Johnny goes back to the sea of Disney.
It wouldn’t be a Tim Burton movie if Johnny Depp wasn’t being used at some capacity. Depp and Burton’s collaborations have had relative success over the years, so why not? However, this may be one of Burton’s best castings of Depp in a Burton film since Ed Wood. Of course, Depp will be taking on the role of Lewis Caroll’s iconic character, the Mad Hatter in Burton’s take on the trippy childhood classic, Alice in Wonderland. It is a Disney film, so don’t expect anything like Depp and Burton’s last collaboration, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, but given Disney’s success with Depp and Burton in the past with the Pirates of the Caribbean films and Burton’s animated fare in Corpse Bride and A Nightmare Before Christmas, not to mention the cult classic Frankenweenie, it’s fair to think this may be a sure bet. Depp is the second casting in Burton’s upcoming Wonderflick. Australian actress Mia Wasikowska will play Alice. Disney wants the film to be done in 3-D.
Any thoughts?
You know this just meets Deep will slightly alter is Willy Wonka (psuedo-Michael Jackson) character for the Mad Hatter role.
It’s pretty much true, however, I think Depp can play all shades of crazy.