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade Tuesday for his “outstanding merits in public and cultural activities, especially in the field of film art and the promotion of the Republic of Serbia in the world,” as Balkan Insight reports.
Elected in 2017, Vučić’s presidency has sparked numerous protests, with critics accusing him of moving towards authoritarian rule and corruption — including stifling press freedom.
“I truly, sincerely thank you, President Vučić, and this medal of merit, if I am given the honor to walk away with this,...
Elected in 2017, Vučić’s presidency has sparked numerous protests, with critics accusing him of moving towards authoritarian rule and corruption — including stifling press freedom.
“I truly, sincerely thank you, President Vučić, and this medal of merit, if I am given the honor to walk away with this,...
- 2/16/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com


Ahead of being honored by his peers at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Johnny Depp warned about the dangers of cancel culture, saying, “No one is safe.”
As Variety reports, Depp’s comments came during a press conference before he received the Donostia Award, which is given out each year to an assortment of filmmakers and performers (previous winners include Denzel Washington, Sigourney Weaver, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, and Ian McKellen). When asked for his thoughts on cancel culture and social media’s role in it, Depp called it...
As Variety reports, Depp’s comments came during a press conference before he received the Donostia Award, which is given out each year to an assortment of filmmakers and performers (previous winners include Denzel Washington, Sigourney Weaver, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, and Ian McKellen). When asked for his thoughts on cancel culture and social media’s role in it, Depp called it...
- 9/22/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com

Compensation
Visual effects and animation studio Dneg, whose credits include “Dune” and “No Time to Die,” will pay enhanced overtime to its U.K. employees.
From October, Dneg will pay overtime at 1.5x rate to all U.K. staff in non-management positions for all incremental time that they are asked to work beyond the standard 40-hour week. The move will bring Dneg’s U.K. overtime policy in line with its studios in North America and applies across its film and episodic visual effects, Dneg Animation and ReDefine operations, including its artist, production, technology and support teams.
The decision is a departure from the existing U.K. industry norm, where employees are compensated for overtime with paid time off after a project is completed.
Dneg has won multiple awards over the years. In 2021 alone, the company won the visual effects BAFTA and Oscar for Christopher Nolan‘s “Tenet.”
Novator Capital Advisers...
Visual effects and animation studio Dneg, whose credits include “Dune” and “No Time to Die,” will pay enhanced overtime to its U.K. employees.
From October, Dneg will pay overtime at 1.5x rate to all U.K. staff in non-management positions for all incremental time that they are asked to work beyond the standard 40-hour week. The move will bring Dneg’s U.K. overtime policy in line with its studios in North America and applies across its film and episodic visual effects, Dneg Animation and ReDefine operations, including its artist, production, technology and support teams.
The decision is a departure from the existing U.K. industry norm, where employees are compensated for overtime with paid time off after a project is completed.
Dneg has won multiple awards over the years. In 2021 alone, the company won the visual effects BAFTA and Oscar for Christopher Nolan‘s “Tenet.”
Novator Capital Advisers...
- 9/13/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV

Italy’s Iervolino Entertainment, the film and television production company founded by producer Andrea Iervolino and co-owned with Monika Bacardi, is planning to invest €100 million ($118.6 million) in the production of animated content along with an additional €8.5 million ($10.1 million) in its new production subsidiary in Serbia.
The new Iervolino Studios, which comprises two facilities located in Belgrade and Novi Sad, will produce animated projects for the global market, among them the short animated series “Puffins,” featuring the voice talent of Johnny Depp. Produced by Iervolino and Bacardi, the toon is a mobile-first, short-content format animated series consisting of 250 five-minute episodes currently available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
Like the company’s animated series “Arctic Friends,” “Puffins” is a spin-off of its 2019 animated film “Arctic Dogs,” which featured the voice talents of Jeremy Renner, John Cleese, Anjelica Huston, Heidi Klum, Alec Baldwin and James Franco. “Puffins” also reteams Depp and Iervolino...
The new Iervolino Studios, which comprises two facilities located in Belgrade and Novi Sad, will produce animated projects for the global market, among them the short animated series “Puffins,” featuring the voice talent of Johnny Depp. Produced by Iervolino and Bacardi, the toon is a mobile-first, short-content format animated series consisting of 250 five-minute episodes currently available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
Like the company’s animated series “Arctic Friends,” “Puffins” is a spin-off of its 2019 animated film “Arctic Dogs,” which featured the voice talents of Jeremy Renner, John Cleese, Anjelica Huston, Heidi Klum, Alec Baldwin and James Franco. “Puffins” also reteams Depp and Iervolino...
- 4/9/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
It takes a lot to permanently kill a Hollywood career, as we’ve seen numerous times in the past. Robert Downey Jr. had spent years trapped in a cycle of drug abuse, arrests, stints in rehab and relapses before rebounding to become one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, Mel Gibson was caught on tape saying some reprehensible things but he’s been more prolific than ever over the last decade, while Roman Polanski hasn’t set foot in the United States since 1977, yet still won an Academy Award for directing The Pianist a quarter of a century later.
Johnny Depp may have come out on the losing end of his libel trail opposite a British tabloid who ran a headline calling him a wife-beater, but the actor’s courtroom battles are far from over. Since the verdict, the 57 year-old was forced to resign from the Fantastic Beasts franchise,...
Johnny Depp may have come out on the losing end of his libel trail opposite a British tabloid who ran a headline calling him a wife-beater, but the actor’s courtroom battles are far from over. Since the verdict, the 57 year-old was forced to resign from the Fantastic Beasts franchise,...
- 1/2/2021
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Johnny Depp has shared a holiday message to his followers on Instagram.
Various Hollywood icons have reached out to their fans via social media this festive season to wish them a merry Christmas, and the former Pirates of the Caribbean star is the latest to do so, sharing a post on December 27th that acknowledges the tough year we’ve all had over the past 12 months, as well as alluding to the personal troubles Depp himself has faced in 2020.
“This year has been so hard for so many,” he said in his message. “Here’s to a better time ahead. Happy Holidays, everyone! My love and respect to you all. Eternally, Jd. X” His words came along with a black and white photo taken from behind the scenes of Crock of Gold, a new documentary centering on Pogues frontman Shane McGowan that Depp produced and which released earlier this month.
Various Hollywood icons have reached out to their fans via social media this festive season to wish them a merry Christmas, and the former Pirates of the Caribbean star is the latest to do so, sharing a post on December 27th that acknowledges the tough year we’ve all had over the past 12 months, as well as alluding to the personal troubles Depp himself has faced in 2020.
“This year has been so hard for so many,” he said in his message. “Here’s to a better time ahead. Happy Holidays, everyone! My love and respect to you all. Eternally, Jd. X” His words came along with a black and white photo taken from behind the scenes of Crock of Gold, a new documentary centering on Pogues frontman Shane McGowan that Depp produced and which released earlier this month.
- 12/28/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Fans are still firmly backing Johnny Depp as his war of attrition opposite Amber Heard continues to rumble on, but in the eyes of the law, he’s the only one of the two that’s come out on the losing end of a legal battle. Of course, Depp’s loss came against a British tabloid and not Heard herself, although she was present in the courtroom to give evidence, but no matter how many people sign petitions or launch social media campaigns, at the moment, there’s no reason why she can’t continue to find new work.
On the other hand, the former A-lister’s only upcoming roles are in low budget biographical drama Minamata and educational animated series Puffins, with an explosive article from THR offering up a series of revelations surrounding the actor’s personal and professional fall from grace. ‘Radioactive’ isn’t a word you...
On the other hand, the former A-lister’s only upcoming roles are in low budget biographical drama Minamata and educational animated series Puffins, with an explosive article from THR offering up a series of revelations surrounding the actor’s personal and professional fall from grace. ‘Radioactive’ isn’t a word you...
- 12/11/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Things haven’t been easy for Johnny Depp supporters over the last couple of years, with the actor facing continuous setbacks that have seen him come dangerously close to being ostracized from Hollywood entirely. In fact, since being dropped from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, the former A-lister is more likely to be found in the courtroom than on the big screen.
In the last month alone, the 57 year-old lost his libel trial against a British tabloid for running a headline calling him a wife beater, and he’s since been denied the right to appeal and will have to fork over close to a million dollars in legal fees. He was also asked to step down from his role as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3, leading many industry insiders and analysts to predict the worst for his career prospects, especially when his only projects on the horizon are low...
In the last month alone, the 57 year-old lost his libel trial against a British tabloid for running a headline calling him a wife beater, and he’s since been denied the right to appeal and will have to fork over close to a million dollars in legal fees. He was also asked to step down from his role as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3, leading many industry insiders and analysts to predict the worst for his career prospects, especially when his only projects on the horizon are low...
- 11/29/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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