There must be something about British actors that makes them get nervous around bigger stars. First, we had James McAvoy getting anxious about kissing Angelina Jolie. Now we have Carey Mulligan, who got herself in a similar nervous state about kissing Johnny Depp. McAvoy at least got his head around it in the end. Mulligan couldn't, and all of the takes ended up on the cutting room floor!
Mulligan and Depp were making 'Public Enemies' together in 2009 when she had her moment of being starstruck. As she explained to chat show host Graham Norton, as much as she tried to get into character, her brain kept screaming at her 'That's Johnny Depp. You're kissing Johnny Depp!' and she couldn't get away from it. In total, they shot the scene sixteen times, but as Mulligan couldn't manage to look relaxed during a single take, they gave up.