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Johnny Depp Almost Didn’t Audition for ‘Edward Scissorhands’ After ’21 Jump Street’: I’m Just a ‘TV Actor Guy’

Johnny Depp said he almost didn't audition for 'Edward Scissorhands' after '21 Jump Street' when he heard Tom Cruise was in the running.

In the upcoming untitled Tim Burton docuseries, which debuted at Tribeca 2024, Depp says he felt “pigeonholed” as a teen star from his “ 21 Jump Street ” fame, People magazine wrote. It wasn’t until Depp read Burton and Caroline Thompson’s script for “Edward Scissorhands” that he felt connect to a role. Depp played the titular role for “Edward Scissorhands” that was released in 1990, just as his turn on “21 Jump Street” wrapped up airing.

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