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Tom Hanks, Michael Jackson and Tom Cruise were ALL being considered to play Edward Scissorhands... before Johnny Depp landed the role
It's been more than three decades since the 1990 classic Edward Scissorhands hit theaters, with new details surfacing from the casting process.
Depp admitted thinking, 'He’s never going to cast me when everyone in Hollywood is after the part,' and told his agent to cancel the meeting, to which she replied, 'Are you f***ing nuts?' He ultimately met with Burton and was cast, the first in a long line of movies they would make together including 1994's Ed Wood, 1999's Sleepy Hollow, 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and 2007's Sweeney Todd. He ultimately met with Burton and was cast, the first in a long line of movies they would make together including 1994's Ed Wood, 1999's Sleepy Hollow, 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and 2007's Sweeney Todd
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