Post by crazee4rum on Sept 26, 2008 20:08:35 GMT -5
Pirates 4 rumors started to surface again on AOL movie feed. And Johnny is signed up for it. ;D ;D
Annnddd that's not all, folks. Johnny might be signed up as the Mad Hatter for Burton's new dark rendition of "Alice in Wonderland". Should be pretty sweet. I'm pretty damn psyched. Burton + Depp= AWESOME MOVIES!
crazee4rum
PS. Here's the article if yous are interested.
"LOS ANGELES (Sept. 24) - In news that will surely have "Pirates of the Caribbean" fans screaming "Yo-ho-ho!" and cracking open a bottle of celebratory rum, Disney announced on Wednesday that Johnny Depp will be reprising the popular role of Captain Jack Sparrow in a fourth "Pirates" installment.
And that's just the tip of the Black Pearl -- Depp has also signed on to play the manic tea-party-loving Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's live-action "Alice in Wonderland" and the Lone Ranger's trusty Native American sidekick Tonto in producer Jerry Bruckheimer's upcoming "Lone Ranger" flick.
On the "Alice" front, Depp and Burton -- who first worked together in 1990's "Edward Scissorhands" and most recently collaborated on "Sweeney Todd" -- have formed one of the longest-running director-actor partnerships in modern Hollywood. When Burton committed to filming a new live-action/CG-animated version of "Alice," Depp was touted as the most likely candidate to play the Mad Hatter -- after all, having worked with Burton on "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," he's practiced in wearing a top hat.
Mia Wasikowska, the young Australian actress who appeared in HBO's "In Treatment," has the film's title role.
Matt Lucas, who stars in the sketch comedy series "Little Britain USA," which debuts on HBO Sunday, is set to play the dual roles of Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
"Ranger," meanwhile, puts Depp back in business with Bruckheimer, who produced the "Pirates" movies. Tonto is the Native American colleague of cowboy hero the Lone Ranger. The casting could stir up controversy with Native American groups, who might accuse the studio of putting a white actor in the role. One factor that could counter such an argument is Depp's mixed ancestry, which includes German, Irish, and Cherokee.
"Ranger" is being written by "Pirates" scribes Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and has no director at this time."
Annnddd that's not all, folks. Johnny might be signed up as the Mad Hatter for Burton's new dark rendition of "Alice in Wonderland". Should be pretty sweet. I'm pretty damn psyched. Burton + Depp= AWESOME MOVIES!
crazee4rum
PS. Here's the article if yous are interested.
"LOS ANGELES (Sept. 24) - In news that will surely have "Pirates of the Caribbean" fans screaming "Yo-ho-ho!" and cracking open a bottle of celebratory rum, Disney announced on Wednesday that Johnny Depp will be reprising the popular role of Captain Jack Sparrow in a fourth "Pirates" installment.
And that's just the tip of the Black Pearl -- Depp has also signed on to play the manic tea-party-loving Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's live-action "Alice in Wonderland" and the Lone Ranger's trusty Native American sidekick Tonto in producer Jerry Bruckheimer's upcoming "Lone Ranger" flick.
On the "Alice" front, Depp and Burton -- who first worked together in 1990's "Edward Scissorhands" and most recently collaborated on "Sweeney Todd" -- have formed one of the longest-running director-actor partnerships in modern Hollywood. When Burton committed to filming a new live-action/CG-animated version of "Alice," Depp was touted as the most likely candidate to play the Mad Hatter -- after all, having worked with Burton on "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," he's practiced in wearing a top hat.
Mia Wasikowska, the young Australian actress who appeared in HBO's "In Treatment," has the film's title role.
Matt Lucas, who stars in the sketch comedy series "Little Britain USA," which debuts on HBO Sunday, is set to play the dual roles of Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
"Ranger," meanwhile, puts Depp back in business with Bruckheimer, who produced the "Pirates" movies. Tonto is the Native American colleague of cowboy hero the Lone Ranger. The casting could stir up controversy with Native American groups, who might accuse the studio of putting a white actor in the role. One factor that could counter such an argument is Depp's mixed ancestry, which includes German, Irish, and Cherokee.
"Ranger" is being written by "Pirates" scribes Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and has no director at this time."
