Editing Johnny Depp (section)

== Career ==
=== 1980s: Television and early film roles ===

[[File:President Ronald Reagan greets Johnny Depp while Nancy Reagan looks on.jpg|thumb|Depp greeting President [[Ronald Reagan]] at a [[White House]]&nbsp;benefit for [[Just Say No|The Nancy Reagan Drug Abuse Fund]] in 1988]]

Depp moved to Los Angeles with his band when he was 20. After the band split up, Depp's then-wife Lori Ann Allison introduced him to actor [[Nicolas Cage]].<ref name=tca /> After they became drinking buddies, Cage advised him to pursue acting.{{sfn|Blitz|Krasniewicz|2007|pp=16–17}} Depp had been interested in acting since reading a biography of [[James Dean]] and watching ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title= Hooked on Dean, says Johnny Depp |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/09_september/26/depp.shtml |website= bbc.co.uk |language= en |access-date= June 22, 2021 |archive-date= June 3, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220603073420/https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/9_september/26/depp.shtml |url-status= live }}</ref> Cage helped Depp get an audition with [[Wes Craven]] for ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]''; Depp, who had no acting experience, said he "ended up acting by accident".{{sfn|Blitz|Krasniewicz|2007|p=17}}<ref name=Testimony>{{cite news |title=Johnny Depp reveals the legendary thespian who encouraged him to pursue acting |url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2022/04/20/62607073ca4741c46e8b45d3.html |access-date=May 1, 2022 |work=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |date=April 20, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517190126/https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2022/04/20/62607073ca4741c46e8b45d3.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Thanks in part to his catching the eye of Craven's daughter,{{sfn|Blitz|Krasniewicz|2007|p=17}} Depp landed the role of the main character's boyfriend, one of [[Freddy Krueger]]'s victims.<ref name="tca" />

Although Depp said he "didn't have any desire to be an actor", he continued to be cast in films,<ref name=Testimony /> making enough to cover some bills that his musical career left unpaid.{{sfn|Blitz|Krasniewicz|2007|p=17}} After a starring role in the 1985 comedy ''[[Private Resort]]'', Depp was cast in the lead role of the 1986 skating drama ''[[Thrashin' (film)|Thrashin']]'' by the film's director, but its producer overrode the decision.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite AV media |title= [[Thrashin' (film)|Thrashin']] |orig-date= 1986 |last=Winters |first=David |author-link=David Winters (choreographer) |type=Commentary track |publisher=MGM Home Video |year= 2003}}</ref><ref name="Adam Tyner">{{cite web| url = https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/7178/thrashin/#supplements| title = Thrashin'| access-date = September 29, 2008| first = Adam| last = Tyner| date = August 5, 1993| quote = something that (the) cast found so astonishing that they apparently called Depp's girlfriend in the middle of the commentary to find out if it is actually true.| archive-date = June 6, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110606105624/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/7178/thrashin/#supplements| url-status = live}}</ref> Instead, Depp appeared in a minor supporting role as a Vietnamese-speaking private in [[Oliver Stone]]'s 1986 [[Vietnam War]] drama ''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]''. He became a [[teen idol]] during the late 1980s, when he starred as an undercover police officer in a high school operation in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television series ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', which premiered in 1987.<ref name="tca" /> He accepted this role to work with actor [[Frederic Forrest]], who inspired him. Despite his success, Depp felt that the series "forced [him] into the role of product".<ref name="reuters">{{cite news |agency=Reuters |title=It's a pirates life for Johnny Depp |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/it-s-a-pirates-life-for-johnny-depp-news-hollywood-kkfvj7chfdisi.html |website=[[Sify]] |date=July 4, 2006 |access-date=March 23, 2017 |archive-date=March 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324000855/http://www.sify.com/movies/it-s-a-pirates-life-for-johnny-depp-news-hollywood-kkfvj7chfdisi.html  }}</ref>

=== 1990s: Diversification ===
Disillusioned by his experiences as a teen idol in ''21 Jump Street'', Depp began taking roles he found more interesting, rather than those he thought would succeed at the box office.<ref name="reuters" /><ref name="moviesonline" /> His first film release in 1990 was [[John Waters]]'s ''[[Cry-Baby]]'', a musical comedy set in the 1950s. Although not a box-office success upon its release,<ref name="mojo">{{mojo title|cry-baby|Cry-Baby}}</ref> over the years it has gained [[cult film|cult classic]] status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2010/09/16/cry-baby-depp-makes-the-girls-swoon/|title="Cry-Baby" Depp makes the girls swoon|work=[[The Denver Post]]|first=Michael|last=Booth|date=September 16, 2010|access-date=June 26, 2018|archive-date=June 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627062323/https://www.denverpost.com/2010/09/16/cry-baby-depp-makes-the-girls-swoon/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 1990, Depp played the title character in [[Tim Burton]]'s romantic fantasy film ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' opposite [[Dianne Wiest]] and [[Winona Ryder]]. The film was a commercial and critical success with a domestic gross of $53 million.<ref>{{AFI film|id=58487|title=Edward Scissorhands}}</ref> In preparation for the role, Depp watched many [[Charlie Chaplin]] films to study how to create sympathy without dialogue.<ref>{{cite magazine | title = Tim Burton's latest film | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = December 14, 1990 | url = https://ew.com/article/1990/12/14/tim-burtons-latest-film/ | access-date = March 25, 2021 | archive-date = February 27, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210227183210/https://ew.com/article/1990/12/14/tim-burtons-latest-film/ | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' praised Depp's performance, writing that he "artfully expresses the fierce longing in gentle Edward; it's a terrific performance",<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Edward Scissorhands|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/edward-scissorhands-19901214|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 14, 1990|access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516020611/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/edward-scissorhands-19901214|url-status=live}}</ref> while Rita Kempley of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that he "brings the eloquence of the silent era to this part of few words, saying it all through bright black eyes and the tremulous care with which he holds his horror-movie hands".<ref>{{cite web|title='Edward Scissorhands'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/edwardscissorhandspg13kempley_a0a0bf.htm|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=December 14, 1990|access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008151527/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/edwardscissorhandspg13kempley_a0a0bf.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp earned his first [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe]] nomination for the film. Owing to this role, a species of extinct [[arthropod]] with prominent claws was named after Depp as ''[[Kootenichela deppi]]'' (''chela'' is Latin for claws or scissors).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-05-16 |title=Actor Johnny Depp immortalised in ancient fossil find {{!}} Imperial News {{!}} Imperial College London |url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/122626/actor-johnny-depp-immortalised-ancient-fossil/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Imperial News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Actor Johnny Depp immortalized in name of fossilized creature with 'scissor hand' claws |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130516063842.htm |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=ScienceDaily |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Johnny Depp Cannes nineties.jpg|thumb|upright|Depp at the [[1992 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

Depp had no film releases in the next two years, except a brief cameo in ''[[Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare]]'' (1991), the sixth installment in the ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' franchise. He appeared in three films in 1993. In the romantic comedy ''[[Benny and Joon]]'', he played an eccentric and illiterate silent film fan who befriends a mentally ill woman and her brother; it became a [[sleeper hit]]. [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that Depp "may look nothing like [[Buster Keaton]], but there are times when he genuinely seems to become the Great Stone Face, bringing Keaton's mannerisms sweetly and magically to life".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/16/movies/review-film-he-s-his-sister-s-keeper-and-what-a-job-that-is.html | title=He's His Sister's Keeper, and What a Job That Is | work=[[The New York Times]] | author-link=Janet Maslin | first=Janet | last=Maslin | date=April 16, 1993 | access-date=September 29, 2011 | archive-date=May 26, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526091905/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/16/movies/review-film-he-s-his-sister-s-keeper-and-what-a-job-that-is.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Depp received a second Golden Globe nomination for the performance. His second film of 1993 was [[Lasse Hallström]]'s ''[[What's Eating Gilbert Grape]]'', a drama about a dysfunctional family co-starring [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] and [[Juliette Lewis]]. It did not perform well commercially, but received positive notices from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=gilbertgrape.htm|title=What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=December 30, 2008|archive-date=September 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902053547/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=gilbertgrape.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Although most of the reviews focused on DiCaprio, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance, Todd McCarthy of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that "Depp manages to command center screen with a greatly affable, appealing characterization".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117902133.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|title=What's Eating Gilbert Grape Review|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|date=December 6, 1993|work=Variety|access-date=December 30, 2008|archive-date=June 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618164434/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117902133.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp's last 1993 release was [[Emir Kusturica]]'s [[surrealist]] comedy-drama ''[[Arizona Dream]]'', which opened to positive reviews and won the [[Silver Bear]] at the Berlin Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arizona Dream {{!}} film by Kusturica [1993] {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Arizona-Dream |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/awards-juries/awards.html/s=%22arizona%20dream%22/o=desc/p=1/rp=40 |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.berlinale.de |language=en}}</ref>

In 1994, Depp reunited with Burton, playing the title role in ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'', a biographical film about one of history's most inept film directors. Depp later said that he was depressed about films and filmmaking at the time, but that "within 10 minutes of hearing about the project, I was committed".<ref name="Arnold, Gary">{{cite news |last=Arnold |first=Gary |title=Depp sees promise in cult filmmaker Ed Wood's story |work=The Washington Times |date=October 2, 1994}}</ref> He found that the role gave him a "chance to stretch out and have some fun" and that working with [[Martin Landau]], who played [[Bela Lugosi]], "rejuvenated my love for acting".<ref name="Arnold, Gary" /> Although it did not earn back its production costs, ''Ed Wood'' received a positive reception from critics, with Maslin writing that Depp had "proved himself as an established, certified great actor" and "captured all the can-do optimism that kept Ed Wood going, thanks to an extremely funny ability to look at the silver lining of any cloud".<ref>{{cite news |first = Janet |last = Maslin |author-link = Janet Maslin |title = Film Festival Review; Ode to a Director Who Dared to Be Dreadful |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |date = September 23, 1994}}</ref> Depp was nominated for a third time for a Best Musical or Comedy Actor [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] for his performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyar |first=Michelle |date=2023-05-22 |title=Johnny Depp's Best Movie Secretly Saved His Career |url=https://screenrant.com/johnny-depp-best-movie-ed-wood-saved-career/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Depp |url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/johnny-depp/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Johnny Depp Jim Jarmusch Cannes 1995.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Depp with director [[Jim Jarmusch]] at the [[1995 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

The next year, Depp starred in three films. He played opposite [[Marlon Brando]] in the box-office hit ''[[Don Juan DeMarco]]'', as a man who believes he is [[Don Juan]], the world's greatest lover. He starred in [[Jim Jarmusch]]'s ''[[Dead Man]]'', a [[Western (genre)|Western]] shot entirely in black-and-white; it was not a commercial success and had mixed critical reviews. And in the financial and critical failure ''[[Nick of Time (film)|Nick of Time]]'', Depp played an accountant who is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.

In 1997, Depp and [[Al Pacino]] starred in the crime drama ''[[Donnie Brasco (film)|Donnie Brasco]]'', directed by [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]. Depp played [[Joseph D. Pistone]], an undercover FBI agent who assumes the name Donnie Brasco to infiltrate [[American Mafia|the Mafia]] in New York City. To prepare, Depp spent time with Pistone, on whose memoirs the film was based. ''Donnie Brasco'' was a commercial and critical success, and is considered one of Depp's finest performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/06/the-essentials-the-5-best-johnny-depp-performances-109702/|title=The Essentials: The 5 Best Johnny Depp Performances|last=Lyttelton|first=Oliver|date=June 9, 2012|work=IndieWire|access-date=December 12, 2020|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203044708/https://www.indiewire.com/2012/06/the-essentials-the-5-best-johnny-depp-performances-109702/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-lists/15-best-and-worst-johnny-depp-roles-from-scissorhands-to-sparrow-56536/best-donnie-brasco-1997-70735/|title=15 Best and Worst Johnny Depp Roles: From Scissorhands to Sparrow|last=Ehrlich|first=David|date=September 16, 2015|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=December 12, 2020|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520080329/https://videoevents.outbrain.com/events/recordjp?json=%7B%22eventType%22%3A%22VIDGET_VIEWABILITY%22%2C%22abTestVal%22%3A%228838-27421%22%2C%22adBlocker%22%3Afalse%2C%22configuredNative%22%3A%22never%22%2C%22configuredProvidersCount%22%3A3%2C%22configuredReloadCount%22%3A8%2C%22consentData%22%3A%22%22%2C%22currentReload%22%3A1%2C%22description%22%3A%22viewability%20percentage%20threshold%3A%2050%22%2C%22docId%22%3A2017830342%2C%22externalCampaignId%22%3Anull%2C%22featureFlag%22%3A%22GA%22%2C%22gdpr%22%3A0%2C%22iframe%22%3Afalse%2C%22isNative%22%3Afalse%2C%22localTime%22%3A%22Thu%20May%2020%202021%2008%3A03%3A27%20GMT%2B0000%20(GMT)%22%2C%22mediaOrientation%22%3Anull%2C%22obRecsAbtestAndVars%22%3A%22784-2488%2C833-2565%2C386-1123%2C852-2628%2C822-2522%2C902-2790%2C792-2661%2C841-2598%2C859-2649%2C699-2184%2C811-2474%22%2C%22orientation%22%3A%22PORTRAIT%22%2C%22partner%22%3A%225dfa1d8b775faf0004d55434%22%2C%22placementType%22%3A%22footer%22%2C%22playerLocation%22%3A%22inWidget%22%2C%22pauseOutOfView%22%3Anull%2C%22playMode%22%3A%22AUTO_PLAY%22%2C%22playingType%22%3A%22OUTSTREAM%22%2C%22prebid%22%3Atrue%2C%22provider%22%3A%22VIDAZOO%22%2C%22providerIndex%22%3A1%2C%22publisherId%22%3A28377%2C%22runningWidgetIdx%22%3A%220%22%2C%22screenResolution%22%3A%221000x1600%22%2C%22sessionId%22%3A%2290708a6e-79e7-95c3-0213-054ba478c338%22%2C%22sourceDocUrl%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fmovies%2Fmovie-lists%2F15-best-and-worst-johnny-depp-roles-from-scissorhands-to-sparrow-56536%2F%22%2C%22sourceId%22%3A5854137%2C%22sourcePvId%22%3A%22a222bd8e5fcb14a2f9ac06412edbf18b%22%2C%22sourceRequestId%22%3A%22a222bd8e5fcb14a2f9ac06412edbf18b%22%2C%22sourceSubWidgetId%22%3Anull%2C%22sourceWidgetId%22%3A%22AR_1%22%2C%22sticky%22%3A%22none%22%2C%22subPlatform%22%3Anull%2C%22timeSinceFirstEvent%22%3A27281%2C%22timeSincePreviousEvent%22%3A27281%2C%22trafficType%22%3A7%2C%22version%22%3A%22v5.63.0%22%2C%22videoBitRate%22%3Anull%2C%22videoClickUrl%22%3Anull%2C%22videoDuration%22%3A5.217%2C%22videoHeight%22%3Anull%2C%22videoMediaUrl%22%3Anull%2C%22videoPlayerId%22%3A%22Vidazoo%22%2C%22videoProgress%22%3A0%2C%22videoVastUrl%22%3Anull%2C%22videoViewablePixels%22%3A0%2C%22videoWidth%22%3A550%2C%22viewability%22%3A100%2C%22waterfall%22%3A%22Vidazoo%2COPA%2CAniview%22%2C%22widgetIdx%22%3A0%7D&callback=OB_VidgetAuditCallback|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 1997, Depp debuted as a director and screenwriter with ''[[The Brave (film)|The Brave]]''. He starred in it as a poor Native American man who accepts a proposal from a wealthy man, played by Marlon Brando, to appear in a [[snuff film]] in exchange for money for his family. It premiered at the [[1997 Cannes Film Festival]] to generally negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Brave (1997) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10001126-brave |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=October 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052936/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10001126-brave |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Variety'' called it "a turgid and unbelievable neo-western",<ref>{{cite web |last=Cheshire |first=Godfrey |title=The Brave |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/the-brave-1117329721/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 25, 1997 |access-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114072629/https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/the-brave-1117329721/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] wrote that "besides the implausibilities, the direction has two fatal flaws: it's both tediously slow and hugely narcissistic as the camera focuses repeatedly on Depp's bandana'd head and rippling torso".<ref>{{cite web |date=February 9, 2006 |title=The Brave |url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-brave |website=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |access-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225142338/https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-brave |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the reviews, Depp did not release ''The Brave'' in the U.S.<ref name="filmink">{{cite web |last=Free |first=Erin |title=Movies You Might Not Have Seen: The Brave (1997) |url=https://www.filmink.com.au/movies-you-might-not-have-seen-the-brave-1997/ |website=filmink.com.au |date=May 27, 2016 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207072300/https://www.filmink.com.au/movies-you-might-not-have-seen-the-brave-1997/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="latimes">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-05-19-ca-60345-story.html |title=The Sad, Strange Journey of Johnny Depp's 'The Brave' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 19, 1997 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |archive-date=October 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012025124/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-05-19/entertainment/ca-60345_1_johnny-depp |url-status=live }}</ref>

Depp was a fan and friend of writer [[Hunter S. Thompson]], and played his alter ego [[Raoul Duke]] in ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' (1998), [[Terry Gilliam]]'s film adaptation of Thompson's pseudo-biographical [[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas|novel of the same name]].{{efn| Depp accompanied Thompson as his road manager on one of the author's last book tours.<ref name="contactmusic">{{cite web |work=ContactMusic |title=Depp was ray for thompson book tour |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/depp%20was%20ray%20for%20thompson%20book%20tour_1001455 |access-date=July 3, 2006 |date=July 3, 2006 |archive-date=March 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315173941/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/depp%20was%20ray%20for%20thompson%20book%20tour_1001455 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2006, he contributed a foreword to ''Gonzo: Photographs by Hunter S. Thompson'', a posthumous collection of photographs of and by Thompson, and in 2008 narrated the documentary film ''[[Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson]]''. Following Thompson's suicide in 2005, Depp paid for most of his memorial event in his hometown of [[Aspen, Colorado]]. Following Thompson's wishes, fireworks were set off and his ashes were shot from a cannon.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite news |publisher=BBC News Entertainment |title=Thompson's ashes fired into sky |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4168266.stm |access-date=June 22, 2007 |date=August 21, 2005 |archive-date=October 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010020116/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4168266.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>}} It was a box-office failure<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fearandloathinginlasvegas.htm|title=''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas''|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 24, 2008|archive-date=October 1, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001044030/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fearandloathinginlasvegas.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and polarized critics.<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|fear_and_loathing_in_las_vegas|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas}}</ref> Later that year, Depp made a brief cameo in [[Mika Kaurismäki]]'s ''[[L.A. Without a Map]]'' (1998).{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Depp appeared in three films in 1999. The first was the sci-fi thriller ''[[The Astronaut's Wife]]'', co-starring [[Charlize Theron]], which was not a commercial or critical success. The second, [[Roman Polanski]]'s ''[[The Ninth Gate]]'', starred Depp as a seller of old books who becomes entangled in a mystery. It was moderately more successful with audiences but received mixed reviews. The third was Burton's [[Sleepy Hollow (film)|adaptation]] of ''[[The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]]'', where Depp played [[Ichabod Crane]] opposite [[Christina Ricci]] and [[Christopher Walken]]. For his performance, Depp took inspiration from [[Angela Lansbury]], [[Roddy McDowall]] and [[Basil Rathbone]], saying he "always thought of Ichabod as a very delicate, fragile person who was maybe a little too in touch with his feminine side, like a frightened little girl".{{sfn|Burton|Salisbury|2006|pp=177–178}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Johnny Depp on playing Ichabod Crane in ''Sleepy Hollow'' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 2007 |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20039648,00.html#20056052 |access-date=December 25, 2007 |archive-date=July 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704025641/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20039648,00.html#20056052 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Sleepy Hollow'' was a commercial and critical success.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamman |first=Cody |date=2023-10-03 |title=Sleepy Hollow (1999) – WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? |url=https://www.joblo.com/sleepy-hollow-1999-wtf/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=JoBlo |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== 2000s: Worldwide recognition ===
Depp's first film release of the new millennium was British-French drama ''[[The Man Who Cried]]'' (2000), directed by [[Sally Potter]] and starring him as a [[Romani people|Roma]] horseman opposite Christina Ricci, [[Cate Blanchett]], and [[John Turturro]]. It was not a critical success. Depp also had a supporting role in [[Julian Schnabel]]'s critically acclaimed ''[[Before Night Falls]]'' (2000). His final film of 2000 was Hallström's critically and commercially successful ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat]],'' in which he played a Roma man and the love interest of the main character, [[Juliette Binoche]]. Depp's next roles were both based on historical persons. In ''[[Blow (film)|Blow]]'' (2001), he starred as cocaine smuggler [[George Jung]], who was part of the [[Medellín Cartel]] in the 1980s. The film underperformed at the box office<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Blow#tab=summary|title=''Blow'' (2001)|work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|publisher=Nash Information Services|access-date=July 26, 2016|archive-date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816125352/http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Blow#tab=summary|url-status=live}}</ref> and received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blow/ |title=''Blow'' (2001) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=April 6, 2001 |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |access-date=July 26, 2016 |archive-date=October 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030213246/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blow/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/blow|title=''Blow'' Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2016|archive-date=June 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630024816/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/blow|url-status=live}}</ref> In the comic book adaptation ''[[From Hell (2001 film)|From Hell]]'' (2001), Depp portrayed inspector Frederick Abberline, who investigated the [[Jack the Ripper]] murders in the 1880s London. The film also received mixed reviews<ref>{{cite web |title=From Hell Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/from-hell?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 7, 2020 |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520080255/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/from-hell?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c |url-status=live }}</ref> but was a moderate commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fromhell.htm|title=From Hell (2010)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 27, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005112015/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fromhell.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Queensland, Australia.jpg|thumb|upright|Depp in costume as [[Jack Sparrow|Captain Jack Sparrow]]. He is pictured here on the set of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'' in 2015.]]

In 2003, Depp starred in the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] adventure film ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'', which was a major box office success.<ref name="moviesonline" /> He earned widespread acclaim for his comic performance as pirate [[Jack Sparrow|Captain Jack Sparrow]], and received [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]], Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations and won a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actor's Guild Award for Best Actor]] as well as an [[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|MTV Movie Award]]. Depp has said that Sparrow is "definitely a big part of me",<ref name="abc">{{cite web|publisher=ABC |title=Johnny Depp Finds Himself, And Success, As Captain Jack Sparrow |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/entertainment&id=4319945 |access-date=June 29, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224104422/http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news%2Fentertainment&id=4319945 |archive-date=February 24, 2009 }}</ref> and that he modeled the character after [[The Rolling Stones]] guitarist [[Keith Richards]]<ref name="torontostar">{{cite news |last=Howell |first=Peter |work=[[Toronto Star]] |title=Depp thoughts; Reluctant superstar Johnny Depp returns in a Pirates of the Caribbean sequel, but vows success won't stop him from making movies his way |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/439003907 |page=C.01 |date=June 23, 2006 |access-date=March 23, 2017 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=March 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324084340/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/439003907.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+23%2C+2006&author=Howell%2C+Peter&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=C.01&desc=Depp+thoughts%3B+Reluctant+superstar+Johnny+Depp+returns+in+a+Pirates+of+the+Caribbean+sequel%2C+but+vows+success+won%27t+stop+him+from+making+movies+his+way%2C+writes+Peter+Howell |id={{ProQuest|439003907}} |url-status=live }}</ref> and cartoon skunk [[Pepé Le Pew]].<ref name="Newsweek 26 June 2006">{{cite web|title=A Pirate's Life|url=http://www.newsweek.com/pirates-life-111141|last=Smith|first=Sean|date=June 26, 2006|work=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=April 26, 2015|archive-date=January 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110083047/http://www.newsweek.com/pirates-life-111141|url-status=live}}</ref> Studio executives had at first been ambivalent about Depp's portrayal,<ref>{{cite news |last=Derschowitz |first=Jessica |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/johnny-depp-disney-hated-my-jack-sparrow/ |title=Johnny Depp: Disney Hated My Jack Sparrow |work=CBS News |date=November 30, 2010 |access-date=March 6, 2011 |archive-date=March 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315192210/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20024110-10391698.html |url-status=live }}</ref> but the character became popular with audiences.<ref name="moviesonline" /> In his other film release in 2003, [[Robert Rodriguez]]' action film ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'', Depp played a corrupt [[CIA]] agent. A moderate box-office success,<ref>{{cite web|title=Once Upon a Time in Mexico|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=onceuponatimeinmexico.htm|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 22, 2013|archive-date=September 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912043352/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=onceuponatimeinmexico.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> it received average to good reviews, with Depp's performance in particular receiving praise.<ref>{{cite web |title= Once upon a Time in Mexico (2003) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/once_upon_a_time_in_mexico/ |work= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=September 12, 2003 |access-date= January 29, 2020 |archive-date= November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114151851/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/once_upon_a_time_in_mexico |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Once Upon a Time in Mexico|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-mexico|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 19, 2015|archive-date=July 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716193002/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-mexico|url-status=live}}</ref>

Depp next starred as an author with [[writer's block]] in the thriller ''[[Secret Window]]'' (2004), based on a short story by [[Stephen King]]. It was a moderate commercial success but received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/secret_window|title=Secret Window (2004)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=March 12, 2004 |publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=October 5, 2019|archive-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519135002/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/secret_window/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/secret-window|title=Secret Window Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=October 5, 2019|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805105218/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/secret-window|url-status=live}}</ref> Released around the same time, the British-Australian independent film ''[[The Libertine (2004 film)|The Libertine]]'' (2004) saw Depp portray the seventeenth-century poet and [[rake (stock character)|rake]], the [[Earl of Rochester]]. It had only limited release, and received mainly negative reviews. Depp's third film of 2004, ''[[Finding Neverland (film)|Finding Neverland]]'', was more positively received by the critics, and earned him his second Academy Award nomination as well as Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG nominations for his performance as Scottish author [[J. M. Barrie]]. Depp also made a brief cameo appearance in the French film ''[[Happily Ever After (2004 film)|Happily Ever After]]'' (2004), and founded his own film production company, [[Infinitum Nihil]], under [[Warner Bros. Pictures]].<ref name=variety_in>{{cite news|first1=Marc|last1=Graser|first2=Dave|last2=McNary|title=Johnny Depp Moves Production Company to Disney (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/johnny-depp-moves-production-company-to-disney-exclusive-1200562176/|access-date=December 28, 2021|newspaper=Variety|date=July 12, 2013|archive-date=January 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101194516/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/johnny-depp-moves-production-company-to-disney-exclusive-1200562176/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Depp continued his box-office success with a starring role as [[Willy Wonka]] in Tim Burton's adaptation of ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005). It also had a positive critical reception,<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/charlie_and_the_chocolate_factory/ |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=July 15, 2005 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |archive-date=May 8, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508030014/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/charlie_and_the_chocolate_factory/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |url=https://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/charlieandthechocolatefactory |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=May 17, 2008 |archive-date=April 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430184635/http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/charlieandthechocolatefactory |url-status=live }}</ref> with Depp being nominated again for the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical.<ref name="torontostar" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/26011 |title=Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |work=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=July 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215211716/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/26011 |archive-date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> ''Chocolate Factory'' was followed by another Burton project, stop-motion animation ''[[Corpse Bride]]'' (2005), in which Depp voiced the main character, Victor Van Dort.<ref>{{cite web|last=Papamichael|first=Stella|title=Corpse Bride (2005)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/10/10/corpse_bride_2005_review.shtml|publisher=BBC|date=October 21, 2005|access-date=August 13, 2013|archive-date=April 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414093933/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/10/10/corpse_bride_2005_review.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp reprised the role of Jack Sparrow in the ''Pirates'' sequels ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest|Dead Man's Chest]]'' (2006) and ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End|At World's End]]'' (2007), both of which were major box office successes.<ref name="abcnews">{{cite web|work=ABC News |title=Depp's Pirates Plunders Record $132M |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2170743 |access-date=July 12, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209030107/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2170743 |archive-date=February 9, 2008 }}</ref> He also voiced the character in the video game ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow]]''.<ref name="gamasutra">{{cite web |website=Gamasutra |title=Round Up: PAX, Depp In Pirates Game, Kuma\War |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9842 |access-date=June 23, 2006 |archive-date=September 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919135948/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9842 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to a survey taken by [[Fandango (ticket service)|Fandango]], Depp in the role of Jack Sparrow was the main reason for many cinema-goers to see a ''Pirates'' film.<ref>{{cite news |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-07-10-depp-main_x.htm |title=Crazy for Johnny, or Captain Jack? |work=USA Today |date=July 10, 2006 |access-date=September 2, 2017 |archive-date=May 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503083954/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-07-10-depp-main_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2007, Depp collaborated with Burton for their sixth film together, this time playing murderous barber [[Sweeney Todd]] in the musical ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (2007). Depp cited [[Peter Lorre]]'s performance in ''[[Mad Love (1935 film)|Mad Love]]'' (1935), in which Lorre played a "creepy but sympathetic" surgeon, as his main influence for the role.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gold|first=Sylviane|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/movies/moviesspecial/04gold.html|title=Demon Barber, Meat Pies and All, Sings on Screen|work=The New York Times|date=November 4, 2007|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124205939/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/movies/moviesspecial/04gold.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Sweeney Todd'' was the first film in which Depp had been required to sing. Instead of hiring a qualified vocal coach, he prepared for the role by recording demos with his old bandmate Bruce Witkin. The film was a commercial and critical success. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''<nowiki/>'s Chris Nashawaty stated that, "Depp's soaring voice makes you wonder what other tricks he's been hiding ... Watching Depp's barber wield his razors ... it's hard not to be reminded of ''Edward Scissorhands'' frantically shaping hedges into animal topiaries 18 years ago ... and all of the twisted beauty we would've missed out on had [Burton and Depp] never met."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nashawaty |first=Chris |title=Johnny Depp and Tim Burton: A DVD Report Card |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 4, 2008 |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20186999_6,00.html |access-date=July 8, 2008 |archive-date=September 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920031025/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20186999_6,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Depp won the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy Actor for the role, and was nominated for the third time for an Academy Award.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

[[File:Johnny Depp (July 2009) 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Depp at the Paris premiere of ''[[Public Enemies (2009 film)|Public Enemies]]'' in 2009]] 
In 2009, Depp portrayed real-life gangster [[John Dillinger]] in [[Michael Mann]]'s 1930s crime film ''[[Public Enemies (2009 film)|Public Enemies]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Smooth criminal|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/smooth-criminal/2009/07/23/1247941995088.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|newspaper=The Age|access-date=July 30, 2018|last=Walker-Mitchell|first=Donna|date=July 24, 2009|location=Melbourne|archive-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825074142/http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/smooth-criminal/2009/07/23/1247941995088.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|url-status=live}}</ref> It was commercially successful<ref name="bog">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeguru.com/intl.htm |title=Worldwide Box Office Grosses |publisher=Boxofficeguru.com |date=March 28, 2010 |access-date=April 2, 2010 |archive-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721024940/http://www.boxofficeguru.com/intl.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and gained moderately positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009526_public_enemies |title= Public Enemies |work= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date= July 2009 |access-date= April 20, 2014 |archive-date= August 30, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170830075407/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009526_public_enemies |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/publicenemies?q=public%20enemies |title=Public Enemies reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=April 2, 2010 |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520080254/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/public-enemies |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] stated in his review that, "This Johnny Depp performance is something else. For once an actor playing a gangster does not seem to base his performance on movies he has seen. He starts cold. He plays Dillinger as a fact."<ref>{{cite news | author-link = Roger Ebert | first = Roger | last = Ebert | url = http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090629/REVIEWS/906299997 | title = Public Enemies | publisher = Chicago Sun Times | access-date = April 2, 2010 | archive-date = April 14, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100414001931/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20090629%2FREVIEWS%2F906299997 | url-status = live }}</ref> Depp's second film of 2009, ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]'', reunited him with director Terry Gilliam. Depp, [[Jude Law]], and [[Colin Farrell]] each played the character initially portrayed by their friend [[Heath Ledger]], who had died before the film was completed. All three actors gave their salaries to Ledger's daughter, Matilda.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salter |first=Jessica |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2578354/Heath-Ledgers-daughter-given-wages-of-stars-in-Terry-Giliams-Dr-Parnassus.html |title=Heath Ledger's daughter given wages of stars in Terry Gilliam's Dr Parnassus |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=August 18, 2008 |location=London |access-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-date=May 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513032102/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2578354/Heath-Ledgers-daughter-given-wages-of-stars-in-Terry-Giliams-Dr-Parnassus.html  }}</ref>

=== 2010s: Career fluctuations ===
Depp began the 2010s with another collaboration with Tim Burton, ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (2010), in which he played the [[The Hatter|Mad Hatter]] opposite [[Helena Bonham Carter]], [[Anne Hathaway]] and [[Alan Rickman]]. Despite mixed reviews, it earned US$1.025 billion in the box office, thus becoming the [[2010 in film|second-highest-grossing film of 2010]]<ref name="2010 Yearly Box Office Results">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm |title=2010 Yearly Box Office Results |work=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb |access-date=June 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113000534/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm |archive-date=January 13, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> and one of the highest-grossing films of all time.<ref>Corliss, Richard (May 13, 2012). [https://entertainment.time.com/2012/05/13/the-avengers-storms-the-billion-dollar-club-in-just-19-days/ "''The Avengers'' Storms the Billion Dollar Club — In Just 19 DaysP"] . ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''.</ref> Depp's second film release of 2010 was the romantic thriller ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'', in which he starred opposite [[Angelina Jolie]]. It was commercially successful, although panned by critics.<ref name=mojo2>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tourist.htm |title=The Tourist (2010) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=March 10, 2011 |access-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629204955/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tourist.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Regardless, he received Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Golden Globe nominations for both films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alice in Wonderland |url=https://goldenglobes.com/film/alice-in-wonderland/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US}}</ref>

Depp's first 2011 film release was the animated film ''[[Rango (2011 film)|Rango]]'', in which he voiced the title character, a lizard. It was a major critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/07/06/paramount-pictures-animation/ |title=Riding high off the success of 'Rango,' Paramount Pictures to launch in-house animation division |first=Aly |last=Semigran |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 6, 2011 |access-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709034611/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/07/06/paramount-pictures-animation/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Scott |first=A.O |title=There's a New Sheriff in Town, and He's a Rootin'-Tootin' Reptile |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/movies/04rango.html |access-date=August 13, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 3, 2011 |archive-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504105630/http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/movies/04rango.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His second film of the year, the fourth installment in the ''Pirates'' series, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides|On Stranger Tides]]'', was again a box office hit,<ref name="abcnews" /> becoming the [[2011 in film|third-highest-grossing film of 2011]].<ref name="worldwide">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |title=WORLDWIDE GROSSES |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=May 2, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726070111/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |archive-date=July 26, 2013 }}</ref> Later in 2011, Depp released the first two projects co-produced by his company, Infinitum Nihil. The first was a [[The Rum Diary (film)|film adaptation]] of the novel ''[[The Rum Diary (novel)|The Rum Diary]]'' by Hunter S. Thompson and starred Depp.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|title=The Rum Diary – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/10/the-rum-diary-film-review|access-date=August 13, 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=November 10, 2011|archive-date=April 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428220841/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/10/the-rum-diary-film-review|url-status=live}}</ref> It failed to bring back its production costs<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rumdiary.htm | title=The Rum Diary (2011) | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date=November 1, 2011 | archive-date=November 5, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105000254/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rumdiary.htm | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/10/box-office-puss-in-boots-in-time-rum-diary.html | title=Movie Projector: 'Puss in Boots' to stomp on competition | last=Kaufman | first=Amy | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=October 27, 2011 | access-date=October 27, 2011 | archive-date=November 18, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118175315/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/10/box-office-puss-in-boots-in-time-rum-diary.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_rum_diary_2011? | title = The Rum Diary (2011) | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date = October 28, 2011 | publisher = [[Fandango Media|Fandango]] | access-date = August 19, 2019 | archive-date = September 25, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200925150423/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_rum_diary_2011 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-rum-diary | title = The Rum Diary Reviews | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | work = [[Metacritic]] | access-date = August 19, 2019 | archive-date = November 10, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111110174031/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-rum-diary | url-status = live }}</ref> The company's second undertaking, [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'' (2011), garnered major critical acclaim and several awards nominations, but similarly did not perform well in the box office. In 2011, Depp also made a brief cameo in the [[Adam Sandler]] film ''[[Jack and Jill (2011 film)|Jack and Jill]]''.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

By 2012, Depp was one of the world's biggest film stars,<ref name="Labrecque" /><ref name="NBC4 Washington" /> and was listed by the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the world's highest-paid actor, with earnings of US$75 million.<ref name="Guinness" /> That year, he and his ''21 Jump Street'' co-stars [[Peter DeLuise]] and [[Holly Robinson Peete|Holly Robinson]] reprised their roles in cameo appearances in the series' [[21 Jump Street (film)|feature film adaptation]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosen|first=Christopher|title=Johnny Depp '21 Jump Street' Cameo: Inside The Star's Appearance In Big Screen Reboot|url=http://news.moviefone.com/2012/03/19/johnny-depp-21-jump-street-cameo/|access-date=August 13, 2013|publisher=moviefone.com|date=March 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820063020/http://news.moviefone.com/2012/03/19/johnny-depp-21-jump-street-cameo|archive-date=August 20, 2013}}</ref> Depp also starred in and co-produced his eighth film with [[Tim Burton]], ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' (2012), alongside Helena Bonham Carter, [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], and [[Eva Green]].<ref name="mad">{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE48N9HA20080925 |title=Depp to play Tonto, Mad Hatter in upcoming films |work=Reuters |date=September 25, 2008 |access-date=September 25, 2008 |archive-date=September 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928052245/http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE48N9HA20080925 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was based on a 1960s Gothic television soap opera [[Dark Shadows|of the same name]], which had been one of his favorites as a child. The film's poor reception in the United States brought Depp's star appeal into question.<ref name=LAT_2012>{{cite web |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|agency=24 Frames| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/05/johnny-depp-dark-shadows-tim-burton-box-office.html |title='Dark Shadows': Has America fallen out of love with Johnny Depp? |last=Zeitchik|first=Steven|date=May 14, 2012 |access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-date=May 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531232342/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/05/johnny-depp-dark-shadows-tim-burton-box-office.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:JohnnyDeppHWOFJune2013.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Depp at the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2013]]

After Infinitum Nihil's agreement with WB expired in 2011, Depp signed a multi-year [[first-look deal]] with [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]].<ref name=variety_in/> The first film made in the collaboration was ''[[The Lone Ranger (2013 film)|The Lone Ranger]]'' (2013), in which Depp starred as [[Tonto]]. Depp's casting as a Native American brought accusations of [[whitewashing in film|whitewashing]], and the film was not well received by the public or the critics,<ref>{{cite news|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|title=The Lone Ranger (2013)|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20687796,00.html|access-date=August 13, 2013|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=August 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805223622/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20687796,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> causing [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] to take a US$190 million loss.<ref name=Variety16>{{cite news|last=Lang|first=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/johnny-depp-box-office-1201785126/|title=Johnny Depp: Anatomy of a Fallen Movie Star|access-date=April 28, 2021|newspaper=Variety|date=May 29, 2016|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121050935/https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/johnny-depp-box-office-1201785126/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fonseca|first=Felicia|title=Disney's Tonto Offensive To Some In Upcoming 'Lone Ranger' Film |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/12/disney-tonto-offensive-lone-ranger-film_n_3263071.html|agency=Associated Press |access-date=June 22, 2013|work=Huffington Post|date=May 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609145738/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/12/disney-tonto-offensive-lone-ranger-film_n_3263071.html |archive-date=June 9, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shaw |first=Lucas |title='The Lone Ranger' to Cost Disney $160–$190M in Q4 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/lone-ranger-cost-disney-160-190m-q4-earnings-108876 |access-date=August 7, 2013 |newspaper=The Wrap |date=August 6, 2013 |archive-date=August 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810044624/http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/lone-ranger-cost-disney-160-190m-q4-earnings-108876 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=deadline2013>{{cite news |last=Lieberman |first=David |title=Disney Expects To Write Down As Much As $190M For 'Lone Ranger' |url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/disney-expects-to-write-down-as-much-as-190m-for-lone-ranger-558385/ |access-date=August 7, 2013 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=August 6, 2013 |archive-date=August 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807235801/http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/disney-expects-to-write-down-as-much-as-190m-for-lone-ranger/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following a brief cameo in the independent film ''[[Lucky Them]]'' (2013), Depp starred as an [[AI]]-studying scientist in the sci-fi thriller ''[[Transcendence (2014 film)|Transcendence]]'' (2014), which was yet another commercial failure,<ref name=deadline2014>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/alcons-johnny-depp-failure-transcendence-what-the-hell-happened-717698/ |title=Alcon's Johnny Depp Failure 'Transcendence;' What The Hell Happened? |author=Mike Fleming Jr. |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=April 21, 2014 |access-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015021/https://deadline.com/2014/04/alcons-johnny-depp-failure-transcendence-what-the-hell-happened-717698/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transcendence.htm |title=Transcendence (2014) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=June 19, 2014 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-date=July 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719203222/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transcendence.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and earned mainly negative reviews.<ref name=Variety16 /><ref name="rt">{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transcendence_2014/ | title=Transcendence | work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date=April 18, 2014 | access-date=June 14, 2015 | archive-date=November 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129230602/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transcendence_2014/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/transcendence | title=Transcendence Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=April 22, 2014 | archive-date=March 20, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320142829/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/transcendence | url-status=live }}</ref> His other roles in 2014 were a minor supporting part as [[Big Bad Wolf|The Wolf]] in the [[Into the Woods (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Into the Woods]]'', and a more substantial appearance as eccentric [[French-Canadian]] ex-detective in [[Kevin Smith]]'s horror-comedy ''[[Tusk (2014 film)|Tusk]]'', in which he was credited by the character's name, Guy LaPointe.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In 2015, Depp appeared in two films produced by Infinitum Nihil. The first was comedy-thriller ''[[Mortdecai (film)|Mortdecai]]'', in which he acted opposite [[Gwyneth Paltrow]]. The film was a critical and commercial failure and brought both stars [[Golden Raspberry]] nominations.<ref name=Variety16 /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mortdecai.htm | title=Mortdecai (2014) | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] | access-date=November 2, 2015 | archive-date=October 21, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021094258/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mortdecai.htm | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mortdecai (2015)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mortdecai|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=January 23, 2015 |access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114043202/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mortdecai|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mortdecai|title=Mortdecai Reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520080313/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mortdecai|url-status=live}}</ref> The second film, ''[[Black Mass (film)|Black Mass]]'' (2015), in which he played Boston crime boss [[Whitey Bulger]], was better received.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_mass_2015|title=Black Mass (2015)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=April 4, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030071327/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_mass_2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/black-mass|title=Black Mass reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=November 25, 2015|archive-date=November 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108062753/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/black-mass|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics from ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it one of Depp's best performances to date,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/black-mass/review/820013|title='Black Mass': Venice Review|first=Todd|last=McCarthy|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 4, 2015|access-date=September 9, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054009/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/black-mass/review/820013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/black-mass-review-johnny-depp-whitey-bulger-1201570428|title=Venice Film Review: Johnny Depp in 'Black Mass'|first=Scott|last=Foundas|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 4, 2015|access-date=September 9, 2015|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906221557/http://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/black-mass-review-johnny-depp-whitey-bulger-1201570428/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the role earned Depp his third nomination for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor SAG award]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramisetti|first=Kirthana|title=Johnny Depp signs on to play infamous criminal Whitey Bulger in 'Black Mass' |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/johnny-depp-play-whitey-bulger-biopic-article-1.1606355 |location=New York |work=Daily News |access-date=March 27, 2014 |archive-date=March 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234357/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/johnny-depp-play-whitey-bulger-biopic-article-1.1606355 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the film failed to bring back its production costs.<ref name=Variety16 /> Depp also made a cameo appearance in the critically panned ''[[London Fields (film)|London Fields]]'', starring his then-wife Amber Heard, which was to be released in 2015, but its general release was delayed by litigation until 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviethatmatters.com/johnny-depp-making-cameo-amber-heards-movie-london-fields/ |title=Johnny Depp Making Cameo in Amber Heard's Movie London Fields |date=November 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408160832/http://www.moviethatmatters.com/johnny-depp-making-cameo-amber-heards-movie-london-fields/ |website=Movie That Matters |archive-date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=March 23, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/amber-heard-london-fields-lawsuit-settled-release-date-1202000657/|title=Amber Heard and 'London Fields' Team End Controversial Legal Battle, Movie to Open After Three-Year Delay|website=[[IndieWire]]|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=September 5, 2018|access-date=November 17, 2018|archive-date=September 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906112727/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/amber-heard-london-fields-lawsuit-settled-release-date-1202000657/|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to his work in films in 2015, French luxury fashion house [[Dior]] signed Depp as the face of their men's fragrance, Sauvage,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/fragrance/johnny-depp-dior-fragrance-10139875/|title=Johnny Depp to Front Dior Scent|website=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|first=Jennifer|last=Weil|date=June 3, 2015|access-date=March 17, 2021|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430000120/https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/fragrance/johnny-depp-dior-fragrance-10139875/|url-status=live}}</ref> and he was inducted as a [[Disney Legends|Disney Legend]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Flores|first1=Terry|title=Johnny Depp Makes Surprise Appearance at Disney's D23 Expo|url=https://variety.com/2015/scene/news/johnny-depp-disney-george-lucas-disney-legend-honorees-1201569849/|access-date=August 14, 2015|work=Variety|date=August 14, 2015|archive-date=August 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815105312/http://variety.com/2015/scene/news/johnny-depp-disney-george-lucas-disney-legend-honorees-1201569849/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Johnny Depp Alice Through the Looking Glass premiere.jpg|thumb|upright|Depp at the premiere of ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]'' in 2016]]Depp's first film release in 2016 was ''[[Yoga Hosers]]'', a sequel to ''Tusk'' (2014), in which Depp appeared with his daughter, [[Lily-Rose Depp]]. Next, he played businessman and presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]] in a [[Funny or Die]] satire entitled ''[[Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie]]'', released during the run-up to the [[2016 United States presidential election|US presidential election]]. He earned praise for the role, with a headline from ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' declaring, "Who knew Donald Trump was the comeback role Johnny Depp needed?".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/who-knew-donald-trump-was-comeback-role-johnny-dep-232041 |title=Who knew Donald Trump was the comeback role Johnny Depp needed? |last1=Adams |first1=Erik |date=February 10, 2016 |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=February 11, 2016 |archive-date=February 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213021057/http://www.avclub.com/review/who-knew-donald-trump-was-comeback-role-johnny-dep-232041 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also announced that Depp had been cast in a new franchise role as [[Griffin (The Invisible Man)|Dr. Jack Griffin/The Invisible Man]] in [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]]'s planned shared film universe entitled the [[Universal monsters#Legacy|Dark Universe]], a rebooted version of their [[Universal monsters|classic Universal Monsters franchise]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://screenrant.com/the-invisible-man-johnny-depp-universal/ |title=Johnny Depp Cast In The Invisible Man Remake At Universal |publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|via=screenrant.com |date=February 9, 2016|last=Tyler|first=Adrienne|access-date=March 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405231454/http://screenrant.com/the-invisible-man-johnny-depp-universal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the severed zombie heads featured in ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' [[The Walking Dead season 6|season 6]] episode "[[Not Tomorrow Yet]]" was based on Depp. Episode director [[Greg Nicotero]] said, "I think we had sculpted an emaciated version of a dummy head for something and we used Johnny Depp's head as a basis just for a clay sculpt."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ign.com/articles/2016/03/07/johnny-depp-has-cameo-in-latest-walking-dead-episode |title=Johnny Depp Has Cameo In Latest Walking Dead Episode |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |date=March 7, 2016 |publisher=[[IGN]] |access-date=March 10, 2016}}</ref> Depp reprised the role of the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]'' (2016), the sequel to ''Alice in Wonderland''. In contrast to the first film's success, the sequel lost Disney approximately US$70 million.<ref name=hr2016>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016s-biggest-box-office-bombs-958780/item/box-office-bombs-gods-egypt-959603|title='Ben Hur' to 'BFG': Hollywood's Biggest Box-Office Bombs of 2016|first1=Pamela|last1=McClintock|first2=Mia|last2=Galuppo|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 8, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713171444/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016s-biggest-box-office-bombs-958780/item/box-office-bombs-gods-egypt-959603|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Variety16 /> It also gained Depp two Golden Raspberry nominations. Depp had also been secretly cast to play [[Dark Arts (Harry Potter)|dark wizard]] [[Gellert Grindelwald]] in a cameo appearance in ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' (2016), the first installment of the ''Fantastic Beasts'' franchise. His name was not mentioned in the promotional materials and his cameo was only revealed at the end of the film.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Douglas|first1=Edward|title=Fantastic Beasts Producer David Heyman Explains Why They Cast Johnny Depp|url=https://collider.com/fantastic-beasts-johnny-depp-grindelwald-explained/|access-date=November 20, 2016|work=Collider|date=November 20, 2016|archive-date=November 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121082232/http://collider.com/fantastic-beasts-johnny-depp-grindelwald-explained/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Fantastic Beasts 2': Johnny Depp Confirmed as Grindelwald; Setting Revealed|newspaper=Collider|date=November 8, 2016|first=Adam|last=Chitwood|url=https://collider.com/fantastic-beasts-2-johnny-depp-grindelwald/|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109083602/http://collider.com/fantastic-beasts-2-johnny-depp-grindelwald/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, Depp appeared alongside other actors and filmmakers in ''[[The Black Ghiandola]]'', a short film made by a terminally ill teenager through the non-profit [[Make a Film Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/with_help_of_hollywood_make_a_film_foundation_grants_film_wish_to_16_year_old_fighting_cancer/prweb13864616.htm|title=With Help of Hollywood Make A Film Foundation Grants Film Wish to 16-year-old Fighting Cancer|work=PRWeb|access-date=March 16, 2017|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317054536/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/11/prweb13864616.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/make-a-film-foundation-johnny-depp-sam-raimi-others-1201863923/|title=Johnny Depp, Sam Raimi & Others Contribute To Film By 16-Year Old Cancer Patient|last=Lincoln|first=Ross A.|date=December 3, 2016|work=Deadline|access-date=March 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305020657/http://deadline.com/2016/12/make-a-film-foundation-johnny-depp-sam-raimi-others-1201863923/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://makeafilmfoundation.org/la-benefit-premiere-of-anthonys-contis-the-black-ghiandola-april-22nd/ |title=LA Benefit Premiere of Anthony's Conti's THE BLACK GHIANDOLA – April 22nd |publisher=[[Make a Film Foundation]]|access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612055426/http://makeafilmfoundation.org/la-benefit-premiere-of-anthonys-contis-the-black-ghiandola-april-22nd/ |archive-date=June 12, 2017 }}</ref> He also reprised his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the fifth installment of the ''Pirates'' series, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales|Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'' (2017). In the US, it did not perform as well as previous installments,<ref>{{cite news|last=Busch|first=Anita|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/dunkirk-movie-christopher-nolan-international-box-office-results-opening-weekend-global-1202134249/|title='Dunkirk' Takes Box Office By Storm With $55.4M No. 1 Spot For $105M+ Global Opening; 'Valerian' $23.5M Start|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 23, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725090711/http://deadline.com/2017/07/dunkirk-movie-christopher-nolan-international-box-office-results-opening-weekend-global-1202134249/|archive-date=July 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and Depp was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards for worst actor and for worst screen combo with "his worn-out drunk routine".<ref name="Razzies2017">{{cite web|last=Perez|first=Lexy|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/razzie-awards-2018-complete-winners-list-1078488|title=Razzie Awards: 'Emoji Movie' Named Worst Picture of the Year|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 3, 2018|access-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032651/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/razzie-awards-2018-complete-winners-list-1078488|archive-date=November 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the film had a good box office return internationally, especially in China, Japan and Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/pirates-of-the-caribbean-box-office-1202453369/ |title='Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' Crosses $500 Million at Global Box Office |last=Kelley |first=Seth |work=Variety |date=June 4, 2017 |access-date=June 4, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604173914/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/pirates-of-the-caribbean-box-office-1202453369/ |archive-date=June 4, 2017 }}</ref> Depp's last film release in 2017 was the [[Agatha Christie]] adaptation ''[[Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]'', in which he was part of an ensemble cast led by director-star [[Kenneth Branagh]].
[[File:Johnny Depp by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Depp in costume as Gellert Grindelwald at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2018]]
In 2018, Depp voiced the title character Sherlock Gnomes in the animated movie ''[[Sherlock Gnomes|Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes]]''. Although moderately commercially successful, it was critically panned<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sherlock_gnomes|title=Sherlock Gnomes (2018)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=March 23, 2018 |access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=November 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129073352/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sherlock_gnomes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/sherlock-gnomes|title=Sherlock Gnomes Reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=April 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405163320/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/sherlock-gnomes|url-status=live}}</ref> and earned Depp two Golden Raspberry nominations, one for his acting and another for his "fast-fading film career".<ref name="Razzies2018">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSTHbwqpSd8 |title= 39th Razzie Nominations! |format= video |via= YouTube |publisher= Razzie Channel |access-date= January 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131030132/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSTHbwqpSd8 |archive-date= January 31, 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref> Depp then starred in two independent films, both produced by him and his company, Infinitum Nihil. The first was ''[[City of Lies]]'', in which he starred as [[Russell Poole]], an LAPD detective who attempts to solve the murders of rappers [[Murder of Tupac Shakur|Tupac Shakur]] and [[Murder of Christopher Wallace|The Notorious B.I.G.]] It was set for release in September 2018, but was pulled from the release schedule after a crew member sued Depp for assault.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/city-of-lies-pulled-johnny-depp-1202897208/ |last=Lopez |first=Richard |title=Johnny Depp's Notorious B.I.G. Film 'City of Lies' Pulled From Release Schedule |work=Variety |date=November 17, 2018 |access-date=November 13, 2018 |archive-date=November 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060416/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/city-of-lies-pulled-johnny-depp-1202897208/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The second film was the comedy-drama ''[[Richard Says Goodbye]]'', in which Depp played a professor with terminal cancer. It premiered at the [[Zurich Film Festival]] in October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/johnny-depps-richard-says-goodbye-gets-world-premiere-at-zurich-festival-1142539|title=Johnny Depp's 'Richard Says Goodbye' to World Premiere at Zurich Film Festival|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|date=September 12, 2018|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912170144/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/johnny-depps-richard-says-goodbye-gets-world-premiere-at-zurich-festival-1142539|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp's last film release of 2018 was ''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald]]'', in which he reprised his role as Grindelwald. Depp's casting received criticism from fans of the series due to the domestic violence allegations against him.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Romano |first=Aja |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/12/8/16746844/jk-rowling-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts-fan-backlash|title=J.K. Rowling is "genuinely happy" Johnny Depp is in the Fantastic Beasts films. Fans are not.|work=Vox|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211041202/https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/12/8/16746844/jk-rowling-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts-fan-backlash|archive-date=December 11, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jk-rowling-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts_us_5a2988bfe4b0b185e53a3000|title=J.K. Rowling Defends Johnny Depp's Role In 'Fantastic Beasts'|last=Blumberg|first=Antonia|date=December 7, 2017|work=Huffington Post|access-date=December 12, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212194917/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jk-rowling-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts_us_5a2988bfe4b0b185e53a3000|archive-date=December 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Depp also experienced other career setbacks around this time, as Disney confirmed that they would not be casting him in new ''Pirates'' installments<ref name=ind_Disney>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-pirates-caribbean-dropped-disney-reboot-captain-jack-sparrow-release-a8695916.html|title=Johnny Depp officially dropped from Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney producer confirms|last=Stolworthy|first=Jacob|website=[[The Independent]]|date=December 22, 2018|access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121184042/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-pirates-caribbean-dropped-disney-reboot-captain-jack-sparrow-release-a8695916.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and he was reported to no longer be attached to Universal's Dark Universe franchise.<ref name=reviews>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/the-mummy-reviews-roundup-1202457392/|title='The Mummy' Reviews: What the Critics Are Saying|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607223217/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/the-mummy-reviews-roundup-1202457392/|archive-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/universal-elisabeth-moss-invisible-man-1203153172/ |title=Elisabeth Moss Circling Universal's 'Invisible Man' (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Kroll |first=Justin |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 1, 2019 |access-date=March 1, 2019 |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302001003/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/universal-elisabeth-moss-invisible-man-1203153172/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Depp's next films was the independent drama ''[[Waiting for the Barbarians (film)|Waiting for the Barbarians]]'' (2019), which premiered at the [[76th Venice International Film Festival]] and is based on a novel by [[J. M. Coetzee]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

=== 2020s: Personal struggles and resurgence ===
In ''[[Minamata (film)|Minamata]]'' (2020), Depp portrayed photographer [[W. Eugene Smith]]. The film premiered at the [[2020 Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news | last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Johnny Depp to Play War Photographer W. Eugene Smith in 'Minamata' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/markets-festivals/johnny-depp-photographer-minamata-1202989438/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=January 6, 2019 |date=October 23, 2018 |archive-date=February 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216071548/https://variety.com/2018/film/markets-festivals/johnny-depp-photographer-minamata-1202989438/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2020, Depp resigned from his role as Grindelwald in the ''Fantastic Beasts'' franchise at the request of its production company, [[Warner Bros.]], after he lost [[Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd|his UK libel case]] against ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'', which had accused him of being a domestic abuser.<ref name="varietynov20">{{cite web|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=November 6, 2020|title=Johnny Depp Exits 'Fantastic Beasts' Franchise|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/johnny-depp-exhits-fantastic-beasts-franchise-1234824564/|access-date=November 6, 2020|work=Variety|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106162655/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/johnny-depp-exhits-fantastic-beasts-franchise-1234824564/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Reichert|first=Corinne|title=Johnny Depp leaves Fantastic Beasts films on Warner Bros' request|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/johnny-depp-leaves-fantastic-beasts-films-on-warner-bros-request/|access-date=November 6, 2020|website=CNET|language=en|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505190748/https://www.cnet.com/news/johnny-depp-leaves-fantastic-beasts-films-on-warner-bros-request/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Beasts" /> He was replaced by [[Mads Mikkelsen]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharf|first1=Zack|date=November 25, 2020|title=Mads Mikkelsen Replacing Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in 'Fantastic Beasts 3'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/11/mads-mikkelsen-replace-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts-3-1234598075/|access-date=December 9, 2020|website=IndieWire|language=en|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124103414/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/11/mads-mikkelsen-replace-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts-3-1234598075/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2021, ''City of Lies'', which was originally scheduled for 2018, was released in theaters and streaming services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/city-of-lies-wojnarowicz-last-call-specialty-box-office-preview-streaming-1234716550/|title='City Of Lies' Finally Lands In Theaters; 'Wojnarowicz' Docu Spotlights Iconic Queer Artist; 'Last Call' Debuts – Specialty Preview|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=March 19, 2021|access-date=April 26, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426100209/https://deadline.com/2021/03/city-of-lies-wojnarowicz-last-call-specialty-box-office-preview-streaming-1234716550/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=City of Lies: Johnny Depp's Notorious B.I.G. movie hits theaters in 2 weeks |url=https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/city-of-lies-johnny-depp-notorious-big-movie |website=www.joblo.com |access-date=March 5, 2021 |date=March 4, 2021 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505163102/https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/city-of-lies-johnny-depp-notorious-big-movie |url-status=live }}</ref> The same month, an online petition to bring Depp back to the ''Pirates'' franchise, begun four months earlier, reached its goal of 500,000 signatures.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reyes|first=Mike|date=March 3, 2021|title=The Petition To Bring Johnny Depp Back For More Pirates Of The Caribbean Finally Reached Its Goal... Then Moved The Benchmark|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2563740/the-petition-to-bring-johnny-depp-back-for-more-pirates-of-the-caribbean-finally-reached-its-goal-then-moved-the-benchmark|url-status=live|access-date=March 12, 2021|website=CinemaBlend|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309195013/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2563740/the-petition-to-bring-johnny-depp-back-for-more-pirates-of-the-caribbean-finally-reached-its-goal-then-moved-the-benchmark}}</ref> His ''Pirates'' co-star [[Kevin McNally]] also expressed support for Depp returning to the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/pirates-caribbean-kevin-mcnally-supports-johnny-depp-return/|title=Pirates of the Caribbean Star Wants Johnny Depp Back As Jack Sparrow|author=Rivas, Katie|work=[[Screen Rant]]|date=November 6, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2021|archive-date=November 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122170952/https://screenrant.com/pirates-caribbean-kevin-mcnally-supports-johnny-depp-return/|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2021, [[Andrew Levitas]], the director of ''Minamata'' (2020), accused [[MGM]]&nbsp;of trying to bury the film due to Depp's involvement,<ref name="burying">{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr|date=July 26, 2021|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/johnny-depp-minamata-director-letter-mgm-buried-movie-1234799868/|title=Did Johnny Depp's Fall From Grace Prompt MGM To "Bury" Japan Mercury Poisoning Drama 'Minamata'? Read Letter Director Andrew Levitas Sent To Studio|work=Deadline|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628221948/https://deadline.com/2021/07/johnny-depp-minamata-director-letter-mgm-buried-movie-1234799868/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Kennedy|url=https://screenrant.com/johnny-depp-minamata-release-theaters-hidden-star-power/|title=Johnny Depp's Fall From Grace Is Confirmed In Minamata's Release|website=ScreenRant|access-date=February 5, 2021|date=March 4, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205170551/https://screenrant.com/johnny-depp-minamata-release-theaters-hidden-star-power/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Zack|last=Scharf|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/minamata-director-accuses-mgm-burying-film-johnny-depp-1234653673/|title=MGM Says New Johnny Depp Film Still Awaiting Release After Director Claims Studio Is Burying It|website=IndieWire|access-date=October 5, 2021|date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=September 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909012647/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/minamata-director-accuses-mgm-burying-film-johnny-depp-1234653673/|url-status=live}}</ref> with Depp claiming he is being boycotted by the Hollywood industry and calling his changed reputation an "absurdity of media mathematics".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Drury |first1=Sharareh |title=Johnny Depp Says He's Being Boycotted by Hollywood |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-boycotted-hollywood-1234998032/ |access-date=November 15, 2021 |work=[[Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428201423/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-boycotted-hollywood-1234998032/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Minamata'' was released in the UK and Ireland in August 2021,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theartsshelf.com/2021/07/06/minamata-will-be-released-in-cinemas-across-the-uk-ireland-on-13-august-2021/|title='MINAMATA' will be released in cinemas across the UK & Ireland on 13 August 2021!|work=The Arts Shelf|date=July 6, 2021|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726211131/https://www.theartsshelf.com/2021/07/06/minamata-will-be-released-in-cinemas-across-the-uk-ireland-on-13-august-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref> and in North America in December 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/johnny-depp-movie-minamata-us-release-december-mgm-1234882900/|title=Johnny Depp Movie 'Minamata' Is Finally Getting A U.S. Release, But Not With MGM|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|publisher=Deadline|date=December 1, 2021|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604043116/https://deadline.com/2021/12/johnny-depp-movie-minamata-us-release-december-mgm-1234882900/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film received positive reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/minamata|title=Minamata (2020)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=November 21, 2021|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916070541/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/minamata|url-status=live}}</ref> with multiple publications praising Depp's performance as his best in years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/johnny-depp-minamata-berlin-film-festival-andrew-levitas-1202864977/|title=Johnny Depp's 'Minamata', True-Life Japanese Tragedy, Gets World Premiere & First Look For Buyers – Berlin|author=Hammond, Pete|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 4, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126001414/https://deadline.com/2020/02/johnny-depp-minamata-berlin-film-festival-andrew-levitas-1202864977/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/minamata-film-movie-review-johnny-depp-best-performance-japan-pollution-disaster-1149669|title=Minamata, review: Johnny Depp gives his best performance in years in this true story of corporate exploitation|author=Newland, Christina|work=[[i (British newspaper)|iNews]]|date=August 13, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=July 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714044210/https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/minamata-film-movie-review-johnny-depp-best-performance-japan-pollution-disaster-1149669|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/whatever-you-think-of-him-johnny-depp-acts-here-with-grace-and-grit-20210531-p57wri.html|title=Whatever you think of him, Johnny Depp acts here with grace and grit|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=June 3, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=June 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603183910/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/whatever-you-think-of-him-johnny-depp-acts-here-with-grace-and-grit-20210531-p57wri.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3130125/minamata-movie-review-johnny-depp-plays-tortured|title=Minamata movie review: Johnny Depp plays tortured photojournalist in retelling of Japanese disaster|author=Marsh, James|work=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=April 19, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=July 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705032046/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3130125/minamata-movie-review-johnny-depp-plays-tortured|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7278674/depp-shines-in-story-of-suffering/|title=Depp shines in story of suffering|author=Fredbury, Jane|work=[[The Canberra Times]]|date=June 6, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126001413/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7278674/depp-shines-in-story-of-suffering/|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp also continues as the face of Dior's men's fragrance, Sauvage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lofficielmalaysia.com/beauty/johnny-depp-remains-the-face-of-dior-beauty-s-latest-sauvage-elixir-fragrance|title=Johnny Depp remains as the face of Dior Beauty's latest Sauvage Elixir fragrance|work=[[L'Officiel]] Malaysia|date=August 16, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128222714/https://www.lofficielmalaysia.com/beauty/johnny-depp-remains-the-face-of-dior-beauty-s-latest-sauvage-elixir-fragrance|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vman.com/article/johnny-depp-francois-demachy-speak-on-diors-sauvage/|title=JOHNNY DEPP & FRANÇOIS DEMACHY SPEAK ON DIOR'S SAUVAGE|first=Greg|last=Marku|work=[[VMan]]|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=June 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606224124/https://vman.com/article/johnny-depp-francois-demachy-speak-on-diors-sauvage/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Depp received multiple honorary awards at numerous European film festivals, including at the [[Camerimage]] festival in Poland,<ref>{{cite web |last=Barraclough |first=Lee |date=October 27, 2020 |title=Johnny Depp to Be Honored at Camerimage, 'Minamata' to Close Film Festival |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/festivals/johnny-depp-camerimage-minamata-1234816352/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126001411/https://variety.com/2020/film/festivals/johnny-depp-camerimage-minamata-1234816352/ |archive-date=November 26, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> the [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]]&nbsp;in the Czech Republic,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-honored-by-karlovy-vary-film-festival-1234995010/|title=Second Major European Festival Honors Johnny Depp|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 10, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531134849/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-honored-by-karlovy-vary-film-festival-1234995010/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]]&nbsp;in Spain,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/johnny-depp-decries-cancel-culture-before-receiving-san-sebastians-top-prize-2021-09-22/|title=Johnny Depp decries 'cancel culture' before receiving San Sebastian's top prize|author=West, Vincent|work=[[Reuters]]|date=September 23, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531190920/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/johnny-depp-decries-cancel-culture-before-receiving-san-sebastians-top-prize-2021-09-22/|url-status=live}}</ref> where Depp was awarded the [[Donostia Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/johnny-depp-san-sebastian-donostia-award-1235037224/|title=Johnny Depp to Receive San Sebastian Donostia Award|last=Hopewell|first=John|work=Variety|date=August 9, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607134631/https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/johnny-depp-san-sebastian-donostia-award-1235037224/|url-status=live}}</ref> These awards were controversial, with various domestic violence charities criticizing the festivals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58170506|title=Johnny Depp's film festival awards insulting, domestic abuse charities say|work=[[BBC News]]|date=August 11, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628221946/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58170506|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/metoo-controversy-film-festival-johnny-depp-woody-allen-roman-polanski-1235053849/|title=Are Film Festivals Behind the Curve in Dealing With #MeToo Controversies?|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|work=Variety|date=September 4, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531230439/https://variety.com/2021/film/global/metoo-controversy-film-festival-johnny-depp-woody-allen-roman-polanski-1235053849/|url-status=live}}</ref> The organizers of the ceremonies released statements defending their decision to award Depp,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/johnny-depp-cancel-culture-so-far-out-of-hand-no-one-is-safe-asks-people-to-stand-up-against-injustice-1234842145/|title=Johnny Depp Says Cancel Culture Is 'So Far Out Of Hand' & 'No One Is Safe', Asks People To 'Stand Up' Against 'Injustice' – San Sebastian|first=Tom|last=Grater|work=Deadline|date=September 22, 2021|access-date=November 25, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625075222/https://deadline.com/2021/09/johnny-depp-cancel-culture-so-far-out-of-hand-no-one-is-safe-asks-people-to-stand-up-against-injustice-1234842145/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/johnny-depp-fan-support-kviff/|title=Johnny Depp Fans Shower Embattled Actor with Love at KVIFF: We Believe You|first=Jeremy|last=Dick|work=[[MovieWeb]]|date=August 27, 2021|access-date=November 25, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126001415/https://movieweb.com/johnny-depp-fan-support-kviff/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/johnny-depp-honor-by-san-sebastian-festival-director-1235041084/|title=Johnny Depp Donostia Award Defended by San Sebastian Festival Director|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran|work=Variety|date=August 13, 2021|access-date=November 25, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604120632/https://variety.com/2021/film/global/johnny-depp-honor-by-san-sebastian-festival-director-1235041084/|url-status=live}}</ref> with the San Sebastian Film Festival stating that "he has not been charged by any authority in any jurisdiction, nor convicted of any form of violence against women".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58200208|title=Johnny Depp: San Sebastian Film Festival defends honorary award|work=BBC News|date=August 13, 2021|access-date=November 25, 2021|archive-date=June 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601033450/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58200208|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2021, Depp described himself as a victim of [[cancel culture]].<ref name="CancelCulture">{{cite web |last1=Grater |first1=Tom |title=Johnny Depp Says Cancel Culture Is "So Far Out Of Hand" & "No One Is Safe", Asks People To "Stand Up" Against "Injustice" – San Sebastian |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/johnny-depp-cancel-culture-so-far-out-of-hand-no-one-is-safe-asks-people-to-stand-up-against-injustice-1234842145/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=September 22, 2021 |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625075222/https://deadline.com/2021/09/johnny-depp-cancel-culture-so-far-out-of-hand-no-one-is-safe-asks-people-to-stand-up-against-injustice-1234842145/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The same month, he launched [[IN.2 Film|IN.2]], a London-based sister company to his production company, Infinitum Nihil, and announced that IN.2 and the Spanish production company ''A Contracorriente Films'' were starting a new development fund for TV and film projects.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/johnny-depp-san-sebastian-development-fund-1235072265/|title=Johnny Depp Launches London-Based IN.2, Unveils Development Fund With Spain's A Contracorriente Films|first1=Jamie|last1=Lang|first2=Anna Marie |last2=de la Fuente|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 28, 2021|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129102843/https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/johnny-depp-san-sebastian-development-fund-1235072265/|url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Johnny Depp Festival de Cannes 2023.jpg|thumb|Depp at the [[2023 Cannes Film Festival]]]] On February 15, 2022, Depp received the Serbian [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Serbia#Mdeals|Gold Medal of Merit]] from President [[Aleksandar Vučić]] for "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".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-serbia-medal-president-aleksander-vucic-1301054/|title=Johnny Depp Receives Medal of Honor from Controversial Serbian President|first1=Althea|last1=Legaspi|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 15, 2022|access-date=February 16, 2022|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216170628/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-serbia-medal-president-aleksander-vucic-1301054/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Zeller |first=Terry |date=February 16, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp Makes Rare Appearance After Losing Amber Heard Lawsuit To Receive Serbian Medal |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/02/16/johnny-depp-serbian-gold-medal-photos/ |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=[[Hollywood Life]] |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422135407/https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/02/16/johnny-depp-serbian-gold-medal-photos/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Minamata'' and animated series ''[[Puffins (TV series)|Puffins]]'' were shot in the country.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Isobel |date=February 16, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp says he's 'on the verge of a new life' as he receives medal in Serbia |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-serbia-aleksandar-vucic-amber-heard-b2016294.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-serbia-aleksandar-vucic-amber-heard-b2016294.html |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>

On May 29, 2022, Depp, who was still awaiting a verdict in his highly publicized [[Depp v. Heard|defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard]], made a surprise appearance at a [[Jeff Beck]] gig in Sheffield, playing guitar alongside Beck to three classic songs from [[John Lennon]], [[Marvin Gaye]] and [[Jimi Hendrix]]. Depp joined Beck on his last concert tour in the UK and Europe during June and July and in the United States in October and November, to promote their album ''[[18 (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album)|18]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=May 30, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp appears on stage with Jeff Beck at Sheffield gig |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/johnny-depp-appears-on-stage-with-jeff-beck-at-sheffield-gig-3236301 |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811112548/https://www.nme.com/news/music/johnny-depp-appears-on-stage-with-jeff-beck-at-sheffield-gig-3236301 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck and an album called '18' – DW – 07/15/2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-and-an-album-called-18/a-62465882 |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=dw.com |language=en |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811112548/https://www.dw.com/en/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-and-an-album-called-18/a-62465882 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Angermiller |first=Michele Amabile |date=October 12, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp-Jeff Beck Tour Brings on the Guitar Heroics and 'I Love You, Johnny' Shrieks |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-tour-concert-new-jersey-1235401164/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119133012/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-tour-concert-new-jersey-1235401164/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2022, he made a cameo appearance at the [[2022 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Depp makes surprise cameo at MTV VMAs – with Taylor Swift and Harry Styles among big winners |url=https://news.sky.com/story/johnny-depp-makes-surprise-cameo-at-mtv-vmas-as-taylor-swift-and-harry-styles-among-big-winners-12684348 |access-date=August 30, 2022 |website=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830064232/https://news.sky.com/story/johnny-depp-makes-surprise-cameo-at-mtv-vmas-as-taylor-swift-and-harry-styles-among-big-winners-12684348 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Depp next starred as King [[Louis XV]] in French actor-director [[Maïwenn]]'s period film ''[[Jeanne du Barry (film)|Jeanne Du Barry]]'' (2023). This was the first film for Depp where he acted in French.<ref name="LeJDD">{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2022 |title=Maïwenn sur le tournage de son film sur Jeanne Du Barry: " Ma mise en scène n'est ni pop ni rock " |url=https://www.lejdd.fr/Culture/exclusif-maiwenn-sur-le-tournage-de-son-film-sur-jeanne-dubarry-ma-mise-en-scene-nest-ni-pop-ni-rock-4157619 |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=[[Le Journal du Dimanche]] |language=fr}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2023 Cannes Film Festival]] as the opening film, where it was greeted with a 7-minute standing ovation and received a mixed reception from film critics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rutherford |first=Nichola |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Johnny Depp: Critics lukewarm to comeback film Jeanne du Barry |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65619877 |access-date=August 5, 2024 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wise |first=Damon |date=May 16, 2023 |title='Jeanne Du Barry' Review: Johnny Depp Holds Court In PG Spin On Scandalous Historical Tale |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/jeanne-du-barry-review-johnny-depp-maiwenn-1235368922/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516201310/https://deadline.com/2023/05/jeanne-du-barry-review-johnny-depp-maiwenn-1235368922/ |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=May 16, 2023 |title='Jeanne du Barry' Review: Johnny Depp Makes a Decent, if Distracting Match for 'My King' Director Maïwenn |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/jeanne-du-barry-review-johnny-depp-maiwenn-1235613773/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516195634/https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/jeanne-du-barry-review-johnny-depp-maiwenn-1235613773/ |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |website=[[Variety (website)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Setoodeh |first1=Ramin |last2=Sharf |first2=Zack |date=May 16, 2023 |title=Johnny Depp Cements Cannes Comeback With Teary Seven-Minute Standing Ovation for 'Jeanne du Barry' |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/johnny-depp-cannes-standing-ovation-jeanne-du-barry-1235614130/ |access-date=September 28, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Many critics deemed it Depp's comeback role, something he did not agree with.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNamara |first=Mary |date=May 17, 2023 |title='I don't have much use for Hollywood': Johnny Depp slams industry that 'boycotted' him |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-05-17/johnny-depp-press-conference-cannes-jeanne-du-barry-slams-hollywood |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

''[[Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness]]'' (2024), was Depp's first directorial effort in over 25 years. The film is about 72 hours in the life of Italian artist [[Amedeo Modigliani]], and Depp co-produced it through his European company IN.2 Film, alongside [[Al Pacino]].<ref name="Modigliani" /> It stars [[Riccardo Scamarcio]], [[Stephen Graham]], Al Pacino and Antonia Desplat, and it is based on a play by Dennis McIntyre.<ref name="Modigliani">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/johnny-depp-direct-modigliani-al-pacino-amber-heard-1235092154/ |title=Johnny Depp To Direct 'Modigliani', His First Directorial Effort in 25 Years; Al Pacino Co-Producing |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Zac |last=Ntim |date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818043142/https://deadline.com/2022/08/johnny-depp-direct-modigliani-al-pacino-amber-heard-1235092154/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Principal photography]] commenced in September 2023 in Budapest, Hungary and was completed in Los Angeles and Turin in early 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/johnny-depp-modi-hungary-italy-luisa-ranieri-al-pacino-1235737158/ |title=Johnny Depp Starts Shooting 'Modì' in Hungary, With Italy's Luisa Ranieri Joining Al Pacino and Riccardo Scamarcio in Cast |website=Variety |first=Nick |last=Vivarelli |date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927114248/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/johnny-depp-modi-hungary-italy-luisa-ranieri-al-pacino-1235737158/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2024 |title=Johnny Depp regista a Torino per due giorni: ciak per "Modì" con Scamarcio |url=https://www.lastampa.it/torino/2024/02/09/news/johnny_depp_regista_torino_modi_scamarcio_modigliani-14056862/ |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=La Stampa |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=January 18, 2024 |title=Johnny Depp Hails "Transformative" Experience Of Directing 'Modi' As First Behind-The-Scenes Images Revealed Of Depp, Al Pacino & More |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/johnny-depp-directing-new-movie-modi-first-images-al-pacino-1235796528/ |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival]] on September 24, 2024, where it was received warmly by the audience with a lengthy standing ovation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=August 20, 2024 |title=Johnny Depp's 'Modi – Three Days On The Wing Of Madness' To Debut At San Sebastián |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/johnny-depp-modi-three-days-on-the-wing-of-madness-san-sebastian-film-festival-2024-1236044644/ |access-date=August 26, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=September 24, 2024 |title=Johnny Depp's 'Modi' Charms San Sebastian, Filmmaker Dedicates Flick To Late Rocker Jeff Beck |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/johnny-depp-modi-san-sebastian-film-festival-2024-jeff-beck-dedication-1236098599/ |access-date=September 28, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>