SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Johnny Depp's becoming Mickey Rourke! Star shows off his puffy cheeks and waxy complexion at LA premiere

By Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail

Published: 18:18 EST, 22 November 2015 | Updated: 19:39 EST, 22 November 2015

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With puffy cheeks and a waxy complexion, Johnny Depp seemed to be turning into Mickey Rourke at the premiere of The Danish Girl in LA.

Rourke, 63, has admitted to botched plastic surgery for boxing injuries in the past.

Depp, 52, recently reprised his role as Captain Jack Sparrow for the fifth Pirates Of The Caribbean film. Time to go easy on the rum?

With puffy cheeks and a waxy complexion, Johnny Depp (left) seemed to be turning into Mickey Rourke (right) at the premiere of The Danish Girl in LA

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