Actor Greg Ellis, known for his roles in blockbuster movies as pirates of the Caribbean and Titanic, He recently took a position in support of co-star Johnny Depp in his battle with ex-wife Amber Heard.
Heard has alleged that Depp was violent towards her. Depp is now suing British tabloid editor The Sun for an article that referred to him as a “handcuff puncher,” reports BBC News.
Ellis plans to discuss Depp’s case in her video podcast The Defendant with Greg Ellis, which will launch on July 19.
“In Episode 3 of the video podcast – The defendant – I’m exhibiting Amber Heard’s #MeToo playbook. Janice Fiamengo joins in for a live Q&A after the episode, ”she shared in an Instagram post. An image of Depp with the words ‘Amber Heard Lied’ on the side was shared along with the post.
Ellis also shared another post in support of Depp. “Right here. Right now. I’m planting my pirate flag in the ground 🏴☠️ !! #isupportjohnnydepp Comment with a pirate flag to show @johnnydepp your support!”
Greg Ellis reveals how Johnny Depp created his Captain Jack Sparrow costume
Ellis spoke to Showbiz Cheat Sheet about The defendant and he also shared good memories working on the pirates of the Caribbean Serie.
“We read the first movie in the Viper Room,” he recalled. Depp used to own the controversial West Hollywood nightclub. “And no one had any idea that Pirates it was going to be a success. “
“Disney chose Pirates and they were really nervous about how to approach Pirates“He recalled.” I remember Johnny doing a wardrobe test for the Disney bosses. And he over-elaborated each piece of his costume. So instead of five jewels, it was 10, etcetera, etcetera. “
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“Then he came in because everyone was very nervous about the drunk effeminate pirate,” he said. “But [he was] A true movie star. He said, ‘How about I take off four rings, how about two fears?’ And he went back to where he originally wanted to start. ”
Ellis, who played Lieutenant Commander Theodore Groves in three of the Pirates movies, he told Express.co.uk Depp should reprise his character as Captain Jack Sparrow for the latest installment in the franchise.
“If Jack Sparrow is not a key, if not the key element, to end a multi-million dollar franchise, isn’t it similar to not having Captain Kirk in [the original] Star Trek? “He said.
‘The Respondent’ covers controversial topics
Ellis said The defendant It was a project he has been working on for years. “I have devised this project for quite some time,” he said. “And I was busy writing the book, my book comes out on Thanksgiving. But I wanted to start conversations with people about some of the themes of the book. “
“So I started with simple Zoom interviews,” he said. But in post production The defendant developed in more than one television type series. He shared that he planned to introduce the guests outside the mainstream and dig deeper into topics like “cancel the culture.”
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“The main issue and why I started it is a lot of reactivity in our media, in our culture of cancellation,” he shared. “In our social networks and our communication discourse. And how can we be less reactive and more responsible. Stop blame and blame. I need to find a way to have more civil discourse and critical thinking and agree to disagree and do less about extremes to the left and to the right of one side or the other or one campaign or the other. “
The respodentJohnny Depp’s discussion begins on July 19 on Thinkspot.
