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Johnny Depp has had many memorable roles.

But his most famous role may be his turn in Edward Scissorhands where he plays the title role of an artificial man who has scissors for hands.

In fact, it is SO famous that a 505-million-year-old fossil of an extinct creature has been named after Depp because of this character.

The extinct great ancestor of lobsters has been deemed Kooteninchela deppi .

Here's what a scientist said:

"When I first saw the pair of isolated claws in the fossil records of this species, I could not help but think of Edward Scissorhands. Even the genus name, Kootenichela, includes the reference to this film, as 'chela' is Latin for claws or scissors. In truth, I am also a bit of a Depp fan and so what better way to honor the man than to immortalize him as an ancient creature that once roamed the sea?"

Wow!!!

We wonder if Depp will call the scientist up to thank him!

It isn't everyday that one gets an honor such as this!!!

Check out a picture of the extinct creature… AFTER THE JUMP!!!

[Image via WENN.]

Omg!! We can't believe no one thought to do this sooner.

Do you know what's the best idea ever?? Matching up seksi male celebs with their cute kitty counterparts!

It's absolutely adorbzaballs!! It's up to U to decide who's cuter!

Check out the seksi men and their cat clones AFTER THE JUMP!:

Johnny takes a tumble!

Johnny Depp had a near death experience when he fell off his horse during a shoot for Lone Ranger.

The actor himself admitted that his stunt horse, Scout, saved the day (and his life)

Depp stated the following:

I'm lucky to be here. I've done a number of films on horseback and I've taken a couple of spills but this was a violent one.

I had a good relationship with the horse, which was named Scout, and when I look at the tape I can see that Scout saved my life.

I went down badly and I was dragged for 25 yards and in the end the horse just jumped over me and clipped me with his back legs.

That's some quick thinking on the horse's part!

Now we don't have to worry when we see Dark Shadows tomorrow!

Fighting cocks that is.

In Johnny Depp's new movie The Rum Diary, based on the best-selling book by Hunter S. Thompson, there is a scene with a cock fight.

The fight used real cocks but

In Rango, Johnny Depp stars as an animated lizard.

He remembers getting deep into character with his director Gore Verbinski.

“Early on, some of the talks that Gore and I had had about the character I mean. Talk about two grown men, middle aged men discussing the possibility of one of them being a lizard. So it starts off on a surreal kind of note, anyway.”

Most animated movies have the actors record their lines one at a time in a sound booth. Instead, Verbinski got the whole cast together to act out the entire movie, while sound technicians recorded them.

“Ultimately, it was everything. However, the process that we did, that Gore created this sort of atmosphere that was really, truly ludicrous. I mean, just ridiculous. It was like just regional theater at its worst.”

Check out the video above to hear more about the inspiration of the animal flick.

Finally!!!

We love movies about animals!

Rango, staring the brazilliant Johnny Depp, is about a pet lizard that finds himself in a small western town far from home.

We weren't 100% what to expect from this movie until we read celebrity film critic Roger Ebert's glowing review of the animated flick.

Ebert says:

"Rango" is some kind of a miracle: An animated comedy for smart moviegoers, wonderfully made, great to look at, wickedly satirical, and (gasp!) filmed in glorious 2-D.

This is an inspired comic Western, deserving comparison with "Blazing Saddles," from which it borrows a lot of farts. The more movies you've seen, the more you may like it; it even enlists big bats to lampoon the helicopter attack in "Apocalypse Now."

But let's say you haven't seen lots of movies. Let's say you're a kid. "Rango" may surprise you because it's an animated film that plays like a real movie and really gets you involved.

After describing the plot Ebert closed with:

Rango is a splendid and great-looking entertainment with a strong story, limitless energy and a first-rate voice cast, also including Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty as the disabled mayor, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Stephen Root, Timothy Olyphant, Ray Winstone, and, yes, Harry Dean Stanton.

We hope Rango is as good as Ebert clams!

Excited for Rango???

Here's a peak at Rango, which hits theaters next Friday!

Johnny Depp stars as a family pet who leaves the comfort of home in order to explore the outside world.

The film also stars the voices of Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher, Alfred Molina, Ray Winstone, Harry Dean Stanton, and Ned Beatty.

It's bound to be the best pet movie since G-Force Homeward Bound!