Johnny Depp To Take On The Role Of Pee-Wee Herman?
December 11, 2007
 
Johnny Depp is considering an offer to star in two forthcoming Pee-Wee Herman movies, playing the legendary kids’ character in Pee-Wee’s Playhouse: The Movie
Paul Reubens, who played Pee-Wee in TV shows and films until 1990, has completed two scripts he hopes to bring to the big screen in 2009. Until now, Reubens planned to reprise the role himself, but admits he has spoken to Johnny Depp about taking on the part instead. Reubens says, “(He said) Let me think about it.”
Besides appearing together in 2001’s Blow, the two actors are also linked through director Tim Burton - one of regular Depp-collaborator Burton’s first films was 1985’s Pee-Wee Herman’s Big Adventure and most recently Depp stars in Burton’s newest film Sweeney Todd. (Check out the trailer HERE)Â I wonder if Burton will direct this one too.Â
 I don’t think the movie needs to happen, but I think Depp can pull it off.  Look what he did for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He’s good at playing those eerily creepy kids characters. I can’t really picture him doing that famous Pee-Wee laugh though, that may take some practice.
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December 12th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
I could totally see Johny Depp playing that role.
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December 12th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Johnny Depp hasn’t done anything good since his decent role in the first Pirates movie.
His Tim Burton films are awful. They havent done anything good since edward scissor hands, and everything since sucks balls. I grew up loving Charlie and the Chocolate factory and they ruined it. I also have been a long time fan of Sweeny Todd and I expecting him to ruin that to. I hope he has the good sense not to try to sing that wonderful baritone like Len Cariou did.
for the record, im not a hater, and I dont usually post in forums. But seeing one more classic I grew up on being sullied by the awful pairing of Depp and Burton really irks me.
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“Look what he did for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” That should be what he did *to* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory… and that’s precisely why this doesn’t need to happen.
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April 11th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Please Heaven help us that this is a joke
How would I justify going to see this even if Depp is in it. Isn’t Johnny too smart for this.