Johnny Depp announces publishing venture

Johnny Depp is adding publisher to his resume. The Pirates of the Caribbean star has teamed up with bosses at HarperCollins Publishers to launch an imprint named after his production company Infinitum Nihil, meaning, 'Nothing is forever'.

One of Depp's first projects is set to be The Unravelled Tales of Bob Dylan, which will be based in part on interviews with the musician by best-selling historian Douglas Brinkley, Contactmusic reported.

Johnny Depp. Pic/Santa Banta

In a statement, the actor says, "I pledge, on behalf of Infinitum Nihil, that we will do our best to deliver publications worthy of peoples'' time, of peoples'' concern, publications that might ordinarily never have breached the parapet.

"For this dream realised, we would like to salute HarperCollins for their faith in us and look forward to a long and fruitful relationship together," he added. u00a0The publisher states that Depp will seek "authentic, outspoken and visionary ideas and voices".