Originally posted on 4/08/05 at 05:58 AM

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The CATCF poster & title test results for the week ending 4/2

Tally-- 600 people of all ages were polled


Poster tests:

Poster 1 ( teaser poster in theatre lobbies )- 153
Poster 2 ( with kids ) - 444
un sure - 3

Title of movie tests : 600 people who saw the both posters without any titles, just Johnny's name. When asked "Do you know what the upcoming movie is titled?" :

Willy Wonka - 159
Wonka - 89
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 25
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - 176
Johnny Depp and the Chocolate Factory -55
Johnny Depp - 45
Captain Jack Sparrow as Willy Wonka - 3
Pirates of the Carribean - 15
Johnny Depp's new movie - 5
don't know/ not sure - 28




Originally posted on 4/11/05 at 03:15 PM

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These are the descriptions of 2 CATCF trailers that were tested this past weekend. These will now be added to show with movies. Here's a couple of suggestion that will help you read the descriptions...



For example:

1 - Cabin in snow / "This is the story of an ordinary boy..." / Boy gets into bed / Boy looks through window from bed

** A number (1) means a new film clip or thought, so then 2 would be the next, and so on

** a slash / separates action or thought or dialog



** "This is the story...boy..." Anything inside quote marks is the dialog, voiceover or what the announcer says.



And I've highlighted Depp's dialog.



These were two trailers made to be tested in the next few weeks. Either one, or both of these will be attached to movies for release in late April and May. Based on which scenes people like and don't like, these one minute trailers then will be broken down into 30 sec TV spots using the scenes that most people liked.





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A Whole new world

1 - Cabin in snow / "This is the story of an ordinary boy..." / Boy gets into bed / Boy looks through window from bed
2 - "Who was the luckiest boy in the entire world" / Factory in snow
3 - "...Didn't know it yet" / Boy looks up
4 - Flier on post / Crowd reads flier / "Dear people of the world..."
5 - "I Willy Wonka have decided to let five children visit my factory" / Depp walks through gate / Factory / Applause
6 - Logos swirl in chocolate
7 - Reporter: "Five golden tickets have been hidden..." / Golden ticket wrapped onto candy bar by machine
8 - Doors open / Kids grab chocolate bars from shelf / Crowds snatch up bars / "Wouldn't it be something Charlie..."
9 - Old man: "...And find a golden ticket" / Boy: "But I only get one bar a year"
10 - "Nothing's impossible Charlie" / Old man gives boy a coin
11 - Boy unwraps bar with gold ticket / Man: "...Wonka's last golden ticket / Ribbon cut
12 - "From Director Tim Burton" / Chocolate swirl
13 - Kids run toward opening gates / "Please enter"
14 - Blonde girl: "Who are you" / Depp in hat with arms outstretched / Old man to boy: "He's Willy Wonka"
15 - Girl hugs Depp and introduces herself / Depp: "I don't care"
16 - Boy bites bar / Boy: "I love your chocolate" / Depp: "I can see that" / Depp smiles
17 - Girl: "I'm Veruca Salt" / "Daddy I want another pony"
18 - Depp to boy: "You're Mike Teevee" / Fry plays video game / "Die die die" / Depp nods: "Okay"
19 - Depp to boy: "And you well you're just lucky to be here aren't you" / Depp shakes boys hand / Boy smiles
20 - "Welcome to the factory" / Hand pushes door revealing candy garden / "Warner Brothers invites you..."
21 - "To enter a whole new world" / Depp and kids walk over bridge by chocolate waterfall / Girl grabs lolly pop
22 - "Unlike anything you've ever imagined" / Woman smiles with candy teeth / Depp leads group across lawn
23 - Boy: "It's beautiful" / "Where dreams are your reality" / Factory with chocolate mixers
24 - Girl: "Look over there" / Guys in red run / Boy: "Who are they" / Depp: "...Oompa Loompas" / Loompas perform
25 - Man: "...Rather rehearsed" / Depp: "You're really weird"
26 - "And Willy Wonka..." / Depp does hand movement / Group gathered / Depp: "Let's boogie" / Depp bumps face / Boy and old man
27 - "Is your guide" / Depp emerges with machete through brush
28 - Person falls in chocolate river / Blonde girl: "There he goes" / Person goes up tube / Depp: "Oh"
29 - Loompas laugh on boat / Man conducts Loompas / Boat through chocolate river / "This summer..." / Boy on boat
30 - "Five lucky kids...Footsteps" / kids run in factory / Deep sea diver swims / Depp leads group down hall
31 - Room with blue and white striped swirl / Squirrels / Girl: "I want a squirrel / Depp: "...Touch that squirrel's nuts"
32 - "It'll make them crazy" / Squirrels leap / Girl on floor covered with squirrels / Girl goes down chute
33 - Fry: "Why is everything...pointless" / Depp drops smile / "But only one" / Boy drinks from ladle
34 - Group with goggles / Boy removes chocolate bar / Boy smiles at Depp / "Candy doesn't have to have a point..."
35 - Boy bites candy / Depp looks on fondly / "Will find his heart" / Depp and boy hug
36 - Passengers move in glass cube / Depp: "Hold on" / Glass cube goes through roof
37 - Machine / Lights / Man in air / Logo / Tower
38 - Man in jungle whacks large insects with machete
39 - Intro: Johnny Depp / Depp smiles
40 - Blue faced kid lowered / Loompas skate in yellow / Depp and boy fly in glass cube
41 - Title: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
42 - Machine / Boat / Man looks through candied glass / Loompas march
43 - Mountain / Indians watch building construction / Loompas look down hole
44 - Boy pops large bubble with gum / Depp in goggles: "Wow"
45 - "The factory opens July 2005" / Chocolate swirl
46 - Music

V.20 "Golden Ticket" v.22b

1 - Factory in snow / Old man: "Have you ever seen a single person going into that factory" / Boy: "...Working there"
02 - "The only thing that comes out of that place is the candy" / Boxes loaded onto trucks at factory
03 - "I'd give anything in the world to go inside of that amazing factory" / Boy looks up at factory
04 - Logo swirls in chocolate
05 - Flier on post / "Dear people of the world...Visit my factory this year" / Depp in hat / Crowd / Depp enters gate
06 - Reporter on tv: "Five golden tickets have been hidden..." / Boy looks / Bar opened / Factory of people handle bars
07 - Crowd gathers / Attendant in front of wall of bars / Doors open / Crowd rushes in snatching bars / "...Any town..."
08 - "...In the world" / Man's face / Screen turns off
09 - Cabin in snow / Old man to boy: "The first kid who finds a golden ticket will be fat fat fat"
10 - Mother holds gold ticket under boy's chin with chocolate mouth / Reporter from crowd: "...Celebrate" / "I eat more..."
11 - Girl: "I want my golden ticket" / Girl with ticket on tv
12 - Blonde girl with ticket: "I'm a winner" / Girl pops bubble
13 - Fry plays video game: "Die die die" / Reporters by large screen
14 - Little boy in crowd / Old woman: "Everyone has a chance Charlie" / Boy: "...One bar a year" / Old man gives boy coin
15 - Boy unwraps bar finding gold ticket / Old man celebrates
16 - "A Tim Burton film" / Chocolate swirl
17 - Depp opens gates / "Please enter" / Kids run through gate
18 - Doors open to reveal candy garden / Group crosses bridge by chocolate waterfall / Boy: "It's beautiful"
19 - Depp leads group across lawn / "Everything is eatable" / Boy grabs marshmallow
20 - Depp: "It's so delectable...Good looking" / Girl grabs lolly pop / Woman smiles with candy teeth
21 - Depp to boy: "You well you're just lucky to be here aren't you" / Depp smiles
22 - Boy and others ride boat through fantasy landscape
23 - Depp: "Try some of this..." / Little boy and old man drink from ladle / Boy: "It's great"
24 - Loompas laugh on boat / Boy: "Who are they" / "They're Oompa Loompas" / Group turns and sees guy in red
25 - Man: "Why would anyone want that" / Depp laughs / "You're really weird"
26 - Loompas perform / Loompas run
27 - Girl: "Daddy I want a boat and I want lots of Oompa Loompas" / Loompas dance
28 - Squirrel on girl / Boy: "What are they doing" / Depp: "They're testing to see if she's a bad nut" / Squirrels examine girl
29 - Depp: "...She is a bad nut" / Squirrels carry girl to chute / Squirrels nudge man into chute
30 - Men wave at group in glass cube going up mountain lift
31 - Fry: "...Pointless" / Group watches pyrotechnics / Man watches boy pop large bubble with gum
32 - Boy: "Candy doesn't have to have a point that's why it's candy" / Depp looks on fondly
33 - "This summer..." / Glass cube lowers group / Miniature door unlocked by red carpet / Depp and boy exit cube in snow
34 - Boy as group walks: "Mr. Wonka why did you decide to let people in" / Depp gazes
35 - Boy looks through window from bed / "And watch all of your dreams..."
36 - Old woman: "Nothing's impossible Charlie" / Boy looks up / Depp laughs as glass cube descends / "Come true"
37 - Group in goggles watches giant candy bar / Depp on couch to Loompah: "Candy's only been the only thing..."
38 - Intro: "Johnny Depp" / Chocolate swirl
39 - "My factory" / Glass cube flies by factory in snow / Loompas raise arms / "My beloved Oompa Loompas"
40 - Depp leads group through candy garden / Group by chocolate river / "Who will watch over them..."
41 - Title: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
42 - Woman in kitchen: "...Be back" / Man with book: "Hard to know dear"
43 - Glass cube through ceiling / Old woman: "...At the door" / Cube opens Depp waves
44 - Credits / "The Factory opens July 2005" / Chocolate swirl
45 - Music



Advertising campaign info was posted on:

5/14/05 at 02:32 PM

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Phase 1 for CATCF
Look for heavy advertising on the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon to hit between 6/8 and 8/13. These are commercial spots mainly.

PRINT ADS to focus 6/5 to 9/23. This includes full page ads in magazines, on billboards, at bus stops and hutches.


And we added Phase 2 info on 5/17/05 at 05:31 AM

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CATCF trailer is/will be attached to"


Herbie Fully Load - medium rotation
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - heavy rotation
Madagascar - heavy rotation
Kicking and Screaming - Top 15 markets

TV Spot #6 in the following spots this week
ABC
Nick
MTV
Disney
Fox

Print ads
Each Sunday in Top 10 markets from June 1 - August 15th


More to be added by May 30th



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These are the basic questions asked and their possible responses.
What do you think the movie is about based on the trailer?
What do you like about the movie? What do you dislike about the movie?

We will have the results later this week. So check back in to see what they said.



Based on the two trailers that were tested last weekend-- here are some of the plot points in question.



People are asked the following question:



#1 - Based on the trailer that you just saw, what do you think this movie is about?



People then give their answers-- which multiple responses to the same are added to this base report. Please note that some spoilers may be included in the list. Also note that some of the responses on this list may not have occured in the movie since some results are based on human opinion on what they saw.


The majority of the list are positive responses, but some negatives are on here for people who did not like what they saw.


General

50- Oompa Loompas / Run factory
51-no one has ever gone inside factory before
52-Chocolate factory is magical
53 - Abt. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
54 - Candy / Chocolate inv.
55 - About a Chocolate Factory
56 - Remake
57 - Same as the original
58 - Based on book
60 - Twists/Surprises
61 - Fighting
62 - Violence
63 - Death/Killing/Murder
64 - Explosions
65 - Scary
66 - Horror
68 - Murder Mystery
69 - Mystery
70 - Suspense/Thriller
72 - Action Thriller
73 - Action Adventure
74 - Adventure
75 - Action/packed
76 - Action Comedy
77 - Funny/Comedy
79 - Slapstick/Physical Comedy
80 - Romance/Love Story
84 - Comedy Drama
85 - Drama
86 - Sci-Fi/Futuristic
87 - Fantasy/Fairytale
89 - Kids Movie
90 - Family Movie
94 - Moral / Message
95 - Dark

Negative
98 - Don't know
100 - Confusing
101 - Stupid/Dumb/Silly
103 - No Story/Plot
104 - Corny
105 - Cheesy
106 - Unrealistic
107 - Predictable
108 - Typical

Charlie / Boy
1 - Wins trip to factory / Gets gold ticket / Last one
2 - Has adventures
3 - Eats candy
4 - Is a good / Nice boy / The only one
5 - Gets help from his grandfather
6 - Is lucky
7 - Is poor
9 - Has fun
10 - Becomes friends with Wonka / Wins him over
15 - Inherits chocolate factory from Wonka / At end
16 - Becomes rich
20 - Dreams come true

Wonka / Depp
125 - Is weird / Strange
127 - Has a Chocolate Factory
128 - Hides 5 tickets / In chocolate bars / To factory
130 - Is looking for heir to take over Chocolate Factory

They / Kids
200 - Visit chocolate factory / Found gold tickets
201 - Have fun
202 - Learn a lesson
203 - Eat candy
204 - Have adventures
205 - Are bad / Trouble makers
206 - Get into trouble
207 - Are spoiled / Snotty
208 - Are lucky
209 - Go to Magical / Dream place
210 - Get kicked out / Eliminated / For being bad / One by one



#2 - What do you like & dislike about the clip you just saw. Positive mentions and or negative mentions.....

Positive
1 - Like other Tim Burton movies
2 - Surprise / Twist
3 - Scenery / Setting
4 - Tim Burton / Director
5 - Dark
6 - Creepy
7 - Weird / Strange
8 - Different / Original / Unique
9 - Artistic
10 - Like the original
11 - Better than the original
12 - Imaginative / Creative
13 - Off beat
14 - Quirky
15 - Funny / Comedy
16 - Fun / Entertaining
17 - Exciting
18 - Fantasy
20 - Good for kids
21 - Colors
22 - Characters
23 - Action
24 - Adventure
25 - Visually appealing
26 - Story / Plot
27 - Special effects
28 - As good as the first
29 - Happy ending
30 - Good / Interesting

Negative

50 - Not familiar with Tim Burton / Don't know who he is
55 - Haven't seen Tim Burton movies
56 - Didn't see original Willy Wonka movie
98 - Don't know / Need info


CAST

1 - Cast/Acting
2 - Kids in cast
3 - Johnny Depp / Actor
4 - Depp-Hot
5 - Depp-Role / As Willy Wonka
6 - Depp-Other movies
10 - Oompa Loompas
15 - Tim Burton / Director
16 - Burton-Other movies

STORY AND CHARACTERS

27 - Characters
30 - Story/Plot
35 - Like / love chocolate / candy
36 - Kids get to go to a chocolate / candy factory
37 - Chocolate / candy factory setting

GENERAL

38 - Saw / Enjoyed original as a child
39 - Classic
40 - Remake
41 - Same as original
42 - Saw / Enjoyed original
43 - Read / Liked the book
44 - Based on the original
45 - Music
46 - Based on book
47 - Want to compare to original
49 - Colors / Bright colors
50 - Setting/Scenery
51 - Fun/Entertaining
52 - Different/Original
53 - Exciting
54 - Cute/Sweet
56 - Moral/Message
57 - Realistic
58 - Can relate
59 - Fast-paced
60 - Twists/Surprises
61 - Imaginative
62 - Magical
65 - Special Effects
74 - Adventure
75 - Action/packed
77 - Funny/Comedy
78 - Hilarious
85 - Drama
86 - Sci-Fi/Futuristic
87 - Fantasy/Fairytale
88 - For all ages
89 - Kids Movie
90 - Family Movie
91 - Good for kids
92 - No violence
93 - No profanity/bad language
94 - No sex
95 - Kids will like
97 - Appropriate for kids
100 - Good/Interesting

Scenes from trailer
101 - Other mentions
102 - Boy unwraps bar with gold ticket
202 - Kid playing video game
203 - Charlie opens chocolate bar

CAST
1 - Cast / Acting
2 - Don't know cast
3 - Johnny Depp / Actor
4 - Depp / Role / As Willy Wonka
5 - Depp looks creepy
6 - Depp looks weird
10 - Oompa Loompas are different than in the original
15 - Tim Burton / Director

STORY AND CHARACTERS
27 - Characters
30 - Story / Plot
31 - No story / plot

GENERAL
39 - Different than the original
40 - Prefer / like the original better
41 - Didn't like the original
42 - Remake
43 - Ad doesn't tell enough
44 - Ad confusing
45 - Music
46 - Typical
47 - Predictable
50 - Setting/Scenery
51 - Cheesy
52 - Corny
53 - Boring
56 - Moral/Message
57 - Unrealistic
58 - Long
59 - Slow
62 - Violence
64 - Dark
65 - Scary
66 - Creepy
70 - Weird
74 - Adventure
75 - Action/packed
77 - Comedy
79 - Slapstick/Physical Comedy
86 - Sci-Fi/Futuristic
87 - Fantasy/Fairytale
88 - Childish
89 - Kids Movie
90 - Family Movie
91 - Not for kids
92 - For younger audience
95 - Rental/Wait for DVD
97 - Stupid/Dumb/Silly
100 - Not my type
190 - Prefer Horror
191 - Prefer Suspense/Thriller
192 - Prefer Comedy/Not funny/enough
193 - Prefer Romance
194 - Prefer Drama
195 - Prefer Action/Not enough action
196 - Prefer Cartoons/Animation

And thanks to Jeppody who got this posted we had the CATCF premiere news first! It was posted on 5/15/05 at 12:30 AM

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News has just reached us that the Premiere of CATCF will be held at

Grauman Chinese Theatre on July 7th

You read it here first!!



Thanks to the people who know these things. Bless them for sharing.



That is all we have so far.



Anne x

And then we reported the Premier date change on 6/06/05 at 10:29 AM

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Well it just goes to show ya.....everything changes.



I've just learned that Sunday, July 10, 2005 is the new date and 3pm is the time for the CATCF premiere for now. WB should be announcing it soon. They are in the mist of doing a complete promotional change to fit certain actor's schedules...


This date could change to but should NOT..



As always........stay tuned right here. And remember you read it here at JDR first!.

And we tried to help those who wanted to attend the prem in LA by posting this on6/22/05 at 09:45 PM

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As you all know, the CATCF LA premiere is on July 10th. Help us get a head's up on who is planning to go wait out at the Chinese. Once I get a count I can check with Jeff and our industry friends to see if we can get any thing special for our JDR group....no promises..... but I think it is worth a shot.

JDR's Gina posted some tips for attending premieres at the Chinese here at JDR...here it the link, her post is the 2nd in the thread.

Click here: - Pics from last night's Batman (WB) (to see where you can stand for CATCF premeire)

I've asked some industry friends their take on waiting out and I will be posting that soon, along with the parameters that WB is planning on putting into effect that day. They are finalizing details and the press release this week. More when we get it!

To answer a question emailed me, yes you can email me at johnnydeppreads@aol.com if you would rather do that.

We added the press junket info on 6/17/05 at 05:29 AM

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JDR is pleased to share this with you. So...here is the tentative schedule of Johnny's that we've gotten from a management firm. Please note that this schedule is TENTATIVE . Plans are still being set for this and these dates and locations are still being juggled. They will be firmed up next Wednesday and at that time we will repost or revise with any changes that are made. Since this info is TENTATIVE, and to avoid wide spread talk across-the-Internet of dates that may have changed by the time you read this, please keep this info on this board until final plans are set. We want you to be as informed as far in advance as we can, so that's the reason we are giving you the tentative schedule now.

Promo for CATCF
June 18- 27 Bahamas
June 27- July 4 Break
July 5- 7 NY
July 8- 15 LA

CATCF opens July 15, 2005 here in the US.


Appearances, interviews and press coverage are being finalized and we will provide you with all the details as soon as management and WB set the final schedule.
Please note that promotions will not be going on during all of the days noted but these are the locations where things will happen.

And then we heard from our rep at WB about the NY press junket on 7/01/05 at 06:03 AM

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Here is an update on the NY CATCF promotional situation. This is the email direct from Michael at WB. So anyone reading this can know that this was really a planned event.



There always are changes in the movie business. I report info as I get it to help everyone out. This was always marked as **tentative** on our end, as we've been waiting for confirmation. I hear about tons of things that I don't post to the board until more info comes in. We never want to get rumors or gossip started which is why we used the word *tentative.*


From Michael:

We tentatively scheduled a NY promotional junket/premiere when the POTC film shoot was in the midst of being postponed. However, due to the overwhelming amount of press outlets that RSVP'd for a spot for the Bahamas Junket, we no longer needed a NY junket.


The two main late night affiliates are on holiday break that week, plus the two main morning affiliates came to the Bahamas so we are covered. The other area affiliates will be sent EPKS so NY is covered. The July 7th event will now be a press screening at a smaller theater. We don't expect anyone from the film since very few are based in NY.


We will now shift and feed to the Los Angeles area to prepare for the premiere in LA and the movie release. If anything changes with this, as can happen at the minute, I will let you know but with the holiday weekend, I doubt it.



** Just FYI -- Michael mentioned "EPKS" --- EPKs are electronic press kits. That is when the junket questions are filmed independently then duplicated, then they add film clips to it and then they are sent to a bunch of news entertainment programs.

JDR had people on the scene for Chocolate Day in LA on 7/07/05 at 09:28 AM

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This just in to JDR:

CATCF's Oompa Loompa (Deep Roy) did dance high
above Hollywood on the film's billboard to two of the Oompa
Loompa songs Danny Elfman created for the film!



The billboard at Franklin and Highland says "Have you seen an Oompa Loompa"



About 50- 60 fans were there and several news cameras and photographers.



They had refreshments including donuts, and some stickers and some prizes.



There was also a sign in white on the sidewalk that said "Chocolate Day" and urged people to "see the movie".



That is a high traffic area as it is near a freeway entrance so many people in cars were looking around.




More as we get it. Thanks to our insiders for getting this info to us so quickly!


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How to attend a premiere...on 7/09/05 at 12:39 PM

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I just got this from Jeff, he's taken a few minutes to help those going to THE PREMIERE tomorrow! Remember he works in the industry and knows the way these things work. SAVVY? He and his people will be there tomorrow Have a great time and somebody please kiss Johnny for me! LOLOL

He and his people will be looking for anyone holding a JDR sign! Be sure to take one!!! Also, since there may be more info coming, if you are going, be sure to email me to let me know. Just click on the email icon in the upper right corner of this message. I will be on and off all day today and tomorrow. If Jeff sends any extra info I will email those attending.

Have a Wonkalicious time!


** Remember that the movie studios do want to see you. The more people, the merrier. Studios love it and it is a good sign of how much exposure the movie has been getting. Studios and publicists do want their clients to meet the fans.

** The down side is there is never enough time for everyone.
There's press to do and photographers and they will be as anxious as you are to get to Johnny. It's their job.

** Go early and get a spot. Remember that in addition to Johnny fans, there are fans of the other actors as well as people who are staying near by that will want to look. Plus the paparazzi and then the people who go to all premieres (there are quite a few) and they are very territorial and know all the tricks of the trade.

**If you can't get there early. Still go, hang out and have fun.

** I advise against having a big group of people with you. Saving spots and reserving areas is just asking for trouble later. People will not be happy and will let you know about it. Everyone wants that first spot on the rails. Everyone wants the center area. So I would not guarantee to save anyone a spot. If there is one or two of you, fine. People can become quite evil and it is always best to be friendly with the people who are surrounding you. You are there for a long time.

**Bring two cameras you never know when the battery will go out at the wrong moment.

**Bring something to munch on and plenty of water. This way you can stay in one spot. Going in and out may become a pain. So just use it for bathroom breaks only.

**It gets hot out there so be prepared. bring sun block.

**Limit the items you want signed. People will be pushing, shoving and trying to get to Johnny. He will not have time to answer questions or sign certain items or mutiples. So it is best to have a small sheet or something small and easy for him to get. Have a sharpie with you, be sure that it works BEFORE you hand it to him .

**Do not get smart with or snap at security, WB personnel or theater people. Trust me they will remember you and will not make things easier for you.

**Do not bother the personnel with 100 inquiries about when Johnny is coming, etc. Most of them are busy and will not have time. Then you have the ones who want to be important and may not tell you the truth. Things change so much and so fast and most people will not know what Johnny is doing. No need to get yourself all worked up . Just because they are behind the scenes, does not know that they know what is happening with Johnny.
Someone like Johnny has the studio set a number of tickets aside for them and that is it. The communication is between the field publicist and Johnny's publicist. So save yourself some time and be patience. The people setting up have deadlines, so if you are there early don't bug them, ask for tickets or anything.

**Be prepared to have your view blocked by the stanchions and displays of the movie and a number of photographs. That is just the way it is.
Please remember that this is a business and these people have to get their interviews and press shots.

**The Chinese theater only has benches for a few premieres. Those are best because you get to sit down and relax and the time goes by faster. I forgot to check to see if this premiere is doing it before the offices closed. If I find out, I will let Karen know ASAP. If not, the city will set up the railing the morning of the premiere. That is where you will be standing. It is across the street from the theater. It is not the best place but Hollywood has certain guidelines for crowd control based on the fire department that they have to abide by. If areas get too crazy and crowded, the fire dept will shut down the premiere.

**Go with a "I just want a glimpse of him " attitude and you will be fine. That might be all you get. BE HAPPY! This is my advise from behind the scenes. It is so crazy and so fast. I attend premieres about 3 times a week so I have witnessed and seen it all on both ends, and from all studios. It is all work for me, but if I get a chance and or some extra treats, I will or send someone to look for JDR signs. No promises though as with this being an early premiere time, it is going to be a busy day.

LA premieres are much more different and aggressive then NY ones so remember that

There are some other helpful hints that I will turn in to Karen if I have time and she can send them to JDR members who are going . This could be a good head's up for you all. I will not list them here since this is an open forum .

Have Fun

Jeff

JDR had goodies for members at the premiere:

7/11/05 at 06:31 AM

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I know that Deppenpointe was there, Pam were you there too? Any JDR member who was at the Premiere yesterday please email me at johnnydeppreads@aol.com Please put Premiere in the subject line.



I talked to Jeff during all the premiere craziness and he's got some posters for everyone at JDR who waited outside. He did see at least 1 JDR sign. He was too crazy to walk over. This premiere was bigger than they expected what with the huge crowds so he was all over the place helping out WB.


He said he may get more stuff later. He was helping a WB guy help tell the stars where to go when their cars pulled up, so he may be in some of your pics.....

JDR member Deppenointe reports on 7/10/05 at 07:41 PM

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This is deppenpointe reporting back from the premiere.



I have to say that my hands are still shaking from the Johnny and Tim encounter. It's absolutely surreal since I felt that I would never be able to meet them in real life ever in my life.



I arrived across the streets from the Graumann's Chinese Theatre at around 8:45 and I was able to have a spot right at the front row thanks to the zoners who were saving spots for us there ever since 6:45 in the morning. We had a looong wait behind the rails, but the time seemed to whiz by since many Deppheads were there to hang out with. I wrote a private letter to Johnny, and I swear I had to have 15 rough drafts until I ended up with the final draft that I was going to send to Johnny. Karen left a small note in my PM this morning, and I copied that down and clipped that to my letter for Johnny to have.



It was so cool standing there since the soundtrack music was blaring in the speakers, and the theatre workers were starting to decorate the red carpet with couple dozens of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory posters. The lights were blaring and several impersonators came walking by and even a Willy Wonka impersonator who looked exactly like Johnny started hanging around the area. I had my "JDReads and JDZone congratulates Johnny and cast/crew" sign and several other zoners had "Zoners love Johnny" and "Semi-sweet and nuts" posters around. The time was slowly approaching 1:00 at this time. I was trying to read and have a few bites out of my sandwich but I couldn't swallow anything in.



Sorry for really stalling with my report, but it's really fun to go back and live out the anticipation. The press started arriving at 1:00 and a few crew members for the movie I believe walked through the red carpet. Still, the red carpet was still very quiet before the big ruckus arrived at 2:00 when the celebrities started arriving.



The one big problem we had to face was the traffic. Warner Bros. supposedly didn't pay the theatre enough money to create a road blockade for the premiere. So, there were buses and cars blocking our view of the red carpet. We had to constantly scream at the passersby, who stopped in the middle of the road to check out the red carpet, to get out of the way. It was kind of fun screaming at them, although it didn't really solve anything out. Some were plain rude and just ignored us.



Anyway, David Kelly (Grandpa Joe) was the first star of the movie to arrive at the carpet. Sadly, he didn't wave to us or give us any kind of recognition. I guess he was trying his best trying to get past the wave of paparazzi attacking him. Next were the children. I believe the boy who played Mike Teevee was the first of the children followed by Annasophia Robb (Violet), who looked stunning in pink. They didn't seem to pay attention to us at all either. Next came the utterly charming Freddie Highmore, with his spiked hair and his striped shirt. After a few photo ops with the paparazzi, he decided to come over to us. We were screaming like banshees and he was able to sign a couple of autographs for the fans, although he didn't get to reach the zoners and the JDRers. However, he gave a cute wave (he's more adorable in real life and his dimples are too cute to describe) and left to go to the theatre.



I think the girl who played Veruca Salt was there, however I couldn't see her face so it was kind of hard to tell. Well, there was Frankie Muniz and a bunch of other stars and elite crowds we didn't really care for. The press was quiet for awhile although the fans kept on screaming for Johnny.



A black SUV came and we immediately recognized it as Johnny's car. Everyone went crazy. But some frizzy black hair came popping out of the car and we immediately knew, it was the man of the moment: Tim Burton. What an amazing sight. His hair was in complete disarray but they were so alive. It definitely added into the unique character of Tim Burton. That director, that man, had presence. We screamed like crazy for him to come over and he willingly crossed the streets to get to us. We were yelling, "Tim Tim!! Over here! We love you, Tim!" It was absolute chaos as there was constant pushing and shoving, enough to leave bruises on your ribs. My eardrums were even ringing and I felt a slight tinge of fear that all this would accelerate 10 times more when Johnny would arrive. So, back to the amazing Tim. He tried to spend his time with each person in the line, trying to sign as much as he can. When he came to us, I literally could not breathe. Here was a living legend, in front of my eyes, and I couldn't swallow it in. In haste, I grabbed my sharpie and pulled the cap off, but someone shoved the marker into my face and I swear I had this big black sharpie mark slashed around my lip. I tried busily to wipe it off before Tim came, but it was too late. He reached for my marker. He signed my book and went on using my marker to sign for the other fans. I was trying my best to hide my face, rubbing so furiously that I could feel my skin burning. He came back to me and gave me back the marker, and I swear he gave the weirdest look at my face. Haha...I will always be remembered by him as the girl with a big black sharpie stain on her lip. How delightful...



The next cool star was Danny Elfman, and I went crazy. The soundtrack music from the speakers seemed to amplify a bit as he stepped onto the carpet. He couldn't come over to us at all, but still I was awestruck. Here's another film legend, one of the great composers of today, standing right there in front of me. Crazy...



Ok...I'll jump onto the moment you guys have been waiting for...We were getting a bit hopeless since the screening was beginning at 3:00 and there still was no sign of Johnny. There were several black SUVs that came around, as we waited with anticipation, but there still was no JOhnny. However, unexpectedly, someone yelled, "THere's his hat!" I quickly turned around and I could see the brown brim of a hat. THAT WAS HIM! We went nuts. I was right. It was ten times worse than with Tim. I kept on getting jammed to the rails and my shoes kept on slipping off. I swear I was slanted and just about to fall if it weren't for the people beside me holding me up. The funny thing was, I didn't yell as much as I thought I would. He was seriously a vision, and I just stood there dumbfounded. He seriously glides, and I'm not kidding here. He walks over so gracefully that you could barely see his feet moving. I saw several passengers on the road stop dead on their tracks, watching in utter shock over JOhnny passing by in front of them. There was a ruckus all around us with camera lights flashing here and there. He slowly went through the crowd of fans. SLOWLY....it was unbearable. He was SLOWLY approaching. This girl behind me started freaking out and I couldn't understand why. I felt so calm just watching him. He slowly inched closer, and the girl behind me reached out and stroke his hand. She started crying, "I just touched Johnny Depp's hand. I can't believe I just touched Johnny Depp's hand." It was quite hilarious. Then, he was right there. I tried to get the cap off carefully from my sharpie and asked the people around me if the sharpie mark was off my face. I just held out the sharpie and I felt a slight jab. Johnny was taking my marker. OMG...My heart started thumping a thousand beats per second. I shakily looked for my Dead Man dvd for him to sign. He paused for a second for me to adjust. His patience just surprises me. He signed in quickly and as I looked up, we made eye contact. I was lost for a second before I finally realized I had letters to give him. I blurted out, "I have letters for you!" He looked at me and I started searching for Karen and my letters to give to him. As he took it from me, he asked in astonishment, "Two letters?" I nodded. He smiled and gave a slight nod of thanks. I think I was about to die right then. Jennifer, a depphead right next to me, was worried about how Johnny would accept her artwork. Johnny looked at her drawing and widened his eyes. "Very nice drawings!" He gave a smile and signed her artwork carefully. He went on to greet more fans, and it felt like he didn't want to leave at all.



It was so like Johnny to immediately come to us right after he got out of the car. I just couldn't believe my eyes, that when other stars went immediately to the press, Johnny came first to us and stayed the longest with us. I guess Johnny had a very busy day ahead of him since he left right after his press interviews. However, although I didn't get to see it, he gave a big friendly wave to the audience from his car.



Seeing him up close, I felt very comfortable, although I felt nervous at the same time. He seems to have this peaceful aura surrounding him, and when he comes to you, it seems like he only focuses on you. I mean, so much that, I felt extremely special for those few seconds we shared alone. I still can't believe he took those letters home. From what I saw on his hands, Karen and my letters were the only things he was holding. I guess he was reading them on his carride home.



Just to quickly close this report, in Karen's letter, she wrote in the JDR messageboard address. I was hoping that, since he knows about this messageboard now, he might be able to visit us. How cool is that?!?



Hopefully, for those who weren't able to meet him today, we can set up another arrangement for the Corpse Bride and Libertine premiere. After meeting him today, it's become an addiction. I must meet that angel once again.

Some info about the after party on 7/11/05 at 12:53 PM

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Ok y'all... here's a bit more about the premiere from one of my JDR insiders.



Johnny did his press stuff then left the premiere as he usually does and did not stay to watch the movie. He must have gone home or out to eat for a few hours. He then later appeared in the same clothes at the afterparty, which was near the theater, for about 10 minutes. His car was waiting outside for him. Word has it that he ended up staying a little longer because he was waiting for Martin Landau to arrive. Martin stayed and watched the entire movie. Then he left.



The paparazzi hounds were outside. They must have gotten a tip as to where the afterparty was and waited there instead of the premiere area, as not many of them were seen in the fan area.



The gift baskets from the party were very nice Wonka buckets filled with goodies, plus a big purple Wonka bag filled with t-shirts and stuff.... It was mainly for the kids as was the party set up.


then this as an answer to a question about Vanessa :

7/11/05 at 04:39 PM

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I've asked about Van and was told that they are sure she left with Johnny, that she was already in the car when Johnny was being taken to his car.

Goodies usually go to people at the afterparty and sometimes the premiere as well.

Then this:

7/12/05 at 02:14 PM

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I've learned a bit more about this, when Johnny got out of his car none of the entertainment shows could see him as the press photographers got to him first. He went one way, Van went the other, so that by the time he got to the show staging area, he was solo. They probably assumed she stayed home since she was not right there with him.



Everything happens so fast at these things... I am sure the shows did not mean to get the report wrong. They want to get it right. Johnny was not there very long so it was an easy mistake for them to make. It was crazy there!!


And Gina added this:

7/12/05 at 02:26 PM

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Sticking my nose in if you don't mind...the Charlie premiere looks like it was set up the same way as the one I went too. Which means the press photogs are staged on the sidewalk right where the celebs are dropped off, then the tv shows line up at the entrance to the Grauman's courtyard where there is more room to accomodate the large cameras and necessary techie people.



From the reports I've seen, Johnny went to the crowd immediately (crossed the street in front of the press photogs) after helping Vanessa out of the SUV (there is one pic of her smiling away from the camera and from the angle, I'd say she's probably watching Johnny with the fans). She probably walked the press line soon after Johnny left not knowing how long he would be across the street.