A rumour has been circulating very rapidly around the internet that Johnny Depp is set to team up with Tim Burton for a seventh time, playing The Mad Hatter in Burton's take on Alice In Wonderland. Is the rumour true? Well, it's certainly not confirmed, but we heard talk of it not so long ago at Pinewood Studios, where the film is set to shoot (the UK facility has become a favourite of Burton, who also shot Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Sweeney Todd there) which leads us to believe it's very probable. Also, it's a Burton film so would a Depp cameo be particularly surprising? We must stress again that this is not definite and Disney could not confirm it. So just consider this highly likely and keep your fingers crossed that it happens. A few sites have expressed reservations, saying that the role would be too close to Willy Wonka. Seriously? This is Johnny Depp, the man who can play infinite shades of mental, so we have no doubt that his take on the barking mad tea-lover would be a unique and beautiful snowflake. Sounds like perfect casting to us, so what do you think?

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RE: Johnny Depp to play The Riddler?
bale and depp have just been working together on 'Public Enemies' which is out next year, so im sure there will be plenty of questions about the riddler when they go on the 'promotional tours' for that. ... Read More clarkeycats About me
12:36, 04 August 2008 | Report This Post
RE: Johnny Depp to play The Riddler?
don't take it as literal. We won't know who's in the film until Nolan has decided to do another and he's written it. This is all just the typical hype that gets thrown around after a big film. ... Read More somekindof_battery About me
04:11, 04 August 2008 | Report This Post
RE: Johnny Depp to play The Riddler?
I heard from a friend today that Johnny Depp has been short-listed to play The Riddler in the next Batman film. Riddle me this, Riddle me that, Will the Sparrow outshine the Bat? ... Read More The Samaritan About me
21:33, 02 August 2008 | Report This Post
RE: Helena Bonham-Carter - Alice in Wonderland
havnt they done alice in wonderland enough by now?? ... Read More Wessing About me
08:40, 02 August 2008 | Report This Post
RE: Depp as Mad Hatter?
L: darth silas Nolan doesnt like hireing ''megastars'' in these Batman movies.More than likely hel go for someone unexpected to play the next villain(s).Id like to see Guy pearce play the Riddler. ang on the money, that's exactly who i'd like to see. He's a great actor, he's worked with Nolan before playing a character trying to solve a mystery he created so that's cool and i feel i'd be watching the Riddler rather than say Johnny Depp dressed as the Riddler. ... Read More somekindof_battery About me
01:14, 02 August 2008 | Report This Post
RE: Depp as Mad Hatter?
Nolan doesnt like hireing ''megastars'' in these Batman movies.More than likely hel go for someone unexpected to play the next villain(s).Id like to see Guy pearce play the Riddler. ... Read More darth silas About me
23:17, 01 August 2008 | Report This Post
Depp as Mad Hatter?
Sorry to take this off topic again, but Nolan is apparently taking a month's holiday. He hasn't even signed on to direct a third Batman film, let alone started writing one yet. The only person who isn't a gossip columnist that has said anything believable about the possible villains in the next one is David Goyer, and he has already said he would rather see other villains from the comic's history that haven't already been filmed in some other version. are dozens if not hundreds of other charac... Read More MadMatt About me
21:59, 01 August 2008 | Report This Post
RE: Can't See Why Not?!
L: juanvasquez L: kinge247 Hold on a minute, Neverland was about C.S Lewis, the guy who wrote Alice in the first place yes?He was an oddball in his own right, he suffered from migraine and psychosis which is where half the characters in Alice came from, the cheshire cats grin for instance is one of the things you apparently see when you have a migraine.   So your wrong about that being a straight role I'm afraid. Either I'm being too serious and your taking the p... Read More Neth About me
10:12, 01 August 2008 | Report This Post
Depp as Mad Hatter and Riddler???
Depp and Burton working together again is music to my ears ink he'd be great as the Mad Hatter. His take on Willy Wonka was funny and kinda creepy at the same time so I'd love to see what he does with the Mad Hatter character. Kinda more stoked about this news though.... e=3]an sequel to The Dark Knight: Johnny Depp to play The Riddler? Johnny Depp is being tipped to play The Riddler in the sequel to The Dark Knight. http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m28/drgonzo1986/ridd ler.j... Read More Beatrice Kiddo About me
06:36, 01 August 2008 | Report This Post
Helena Bonham-Carter - Alice in Wonderland
Sooo, you thinking Queen of Hearts or something akin to Whoopi Goldberg's Cheshire Cat? ... Read More Arcarhia About me
11:43, 31 July 2008 | Report This Post
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