Picture this if you can: Tom Cruise as Edward Scissorhands. Johnny Depp, who actually landed this role which shot him to fame, says that Tom Cruise was considered for the role also. I can not see Tom Cruise playing this part at all! He just doesn’t seem like the Edward Scissorhands kind of guy to me. Maybe it’s because Johnny Depp was so brilliant in that movie, that I can’t picture any one else doing it.
He says, “They (movie bosses) were interested in me for the part, but had someone else in mind too. A few days later, they called me to say the studio preferred the other actor.
“(It was) Tom Cruise. I was really disappointed. From the moment I read the script, I knew I had to be in it. But I understood that the studio wanted a box office superstar.
“Then a miracle happened. My agent called to say they wanted me instead.
This is supposedly a true story and true statement from Johnny Depp. You can see it here. What do you think…was this made up?
I am very thankful Johnny did get this role because that’s when his friendship with director Tim Burton started and we all know how many awesome Tim Burton movies he has done!
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