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Inspired by Johnny Depp's 'Rum Diary?' Tour Puerto Rico's Best Distillery

Today The Rum Diary, starring Johnny Depp, opens across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico, where the movie was filmed in 2009. Based on the Hunter S. Thompson novel about his own real-life boozy existence in San Juan in the 1950's, The Rum Diary stars Depp as Paul Kemp, a young American journalist working for a floundering English newspaper in San Juan.

The movie was filmed in Old San Jaun, Fajardo, at the former U.S. air base Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, and in the rainforest of El Yunque.

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Johnny Depp Makes Himself at Home in the UK Amid 'Lone Ranger' Drama

Movie fans in New Mexico were faced with a major disappointment last week when Disney pulled the plug on The Lone Ranger, which was going to begin filming near Silver City next month.

The production was reportedly shut down due to budgetary concerns, but the drama doesn't seem to be affecting the movie's star, Johnny Depp, who has kept mum since the announcement was made.

Instead, Depp has been keeping busy filming Dark Shadows with director Tim Burton at Pinewood Studios, just outside of London.

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Johnny Depp Lays Down $13.5 Million to Buy a Grand Canal Palazzo in Venice

It's been quite a while since the paparazzi had to chase down Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie with water taxis in Venice, since The Tourist wrapped filming and hit the theaters months ago. The stars have moved on—Jolie to filming a Bosnian war movie and Depp to Hawaii for Pirates of the Caribbean 4—but apparently the musty allure of Venice crept into Depp's heart and stayed, as he's just bought himself a palazzo on the Grand Canal.

It's not a flashy one at all (as you can see in the photo above), but the Daily Mail reports that Palazzo Dona Sangiantoffetti is costing Depp £8.5million ($13.5 million) after a bidding war with an Arab prince. There are only so many available palazzi left right on the Grand Canal, we suppose, especially since many have been turned into museums.

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Johnny Depp Arrives on Dry Land in London to Scare School Children

Johnny Depp and his Pirates of the Caribbean 4 cohorts are on the move once again. They started shooting in Hawaii this summer, then spent a few weeks in L.A. and Puerto Rico.

Last week, they landed at the Old Royal Naval College on the campus of the University of Greenwich, in London, where they transformed several buildings into an 18th Century village. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is scheduled to film in Greenwich for the next 4 or 5 weeks.

Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and the National Maritime Museum, which is the largest museum of its kind in the world. The Naval College has always been a popular filming location and has already been featured in The Duchess, Gulliver’s Travels, The Golden Compass and The Wolfman.

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Johnny Depp Docks at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii for 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4'

For the past week, the streets around the He'eia Kea Pier and Kaneohe Bay on the windward coast of Oahu have been jam packed with fans trying to get a glimpse of Captain Jack Sparrow.

Johnny Depp and his Pirates of the Caribbean co-stars are currently filming scenes for the fourth movie on the pirate ship, The Black Pearl, which is docked in Kaneohe Bay. Fans have watched from afar as the actors (or more likely their stunt men) have performed death-defying scenes like sword fighting while climbing up and down the ship's sails.

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Now You Can Rent Johnny Depp's Yacht, If You've Got an Extra $110,000 Per Week

After playing Captain Jack Sparrow on the big screen, Johnny Depp was so inspired that he bought a 156-foot luxury yacht and redecorated it with the Captain's signature jewel-toned velvet fabric and a Jolly Roger flag.

Over the past few years, Johnny has taken trips to Italy, Florida, Annapolis, Maryland and his own private Caribbean island, Little Hall's Pond Cay, in the yacht. And now you can take your family and friends wherever they want to go, as long as you have plenty of dough. Burgess Yachts is renting Johnny's yacht for €98,000 (approximately $130,000) per week in the high season and €84,000 (approximately $110,000) in the low season.

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Serbia Is Seeing a Whole Lot of Johnny Depp These Days

Now, Johnny Depp fans in Serbia can pose for photos with the actor anytime they want. Johnny was honored with a statue in his image at the the opening of the Third Annual Kustendorf Film festival held in Belgrade, Serbia yesterday. The nearly life-size statue was created by renown sculptor Dragan Nikolic Bajastatue and was presented to Depp by Serbian director Emir Kusturica. In addition to the statue, Johnny also received the “Award for Future Movies.” Umm....

The statue was unveiled in the village of Drvengrad, which was created by Kusturica for his film, Life is a Miracle. Though it started out as a movie set, the "woodenvillage" is now a popular tourist destination with restaurants, a movie theater, library and gallery. The town was even named the best European architectonic achievement in the last three years by the expert jury of the Brussels Foundation for Architecture.

Why Depp might be back in Serbia sooner than you think...

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Johnny Depp And Angelina Jolie May Each Become A 'Tourist'

It's every casting director's dream, Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie starring in a film about a man drawn into a web of danger by a female interpol agent as she tries to track down an ex-lover. If the rumors are true, the dream may become a reality soon.

Various reports claim that Johnny Depp is in talks to star in “The Tourist” along with Jolie, but don't get your hopes up too soon. The film has already gone through several casting shakeups. Originally, Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron were set to star but scheduling conflicts got in the way. If the current casting rumors pan out, this will be the second time in a year that Jolie has stepped into a film originally meant for Cruise. Tom had been eyeing "The Tourist" and the upcoming movie "Salt," but dropped out of both for "Knight and Day," which is currently shooting in Boston.

"The Tourist" will most likely be shot in Europe, which is alright with Angie. Apparently, the mother of six is tired of the constant media attention in the States and plans to work mostly in Europe for the next few years. Filming for "The Tourist" is set to start early next year.

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Disney Expo Surprises Include Johnny Depp And New Rides

While most were firmly planted on the couch watching Sunday’s football games, things were wrapping up at the D23 Expo in Anaheim. Disney hopes that this year’s expo—which is much like Comic Con for Disney fans—is just the first of many for years to come. If they announce as much as they did during this year’s edition, then we’ll definitely be intrigued year after year. However, we did know about a lot of their new projects already, including a revamp of the Star Tours attraction, thanks to the ol’ rumor mill.

One big surprise was to see Johnny Depp himself step onto the stage in full Captain Jack Sparrow regalia. He was in character and playfully going back and forth with one of the Disney suits on stage; he even commented about what poor Kermit the Frog tasted like. Depp was there to confirm that he will be returning in 2011 to star in the fourth edition of the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise.

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Hiding Out In Wisconsin, The Original Gangster Way

Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, opens nationwide on Wednesday to the usual Hollywood hype, but what sets the movie apart is that is was actually filmed where the real-life action once took place. Based on the life of gangster John Dillinger, who hid out for a short time in Northern Wisconsin until an FBI raid in 1934, the movie filmed in the dairy state. And since northern Wisconsin is still a popular getaway for Chicagoans, thanks to its picturesque lakes and small town feel, we've compiled a little guide to staying in Wisconsin, Original Gangster-style.

Where to Stay:
A favorite hotel of another equally famous gangster, Al Capone, was the the Four Seasons Resort on Miscauno Island. The Four Seasons forces visitors to get away from it all (ahhem hideout), as the only way onto the island is by a single lane, one hundred-year-old steel bridge; access to the outside world can thus be easily regulated.

The resort features large rooms with private porches, several restaurants, a golf course and activities including biking, fishing and canoeing. It also offers special packages year-round like the Silver Golf Package, with two days of golf, use of a cart, and one night at the lodge for $169 per person.

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Five In-Flight Movies To Avoid Now

Try as we might to entertain ourselves in the air, we occasionally get sucked into the in-flight movie anyway. It's difficult not to feel that childlike tickle of enthusiasm as the pop-down screen descends and people all around you take out their headphones. When we were younger, this was a golden opportunity to watch (an edited version of) the movies our parents wouldn't take us to -- only now do we realize how right they were, when we single out the worst in-flight movies this month.

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No More Goats

Today, we're so sorry to report, is the last day of principal shooting for “Men Who Stare at Goats.” The movie will be filming at SunCal Dunes in Albuquerque, a 55,000-acre tract of land with spectacular views of the cityscape that may soon become a massive housing development. We don’t which is the bigger shame: Transforming a tranquil landscape into suburbia or watching another George Clooney movie wrap.

In Wisconsin, Eric Roberts, most recently seen on “Heroes,” has started in on the indie flick, “Project Solitude." They'll be filming around Flintville today, a small town located in the metro Green Bay area. This isn’t the first movie to come through these parts this year: Johnny Depp was in Wisconsin for more than two months in the spring filming “Public Enemies.”

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