When we talk about Johnny DeppSurely the first character of the actor that comes to mind is Jack Sparrow from the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ saga. However, from practically the beginning of his film career, the performer has already left us roles to remember such as Edward Scissorhands in Tim Burton’s 1990 film of the same name. Depp recently spoke about What other actors were being considered? for this role instead, giving such big names as Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and even Michael Jackson.
Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks or Michael Jackson could have been Edward Scissorhands according to Johnny Depp
The relationship and successive collaborations between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton date back to 1990, when ‘Edward Scissorhands’ was released.. In reference to a still untitled documentary about the director’s career and given their close relationship, the People magazine pick up how Depp has revealed several secrets from behind the scenes not known until nowincluding Which actors were being considered for the lead role? before your arrival. And according to the interpreter, those responsible for ‘Edward Scissorhands’ wanted to feature well-known faces like Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks or even Michael Jackson for the lead role.
By then, Johnny Depp was not as well known as he is today and he was mainly associated with his role as Tom Hanson in the television series ’21 Jump Street’, where he participated in 80 episodes between 1987 and 1990.
In his interview for Tim Burton’s documentary, Depp also tells how he struggled to get a spot in ‘Edward Scissorhands’ after reading its script. “The argument touched me very deeply.. It was very pretty. The character was beautiful. I suppose that I was attracted to him because Eduardo was me.. It was the perfect role for me.”. Nevertheless, had his doubts because he was aware of his status as a “television actor,” and He almost skipped an initial meeting with Tim Burton. Winona Ryder He was his partner at the time and he already had a guaranteed role in the film, and he built bridges between actor and director.
After the insistence of his partner and his agent that he agree to meet with the director, the thing went well. She didn’t just get the role; ‘Edward Scissorhands’ was a box office success and Depp and Burton hit it off so well that this film was the cornerstone of a professional and friendship relationship that has lasted decades.since both have directed and starred respectively in films such as ‘Ed Wood’ (1994), ‘Sleepy Hollow’ (1999), ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ (2005), ‘Corpse Bride’ (2005) or ‘Sweeney Todd’ (2007).
What was ‘Edward Scissorhands’ about? Was it a good movie?
‘Edward Scissorhands’ was a 1990 film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp., who was accompanied by other actors and actresses of the stature of Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest and Vincent Price. This film told us the story of a humanoid with scissors for hands named Eduardo (Depp) since their inventor died before putting them on. After finding him alone and helpless and verifying that he is harmless, A woman decides to take him home to live with her family.and Eduardo falls in love with Kim (Ryder), the teenage daughter.
This feature film It was a box office success.; With a budget of 20 million dollars, it managed to raise 86 million. It was liked by critics and audiences alike.since on aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes it has ratings of 89% from critics and 91% from the public, and on sites like IMDb it has a score of 7.9/10.
The movie was nominated for several awardsincluding Oscar, BAFTA and Saturn Awards, and managed to win the BAFTA for Best Production Design and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
