ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY devotes two pages–pages 56 and 57–of their fall movie preview issue to FINDING NEVERLAND. EW likes FINDING NEVERLAND’s chances in this year’s Oscar horse race, calling the cast and creative team “a stud farm of Oscar pedigree.” The principal stud is, of course, Johnny Depp, “hot on the heels of his Best Actor nod as Captain Jack, playing prominent Scottish playwright J. M. Barrie, a misunderstood, boyishly mischievous eccentric. In other words, a character right in Depp’s wheelhouse.”

The article perhaps inadvertently captures the surprising juxtapositions that characterize Johnny as an actor. For example, it follows a serious discussion of Johnny’s approach to creating J. M. Barrie’s character with an equally detailed explanation of how and why he “secretly rigged a handheld whoopee-cushion” to help the child actors laugh convincingly on cue. For the full article, check the News and Views forum