Johnny Depp's severed, desiccated head was on 'The Walking Dead'

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Johnny Depp was on Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead, though he might not know it.

The actor himself didn't appear -- but a sculpt of his head did. His disgusting, severed, extremely deceased head.


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The famed noggin popped up in a scene where Rick and his people went looking for a severed head that could be passed off as the one belonging to Gregory. Depp's made the shortlist.

Also present was the head of Greg Nicotero, an executive producer for the series and the director of Sunday's episode. Nicotero revealed to Entertainment Weekly that while a sculpt of his own head was the one Rick ultimately used, Depp was in there as well.

"One of the other heads, I don’t know if I’m going to get in trouble if I say this, was Johnny Depp," Nicotero said. "I think we had sculpted an emaciated version of a dummy head for something and we used Johnny Depp’s head as a basis just for a clay sculpt. I can’t remember who the third one is, but I’m in good company."

Nicotero was a very well-established special effects master before The Walking Dead came along, so it's not at all weird or strange that he'd have a sculpt of Depp's severed head lying around. The two previously worked together on Public Enemies and Once Upon a Time in Mexico.

If you're curious to know what Johnny Depp's severed head looks like but you don't keep up with The Walking Dead, check him out below. He's the one on the right.


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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.

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