MTV Movie Awards: Black Keys & Johnny Depp

UNIVERSAL CITY, California — The Black Keys brought Johnny Depp's inner rock star front and center on the stage at Sunday's (June 3) MTV Movie Awards, trading licks with the guitar-wielding (and increasingly tattooed) actor through a steady, polished and rollicking performance of "Gold on the Ceiling."

Depp called the band "up-and-coming legends" as he accepted the Generation Award before joining the band again for "Lonely Boy." CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

Billboard: Revolver Awards VIP Report

Johnny Depp stunned the crowd when he joined Marilyn Manson onstage on Wednesday at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards. As thrilling as it was for Depp to be playing guitar on "The Beautiful People" and "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" during a night that saw performances from hard rocking artists like Evanescence and Slash, Revolver Magazine creative director Josh Bernstein said there are still two dream bands they have yet to land for the annual event.

"The first year, we had Ozzy right off the bat. I don't think we would have had a show without him. Having him here was incredible. Last year, Lars [Ulrich] and Robert [Trujillo] from Metallica came. But I want the full bands and I want them performing," he said. "When that happens, that will be pretty good; Metallica and the original Black Sabbath. It's our fifth year next year, too, so it would be a good fifth year celebration. So, if [those two bands] are reading Billboard..."

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MTV: Box Office Report

Pirate Jack Sparrow's latest box-office booty was something of a mixed bag.

Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," featuring Johnny Depp's return to the unconventional sea captain role that added blockbuster power to his already formidable artistic credibility, broke international box-office records and enjoyed the highest opening of the year in America over the weekend, though it fell short of the franchise's previous two sequels both critically and commercially.CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report..

MTV: Box Office Report

Johnny Depp is now truly the Lizard King. At least at the box office. "Rango" was the #1 movie in America over the weekend with an estimated $38 million opening, according to studio estimates. To read the rest of my report click here.

MTV: "Paradise Lost" Team Plans Two More West Memphis Three Documentaries

Many filmmakers dream of turning one movie into a sequel-spawning franchise. But the news that there will be not only a third but likely a fourth "Paradise Lost" documentary is bittersweet to all involved. "We thought the story was going to come to an end a lot longer ago," co-director Joe Berlinger told MTV News by phone. READ THE REST OF MY REPORT HERE.

MTV: Johnny Depp Brings New Attention To West Memphis 3

Johnny Depp added his name to the long list of celebrities and activists calling for authorities to re-examine the convictions of the West Memphis Three, a trio of young men convicted nearly two decades ago of murdering three children in West Memphis, Arkansas. READ THE REST OF MY REPORT HERE.