Johnny Depp to play Michael Hutchence in biopic...

d · **Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 3:35 pm

http://vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/st ... date=&sid=

KATE MOSS and Johnny Depp will hook up again to star in a biopic of the life of INXS singer Michael Hutchence, according to the latest rumours. According to a report in The Daily Express, director Nick Egan has enrolled Depp to play Hutchence, who was found dead in a Sydney hotel room in 1997, and Moss to take the role of the rock star's then girlfriend Paula Yates. "Johnny was asked if it would be a deal breaker for him if Kate was cast," a source tells the paper. "He said, 'Not as far as I'm concerned.' He figures there's been enough water under that bridge. Obviously [Egan] is hoping there's still enough chemistry between them that will translate to the screen. It has been claimed she never got over him and in the film they'll have to appear deeply in love."

Stone red's dark sunshine · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:17 pm **Posts:** 1096

dnorwood Wrote:

http://vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=35665&date=&sid=

KATE MOSS and Johnny Depp will hook up again to star in a biopic of the life of INXS singer Michael Hutchence, according to the latest rumours. According to a report in The Daily Express, director Nick Egan has enrolled Depp to play Hutchence, who was found dead in a Sydney hotel room in 1997, and Moss to take the role of the rock star's then girlfriend Paula Yates. "Johnny was asked if it would be a deal breaker for him if Kate was cast," a source tells the paper. "He said, 'Not as far as I'm concerned.' He figures there's been enough water under that bridge. Obviously [Egan] is hoping there's still enough chemistry between them that will translate to the screen. It has been claimed she never got over him and in the film they'll have to appear deeply in love."

I wonder how explicit this will be.

pollysix · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:56 am **Posts:** 5174

*faints*

FT · **Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 3:55 pm

They should just splice in the motel room scene from An Officer and a Gentleman for the film's climax (so to speak).

MISSterious · **Joined:** Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:22 pm **Posts:** 526

I imagine Vanessa Paradis would have to be one strong woman to let a love scene between the two of them happen.

no guru · **Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 4:25 pm

Best choice possible, really.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 4:26 pm

I just find it hard to believe that they'd cast a crackhead model who's never acted in a proper film with the possible exception of the Pete Doherty instructional video on "How One Destroys A Career in Record Time".

Stone red's dark sunshine · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:17 pm **Posts:** 1096

pollysix Wrote:

*faints*

Perfect.

tthorn · **Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 4:32 pm

Well, this biopic will at least be better than Dogs In Space.

<rimshot>

no guru · **Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 4:33 pm

So which INXS song title/lyric will they use for the film name?

Shine Like It Does?

DumpJack · **Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 4:36 pm

fROSTED Wrote:

So which INXS song title/lyric will they use for the film name?

Shine Like It Does?

Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain) or Don't Lose Your Head

fuse · **Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 5:09 pm

Shaboo Shabah

pollysix · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:56 am **Posts:** 5174

Stone Wrote:

pollysix Wrote:

*faints*

Perfect.

First man to make me want to faint: Hutchence

Current man who could make me faint: Depp (and/or David Sylvian)

I've never been much of a movie star/rock star freak. But those two guys are pretty much the beginning and the end of my celeb crushes.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 5:30 pm

Devil Inside: The Tragic Story Of Michael Hutchence

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 5:31 pm

fROSTED Wrote:

So which INXS song title/lyric will they use for the film name?

Shine Like It Does?

I'm going with:

Devil Inside

or

Never Tear Us Apart

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Agree with the above. Also...

Elegantly Wasted
Not Enough Time
Strange Desire
We Are The Vegetables

gauchebag · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 12:01 am

this is going to be an extraordinary film.

vanessa is so chill, she's not worried. they're just pacsed, it's probably an open relationship.

HideousLump · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 12:29 am

fROSTED Wrote:

So which INXS song title/lyric will they use for the film name?

Am I really going to be the first one to say "Suicide Blonde"?

Honestly, I'm disappointed in you all.

schadenfreude · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 12:36 am

Being a Shabooh Shoobah fan, "Soul Mistake" gets my vote... But "Never Tear us Apart" is the no brainer....

And Depp is perfect to play the part. The guy probably regularly practices auto erotic asphyxation.... To complete the cast, Bob Geldoff needs to sign on.

edit: oh yea, throw in Francis Bean Cobain as the kid.

pollysix · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:56 am **Posts:** 5174

gauchebag Wrote:

they're just pacsed,

What. this word. it means?

Mick · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 2:11 am

Any predictions on who will play other key parts in Hutchence's life?

Kylie Minogue? I hope they include the scene where Hutchence inducts her into the Mile High Club. Apparently they asked for a blanket.

Nick Cave?

Bob Geldof?

I think it's too soon to make this film. With most of the characters (other than the main two) still in their 'prime', or only slightly past it in real life, I reckon potential libel is gonna limit what they do with the movie.

gauchebag · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 2:58 am

pollysix Wrote:

gauchebag Wrote:

they're just pacsed,

What. this word. it means?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacte_civi ... arit%C3%A9

it's a sort of marriage, but not quite. in France.

Kit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:47 pm **Posts:** 3052

HideousLump Wrote:

fROSTED Wrote:

So which INXS song title/lyric will they use for the film name?

Am I really going to be the first one to say "Suicide Blonde"?

Honestly, I'm disappointed in you all.

Thought of saying that, but Michael wasn't blonde.

That's actually my fav INXS song. I prefer one of the remixes though, not the X version.

south pacific · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 5:02 am

DumpJack Wrote:

I just find it hard to believe that they'd cast a crackhead model who's never acted in a proper film with the possible exception of the Pete Doherty instructional video on "How One Destroys A Career in Record Time".

Agreed.

I want to see this for Depp but I think it's going to be as cheesy as the made for TV "Def Leppard Story". :roll:

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Naked Wrote:

HideousLump Wrote:

fROSTED Wrote:

So which INXS song title/lyric will they use for the film name?

Am I really going to be the first one to say "Suicide Blonde"?

Honestly, I'm disappointed in you all.

Thought of saying that, but Michael wasn't blonde.

That's actually my fav INXS song. I prefer one of the remixes though, not the X version.

and it wasn't a suicide. Nobody wants to die naked, that's just scandalous.

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