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Johnny Depp is going Gollum.

The Hollywood hunk is reteaming with Pirates of the Caribbean helmer Gore Verbinski for Rango, a feature-length CGI 'toon about household pets. Depp will voice the lead critter, who goes an adventure of self-discovery, Paramount Pictures confirms.

Jeez, our cat just spends the day licking himself.

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Here's some news Will Smith can take to the bank, along with those eight-figure paychecks: The Hancock star is the top-paid actor in Hollywood, according to the latest figures from the number crunchers over at Forbes.com.

Based on salaries earned between June 1, 2007, through June 1, 2008, Smith bested all competitors, male or female, raking in an estimated $80 million for his big-screen efforts.

His nearest moneymaking rival is Johnny Depp, whose pirate's booty totaled $72 million.

Not bad for a year's work.

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Miu Miu

Maybe we’re just jealous that Vanessa Paradis gets to warm her toes at night between Johnny Depp’s feet, but we can’t help but think that in this new Miu Miu ad the model-singer bears a striking resemblance to Madeline Kahn in Young Frankenstein.

Johnny, if that's what you're into, we can pose like robots with our heads tossed back, too! True, we look more like Gene Wilder than Ms. Kahn, but call us!

—Via FadedYouthBlog

The CW

OMFG. Consider the Gossip Girl word sufficiently spread.

The CW hit received a leading—and whopping—14 nominations this morning for the Teen Choice 2008 Awards.

Chris Brown checked in with nine nods, Miley Cyrus (who will host the ceremony) scored four nods, and perpetual nominee Justin Timberlake racked up three.

Timberlake is the awards' winningest artist, having aggregated 21 surfboards—the event's laid-back hardware of choice—since 1999.

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What do Johnny Depp, President Jimmy Carter and Pat Buchanan have in common? They all have big things to say about the late journalist-genius-gun nut Hunter S. Thompson in this new trailer from the documentary Gonzo, that's what.

Depp was buddy-buddy with Thompson, and played him to shiny-domed perfection in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, so it's no surprise he's the first face we see here. But what do you think: Can director Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) help the '70s icon make yet another comeback, or is this one Depp flick you'll skip?