Goodwill In Hollywood: Star Persuades Casting Director To Hire Homeless People For Upcoming Film

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has reportedly hired a couple of homeless people as extras for his latest flick.

Depp put his persuasion powers to the test (who could say no to Johnny?) and convinced the casting director for his upcoming sci-fi Transcendence to hire two homeless people he spotted in Albuquerque, New Mexico, The Sun reports.

''Johnny always likes to help out the community when on location," a source told the newspaper.

"While scouting out the area around Albuquerque, he came across these two characters.

"He was straight on the phone to the casting director.''

The homeless people will join stars Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara, Paul Bettany as well as Johnny himself on the big screen.

Depp convinced the casting director to hire two people he spotted living on the street. 

The film is produced by Christopher Nolan and tells the story of an assassinated scientist, played by Depp, who has his brain uploaded to a computer.

Transcendence is due to be released on April 25, 2014.