Editing Johnny Depp (section)

=== 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}}