Johnny Depp has always been a huge fan of fellow actor Christopher Walken. So when Depp had the opportunity to act alongside his idol, it was an offer he couldn’t pass up. Even if that meant doing a film he had reservations about.
Johnny Depp did ‘Nick of Time’ after everyone accused him of playing weirdos
Nick of Time was a 1995 feature starring Johnny Depp as an unwitting pawn in a plan to assassinate a prominent political figure. His Nick of Time role was a little unconventional for Depp given the movies he usually picked at the time. Depp was mostly known for playing characters that stood out from most people in society in some way. But Nick of Time had Depp playing the straight man.
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