Johnny Depp To Play Michael Jackson?

  

 Johnny Depp is hoping to play the king of pop Michael Jackson in a movie about the troubled singer’s life. The “Sweeney Todd” star was rumored to have modeled himself off of Jackson for his role as Willy Wonka in the 2005 movie ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’

But Depp believes any similarities to the superstar in his portrayal are purely coincidental, he has said, “A few people have mentioned it, and it kind of took me by surprise. I really didn’t expect that, Michael Jackson was not a sort of ingredient or inspiration for the character at all.”

But he says he would love to take on the special role of playing Jackson in a movie about his life insisting, “There is still time to play him. He might get up to his old tricks again and maybe there will be a TV movie about him!”

Boy, he sure is into the weird roles!  He’s also rumored to be considering taking on the role of Pee Wee in the new Pee-Wee’s Playhouse: The Movie.