Johnny Depp Stuns in First Photo From New Movie 'Richard Says Goodbye'

We have a first look at Johnny Depp’s new film “Richard Says Goodbye,” and it’s a stunner.

Not because of ghost-ridden pirate ships or Tim Burton pancake makeup and costumes, but thanks to how damn fine Depp cleans up for the indie (see below) about a prim gentleman who starts living honestly after a troubling diagnosis.

Less than a week ago, the Academy Award nominee was beat up on social media and accused of looking rough posing with his “Platoon” costars Charlie Sheen and Kevin Dillon 30 years after the film was made.

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But looking good is the best revenge. A low-res pic released from the Wayne Roberts film shows Depp done up like a gentleman. His three piece suit and reigned-in grooming are a big departure from even three weeks ago, when he showed to the UK’s Glastonbury music festival in his goth gear, eyeliner and byzantine accessories.

“Richard” is currently filming in Vancouver, and costars Danny Huston (“Wonder Woman”), Rosemarie DeWitt , Zoey Deutch (“The Disaster Artist”) and Devon Terrell (“Barry”).

Depp’s character is described as “a world weary college professor who is given a life-changing
diagnosis and decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live his life as boldly and freely as possible with a biting sense of humor, a reckless streak, and a touch of madness.”

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So he might lose the three-piece suit by the end this journey, but we’re happy to see it in the first place.

Depp will next be seen in Kenneth Branagh’s take on “Murder on the Orient Express.”

“Richard Says Goodbye” counts Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Automatik Entertainment and IM Global President of Production Greg Shapiro as producers. The film does not currently have domestic distribution, which will be brokered by CAA.

Courtesy IM Global

Johnny Depp's Many Movie Faces: From Jack Sparrow to the Mad Hatter (Photos)

There are few actors in Hollywood today who have spent as many hours in the makeup and hair trailer as Johnny Depp. He's taken on so many roles that require heavy work on his face that he has taken to sleeping in full makeup instead of having it redone every morning. Here's some of the most outlandish looks Depp has sported onscreen.
Depp's first makeup-intensive role came in 1990 with "Edward Scissorhands," which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. Stan Winston, the VFX artist who designed the hands Depp wore in the film, got an Oscar nomination for his work.
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A decade later, Depp played two roles in the LGBT drama "Before Night Falls." One was as the military officer Lt. Victor. The other was the flamboyant transvestite Bon Bon, who struts and poses his way through Fidel Castro's prison filled with political dissidents.
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Depp's famous performance as Raoul Duke in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" didn't require much makeup, but Depp did have Hunter S. Thompson shave his head to match the writer's male pattern baldness.

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Undoubtedly, Depp's most famous role is Captain Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, which earned him his first Oscar nomination. The film also received a nomination for the makeup work that gave Sparrow his tanned, sea-weathered look.
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Depp's makeup took a turn for the gross in 2004 with "The Libertine." In it, he plays the cocky, womanizing Earl of Rochester, who finds his pride and life cut down quickly when he contracts syphilis, for which Depp wore increasing levels of makeup to show the disease's effects.
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For his polarizing performance as Willy Wonka in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," Depp took on a pale, almost plastic appearance to emphasize the candy maker's reclusive, eccentric nature after spending years cut off from the world in his factory.
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Depp got his third Oscar nomination from his performance as Sweeney Todd, where he took on a deathly pale complexion and swept-back hairstyle as he slit throats as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
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Depp was the center of controversy when he played the Native American Tonto in "The Lone Ranger," but the film did get an Oscar nomination for the makeup work that gave Tonto his intricate face paint and headdress.
Disney
He was better received in the film "Into The Woods," where he played the Big Bad Wolf with a costume inspired by Tex Avery's famous cartoons.
Disney
To play the infamous Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in "Black Mass," Depp went through over two hours of makeup to get his gaunt face and slicked-back hair.
Warner Bros.
Arguably Depp's creepiest makeup job came when he mocked Donald Trump in a parody video for Funny or Die ... though it wasn't as creepy as the video that showed him removing all that makeup from his face.
Funny or Die
Now Depp is returning to his role as the Mad Hatter in "Alice Through the Looking Glass," which he first played back in 2010. Depp turned up the ridiculousness with this role, sporting clown makeup, colored contacts, crazy wigs, eyebrow extensions, elaborate outfits, and of course, the 10/6 top hat.
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The character actor has built a career through roles that require many hours in the makeup trailer

There are few actors in Hollywood today who have spent as many hours in the makeup and hair trailer as Johnny Depp. He's taken on so many roles that require heavy work on his face that he has taken to sleeping in full makeup instead of having it redone every morning. Here's some of the most outlandish looks Depp has sported onscreen.

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Johnny Depp's Many Movie Faces: From Jack Sparrow to the Mad Hatter (Photos)

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