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Farmer John · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:44 pm

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Johnny Depp's Mad role

Johnny Depp is to team up with Tim Burton again, to play the Mad Hatter in a new version of 'Alice in Wonderland'.

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Johnny Depp is to play the Mad Hatter in a new version of 'Alice in Wonderland'.

The 'Sleepy Hollow' actor is teaming up with director Tim Burton again for the movie, a re-imagining of the classic children's tale.

A source said: "Tim has had designs on 'Alice in Wonderland' since before he was famous.

"He has a knack for turning what seems like stories for just kids into gripping, spooky fables loved just as much by adults.

"He's held out on doing 'Alice' until he got a big enough budget. Now this film is financed by Disney so money won't be a problem."

The movie - which is scheduled for release in 2010 - will be the seventh time Johnny and Tim have worked together.

They have previously collaborated on 'Edward Scissorhands', 'Ed Wood', 'Sleepy Hollow', 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', 'Corpse Bride' and 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'.

Disney produced an animated version of 'Alice in Wonderland' in 1951.

Meanwhile, Johnny is said to be teaming up with director Terry Gilliam to make 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote'.

Work on the project was halted after just five days in 2001, with the setbacks chronicled in a documentary, 'Lost In La Mancha'.

Actor Jean Rochefort suffered a double hernia on the first day of filming, while the second day saw most of the set in Madrid washed away.

Johnny allegedly refused to wait for his co-star to recover before filming could begin again and pulled out of the role, causing financiers to pull their backing and the project being aborted.

A source revealed: "They are having another crack at it after putting a deal together. Johnny is a bigger star now than he was then, thanks to the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise, and there is every confidence they can pull it off."

(C) BANG Media International

lowlight79 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:08 pm

I thought he would use johnny to be alice :shake:

flavdave · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:25 pm

I wish Johnny Depp would do something different for a change.

conoalias · **Joined:** Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:20 am **Posts:** 31173

is it me or is this Depp/Burton combo really getting old?

jwfocker · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:42 pm

I really like the roles Depp undertakes when he's not working with Burton.

bondcfh007 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:42 pm

i'd be ok if burton didn't make movies any more

McParadigm · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:07 pm **Posts:** 12393

bondcfh007 wrote:

i'd be ok if burton didn't make movies any more

I'm tempted to agree. This guy has got to try something new. Jesus, he's like a goth Michael Bay...as soon as you hear the name, you already know the movie you're going to see.

px · **Joined:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:38 am **Posts:** 18049

Burton can quit after he does Alice.

2010? geez oh pete's that's gonna be a long wait for this one.

bondcfh007 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:52 pm

McParadigm wrote:

bondcfh007 wrote:

i'd be ok if burton didn't make movies any more

I'm tempted to agree. This guy has got to try something new. Jesus, he's like a goth Michael Bay...as soon as you hear the name, you already know the movie you're going to see.

pretty much... when was the last time dude did anything interesting?

Farmer John · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:19 pm

I wonder if Helena Bonham Carter will be in it? :arrow:

Samwise · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:42 pm

McParadigm wrote:

bondcfh007 wrote:

i'd be ok if burton didn't make movies any more

I'm tempted to agree. This guy has got to try something new. Jesus, he's like a goth Michael Bay...as soon as you hear the name, you already know the movie you're going to see.

Yea it's funny, this is quite a few movies now where you'd think, in theory, "oh that movie'd be perfect for Tim Burton to direct!" (Sleep Hollow, Batman, Sweeney Todd, Willy Wonka, now Alice) but now, I don't know... you kinda wonder if that's maybe the problem, he does seem too perfect. If.. that makes any sense

px · **Joined:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:38 am **Posts:** 18049

Farmer John wrote:

I wonder if Helena Bonham Carter will be in it? :arrow:

jwfocker · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:41 am

I really like Big Fish though.

Wes C. Addle · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:17 pm **Posts:** 45120

px wrote:

Farmer John wrote:

I wonder if Helena Bonham Carter will be in it? :arrow:

She's going be Alice duh.

bondcfh007 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:49 pm

jwfocker wrote:

I really like Big Fish though.

yeah, i think he grew as an artist with this picture, then he put all his nail polish and eyeshadow back on and went right back to his bullshit routine

Human Bass · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:52 pm

bondcfh007 wrote:

jwfocker wrote:

I really like Big Fish though.

yeah, i think he grew as an artist with this picture, then he put all his nail polish and eyeshadow back on and went right back to his bullshit routine

True

Kevman · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:19 pm

he was 1989's christoper Nolan. Everyone was so high on him after batman. and then he just got contrived and went on this kick to be wierd for the sake of being weird. but he gets gigs fairly consistantly and gets paid a good chunk.

i do with he'd expand with other actors than using his wife and best friend. it almost comes off student filmish when he keeps using the same people.

bondcfh007 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:34 pm

Kevman wrote:

he was 1989's christoper Nolan. Everyone was so high on him after batman. and then he just got contrived and went on this kick to be wierd for the sake of being weird. but he gets gigs fairly consistantly and gets paid a good chunk.

i do with he'd expand with other actors than using his wife and best friend. it almost comes off student filmish when he keeps using the same people.

also, when was the last time he wrote something from scratch? everything he's done in the past 10 or so years has been based on source material, most of which had no business being in burton's hands (planet of the apes, willy wonka, etc.). The dude is tapped out, so yes, he continues to make movies with his wife and buddy, and goth kids still fellate him for making edward scissorhands, which honestly, is a pretty mediocre film.

Orpheus · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:59 pm

I still like Big Fish and Ed Wood a lot. I think he'll probably butcher Alice though.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

2012: The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Next Generation

2014: Hot Topic - The Movie

2016: Dark Shadows

etc, etc

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010)

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