1. I read somewhere that he thinks he is too good for a lot of movies. Me thinks his head is tooo big.
2. Well Johnson Family Vacation isn't a National Lampoon movie. Plus, Vacation made $61 million in 1983, while JFV made $31 million in 2004. I don't see a JFV sequel in the works.
And as as for the Vacation/European/Christmas/Vegas movies, I don't think there is going to be another. The movies didn't break any box-office records.
Vacation (83) - $61
European (85) - $49
Christmas (89) - $71
Vegas (97) - $36
And they did make that Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure, which was on TV. I remember watching about 5 minutes of it then feeling bad for Chevy Chase for some reason.
3. Will Smith turned down the role because he decided to make Wild, Wild West. We all know which film did better...
As for Depp, this is the first I heard about getting an offer for the role. I know that Leo didn't take it because, well, he is Leo.
4. The Italian Job was his last film, which was 2003. I'd say 1.5 years, but I'm just being picky.
He has Kingdom Heart coming out soon and has a bunch in production right now. But why it has been awhile, I have no idea.
5. I hope so. Just because Rocky is the shit.
6. Probably not. Has he ever made a "real" movie? I was just looking through his film credits and he has never played a serious role before. All of them are comedies.
I have a question:
7. Why did Joe Pesci quit? I know he retired, but why?