His frail appearance stunned and concerned fans in equal measure while touring Russia and Germany with band The Hollywood Vampires.
But Johnny Depp’s loyal followers claim his notable weight loss could be the result of his recent role as a terminal cancer patient in forthcoming film Richard Says Goodbye.
The 54-year old plays a jaded college professor who decides to live his lie with reckless abandon after being given the devastating diagnosis.
Gaunt: Johnny Depp’s frail appearance stunned and concerned fans in equal measure while touring Russia and Germany with band The Hollywood VampiresThe film, which also stars Zoey Duetch and Rosemarie DeWitt, is currently in post-production following a location shoot in Vancouver, and fans insist the challenging role is the cause of his worryingly slender physique.
Taking to Twitter, one wrote: ‘He’s in post production for #richardsaysgoodbye which is about a terminally ill man. He’s fine.’
Another added: ‘He had to lose weight because his character was diagnosed with a terminal illness.
A gaunt Johnny Depp arrives in Berlin and signs fans’ autographs
New role: But Johnny’s loyal followers claim his notable weight loss could be the result of his recent role as a terminal cancer patient in forthcoming film Richard Says Goodbye (the actor is pictured with a fan in St. Petersburg)
All good: Despite an onslaught of concern over the actor’s appearance including fears that he may be ‘ill’, a source tells DailyMail.com that he has no health problems
‘As this movie is still in post-production maybe that’s the reason for him is so thin. So he is not sick!’
Others believe the star has slimmed down in order to appear in a widely rumoured remake of HG Wells’ The Invisible Man.
The book, which was originally adapted for the screen in 1933, follows a scientist known only as Griffin and his successful attempt to make himself invisible to the outside world.
The character famously hides his face with bandages and wears a fake nose In the book, with his body only becoming visible after he is brutally killed.
Frail: The actor has looked frail in pictures taken during his recent tour of Europe with Hollywood Vampires
Referencing his rumoured appearance in the film, another fan tweeted: ‘I bet Johnny has lost all the weight for The Invisible Man. It won’t be because he’s unwell.’
Despite an onslaught of concern over the actor’s appearance including fears that he may be ‘ill’, a source tells DailyMail.com that he has no health problems.
Depp himself has not commented since photographs which were taken in St. Petersburg last week emerged.
In them, he appeared smiling with two Russian fans in the lobby of the Four Seasons hotel.
They were posted innocently by the women who appear in them but quickly went viral as others picked up on his stark appearance.
Depp is currently touring Europe with his band the Hollywood Vampires. On Monday night, he will play in Berlin at the Zitadelle museum.
How he was: Depp looked healthier at the Glastonbury Festival in 2017
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