Paul ropes in Hollywood A-listers Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman for his music videos

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With a little help from his (famous) friends: Paul McCartney ropes in Hollywood A-listers Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman for his music videos
By ALANAH ERIKSEN
PUBLISHED: 13 April 2012

Rounding up Hollywood A-listers like Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman can't be that easy.

But when you're a former Beatle, they'll probably come running.

Well they certainly did when Paul McCartney called.

Pals: Paul McCartney directed three music videos for his single, My Valentine, including one featuring Johnny Depp

The 69-year-old directed the pair in three music videos for his single, My Valentine, with the help of Academy Award winning cinematographer Wally Pfister, known for The Dark Knight and Inception.

Oscar-winner Natalie looks stunning in a black sleeveless top and trousers.

Her brunette looks are slightly curled and fall loosely around her face as she perches on a stool in a studio.

A touch of glamour: Natalie Portman looks stunning in a black top and trousers in the video

And scene: The Oscar-winner perches delicately on a stool in a studio

Her massive wedding ring from husband Benjamin Millipied can be seen on her finger.

Meanwhile the Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny looked his typical eccentric self in a denim shirt and scarf, his brown hair scruffy around his face.

He quietly strums on his guitar.

The first video features both of the Hollywood superstars while the other two see Johnny and Natalie on their own.

Scruffy: Johnny looks his typically-eccentric self in a denim shirt and scarf as he plays the guitar

Arty: Johnny in a black and white scene from one of the videos

The full final video is being unveiled at a special event in Los Angeles tonight.

Old romantic Macca penned the song after falling in love with Nancy Shevell, his third wife, in 2009, for his album Kisses on the Bottom.

The lyrics include: 'And I will love her, for life. And I will never let a day go by. Without remembering, the reasons why. She makes me certain, that I can fly.'

He married New Yorker Nancy on October 9, and My Valentine played for their first dance as husband and wife.

Old romantic: Macca wrote the song for his third wife, Nancy Shevell

Speaking to Radio 6Music earlier this year, Sir Paul said he looks on his song-writing era with the Beatles as almost another life.

'In a way, someone else did write them,' he said. 'It was a 24-year-old me.'

By contrast, he said, My Valentine 'just kind of popped out and wrote itself, almost'.

Most of the songs on Sir Paul's new album will be U.S. standards - songs he remembers his father playing at home.

The former Beatle has teamed up with a host of stars including Diana Krall, Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder on the new tracks.

A watchful eye: Sir Paul watches Natalie on screen