A-listers like Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston may still be having nightmares about the low-budget fright flicks they have left firmly in the past.

Box-office heavyweights Johnny Depp and John Travolta could well be spooked by memories of being part of the body count in blood-and-gore fests.

Other stars whose stabs at horror when they were unknowns could still haunt them include Ben Affleck, Hugh Grant, Jim Carrey and Viggo Mortensen.

Even rising stars like Jessica Biel and Katherine Heigl have horror skeletons in their closets.

Brad Pitt went back to high school for 1989 movie Cutting Class, playing brooding Dwight Ingalls whose girlfriend catches the eye of a creepy classmate.

Teachers and students soon start turning up dead as the psycho suitor goes on a killing spree, which ends up in a showdown with Brad.

The movie hunk has admitted he is embarrassed by many of his early films – and he probably learned a few valuable lessons from this one.

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Tom Cruise was one of the A-list Hollywood actors who sought to replace Heath Ledger in his final movie, it was revealed.

Cruise lobbied for a part in The Imaginarium Of Dr Parnassus, which was directed by Terry Gilliam. Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell were cast as a trio to fill the vast shoes of the late Australian actor, who died suddenly in January 2008.

Gilliam told a film magazine: “I’m not sure if it was Tom or his agent. I know there was a period when Tom’s agents were keen. The thing is, I was only interested in people who were friends of Heath. Simple as that. I wanted to keep it in the family.”

Gilliam also revealed that some parts of the movie were not possible to complete without Ledger. “Some scenes we couldn’t do because Heath wasn’t there. And I was like, ‘The bastard’s directing this film! He’s telling me what I can and can’t do!’ The film is better for these things. That’s why I said at one point I wanted him to be co-director on the film.”

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Public Enemies star Johnny Depp has revealed he used his own family as inspiration for his new film.

Depp, 46, plays the role of gangster John Dillinger in the film and said his own grandfather and stepfather were often on the wrong side of the law.

He said: “It has to do with my family and my upbringing. My grandfather, who I was close to as a kid, had run moonshine into dry countries and my stepfather had also been a bit of a rogue.

“He’d done burglaries and robberies and had spent some time in Statesville Prison in Illinois, where we actually ended up shooting some of the film.”

Depp also revealed he found a mugshot of his stepfather, Robert Palmer, who passed away in 2000, while going through records at the prison.

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Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp has admitted he is happy he waited to meet Vanessa Paradis before having children.

Johnny, 46, met Vanessa in 1998 and they have two children, Lily Rose, 10, and Jack, seven.

He said: “I’m glad I didn’t have children until Vanessa and I got together.”

Johnny was previously married to make-up artist Lori Anne Allison in the Eighties but they later split.

He added: “I think when you are young, you are hoping that this person will be the right one, the one you are going to be in love with for ever, but sometimes you want that so much, you create something that isn’t really there.

“I went through a number of relationships when I was younger because of that. I was very young when I married Lori Anne and probably it was because I was trying to create a situation.

“We married in 1983, but it didn’t last very long, and that was probably because I wasn’t ready to handle such a commitment. I then got engaged to Jenny Grey, Winona Ryder and Kate Moss but it wasn’t until I met Vanessa that life started to be real.”

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Tim Burton and Johnny Depp ALREADY have another joint project lined up after Alice in Wonderland!
Exciting stuff!!!!
According to legendary producer Richard D. Zanuck , Tim is set to direct Johnny in the film adaptation of the late 60-s ‘gothic’ TV soap, Dark Shadows, that he’s overseeing.
We bet the upcoming flick’s lady lead will be played by Helena Bonham Carter, right?
Of course she is! Duh, its perfect and I’m not complaining.
Burton + Depp + Bonham Carter is always proven to be a winning formula!
Plus, we love vampires!!!

The memoirs of movie legend Roger Moore could be turned into a Hollywood biopic and Johnny Depp is all set to star in that movie being planned on the life of the former James Bond actor.

Johnny Depp??? Now those who are scouting to have this chap play Roger Moore should hear to what I have to say. You will have to place more actors on your books. You must know that other leading actors would not be part of a project that stars Johnny Depp.

Personally I have nothing against Johnny and he really can act, but he won’t be able to do proper justice to the demand of playing Roger Moore. May be he should not take up the role him self.

No doubt he played the role of a pirate really well, and there will be other good movies not connected to being a pirate no doubt, but don’t get carried away. There are other talented actors in Hollywood who would really do the job much better. We do not need a debonair to play Roger Moore although that could be a pre-requisite for some fans.

One of Vanessa Paradis’s pictures for the new Miu Miu campaign has leaked. The photo was taken by fashion photo super duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. The French actress, singer and long time girlfriend of Johnny Depp, is the new face of the fashion house. Vanessa took Kirsten Dunst’s place as the face of the Italian style house. Miuccia Prada supposedly chose the French songstress because she casts a “certain powerful independence”. Vanessa looks great in the picture but I’m not totally blown over. Maybe it’s because we usually see her all glammed up anyway so it’s not that far of a stretch.

Newlywed singer Beyonce Knowles, Jay-Z and The Police made it into the world’s most powerful celebrity list.

Oprah Winfrey was at number one. The TV talk show queen topped the annual Forbes magazine’s Celebrity 100 list once again, beating golf superstar Tiger Woods and Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie.

Soccer star David Beckham – who moved to Los Angeles Galaxy last July in a multi-million dollar deal – made it into the top five for the first time.

The Forbes list is designed to reflect the influence of a celebrity in any one year. It looks at how much a celebrity is paid, and how much press, internet and TV coverage they get.

While ‘Harry Potter’ author J.K. Rowling only made it to number nine, she ranked as number one in the highest earners list. The rest of the Celebrity 100 list is compiled of Johnny Depp, Jay-Z and Brad Pitt. Major stars to drop out of the prestigious list include double Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, new mom Jessica Alba and superstar singer Elton John, who was last year’s number seven.

Forbes magazine’s 2008 Celebrity 100, top 10:

1. Oprah Winfrey
2. Tiger Woods
3. Angelina Jolie
4. Beyonce Knowles
5. David Beckham
6. Johnny Depp
7. Jay-Z
7. The Police
9. J.K. Rowling
10. Brad Pitt