Announcing a new photo gallery for the Zone! and our 1,000th news story

The Zone is celebrating Johnny Depp’s Oscar nomination for SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET with an addition to our permanent photo galleries–a collection of photos from the SWEENEY TODD world premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on December 3, 2007. We thank Bonnie, AnaMaria, Carasun, Silvia, Theresa and Sleepy for their assistance. To see the new gallery, click on the PHOTO GALLERIES button above, select THE DEPPARTMENT, and scroll down . . . the new gallery is the last entry under “Johnny’s Public Appearances.”

On a personal note, this story is the 1,000th that I have written for the Zone’s home page since we changed our format and opened the new site on July 9, 2004. At that time, we were celebrating the launch of Johnny Depp’s production company Infinitum Nihil, learning about his purchase of an island in the Caribbean, and mourning the sudden death of Marlon Brando. Johnny was working on CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and THE CORPSE BRIDE for Tim Burton, and FINDING NEVERLAND–not yet seen in theaters–was scheduled for screening at the Venice Film Festival in September. In this week, a thousand stories and 3 1/2 years later, Johnny has received his third Oscar nomination, and the latest film he made with Tim Burton, SWEENEY TODD, is opening across Europe to great acclaim. Chronicling the career of Johnny Depp has been a joy and a privilege; no journalist could wish for a better subject. Thanks for the wonderful memories, Johnny; your genius is equaled only by your kindness. –Part-Time Poet

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