News Briefs

- Reuters reports Johnny Depp received three nominations for this year’s People’s Choice Awards. You can cast your vote at the official PCA web site. The categories are:

• Favorite Male Movie Star
• Best Male Action Star
• Favorite On-Screen Match Up (with Keira Knightley)

- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest has also been nominated for a BAFTA Kids Award. Click here to cast your vote. Voting ends Nov. 20, and the winner will be announced at the British Academy Children’s Film & Television Awards on Sunday, Nov. 26. Thanks to Kimberly and Cindy for the link!

- PRNewswire reports Johnny Depp appears in the new music video for Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” which will make its world premiere Thursday, Nov. 9.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ — In a multi-brand, multi-screen event, CMT, MTV and VH1 will host the video world premiere of Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” on Thursday, November 9. The video will also bow Thursday on CMT.com, MTV.com, vh1.com, MTV2.com, MTVU.com and URGE, MTV Network’s digital music service.

An all-star list of 36 artists and icons joined to pay tribute to the late Johnny Cash in the black and white video, including Iggy Pop, Bono, Kris Kristofferson, Justin Timberlake, Jay Z, Keith Richards, Johnny Depp, Dixie Chicks, Terrence Howard, Patti Smith, Dennis Hopper and Chris Rock. Dressed in black, the artists own unique emotions are showcased throughout the intense video.

The video will premiere first during CMT TOP 20 COUNTDOWN Thursday, November 9 at 4:00-7:00 p.m., ET/PT. VH1 and MTV will simultaneously premiere the video later at 11:00 p.m., ET/PT. In addition, CMT will re-telecast JOHNNY CASH IN SAN QUENTIN Thursday at 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT. Filmed in 1969, the show captured The Man In Black at one of his most famous and controversial performances of the time, performing hits like “Folsom Prison Blues,” “I Walk The Line,” and “San Quentin!”

“God’s Gonna Cut You Down” is the first video from Cash’s gold-certified album American V: A Hundred Highways, which was released July 4 on American Recordings/Lost Highway. Directed by Tony Kaye, the video concept was created by Kaye, Justin Timberlake, Rick Rubin and Mark Romanek, who directed Cash’s award-winning video “Hurt.”

- The Washington Times reports Johnny also appears in The Future Is Unwritten, a documentary about The Clash front man Joe Strummer. The film will be screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

- RealityTVWorld.com reports “Survivor” producer Mark Burnett has ordered a pirate-based reality elimination show due in part to the success of the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Thanks to Shelle for the link!