Johnny Depp abandoned his flashy pirate gear to plunge (brain first) into “Transcendence,” a sci-fi thriller about nanotechnology.
Known for his “Pirates of the Caribbean” dreadlocks, “Alice in Wonderland” top hat and “Lone Ranger” face paint, Depp slips into the role of a scientist whose brain is uploaded into a huge computer just before his death.
Combining human intelligence, digital super-power and a form of immortality, he rapidly succumbs to the (somewhat cliched) temptation to dominate the world.
