The strange and peculiar world of Tim Burton
Burton often transforms the big screen into strange worlds full of eccentric characters. His talent has managed to completely transform children's classics -such as "Alice in Wonderland"-, remake film classics -such as "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"-, and even bring urban legends to life -such as "The Corpse of the bride." No matter what the story is about, Burton always has a repeating pattern: his choice of actors.
Both actors have become icons of Burton's films, they have even participated as dubbing voices for his animated films -such as "Corpse Bride"-, although many have criticized the repetition of the artists, Burton does not seem to care. what others think.
How did his love for Johnny Depp begin?
They met for the first time on the recording of the movie "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), one of Burton's classics.
The character of "Edward Scissorhands" turned out to be a challenge for any actor, he didn't say a word, he kept a constant melancholy gesture and the suit wasn't particularly comfortable, but from the beginning, Burton knew that Depp would make it:
“When he appeared he had a reputation as a teen idol for appearing on “Tiger Beat”, but when I saw him I could tell without even knowing him that he wasn't that kind of person. It was pretty simple, it fit the profile of what he was looking for in the character.”
In addition to the acting challenges that the character required, the environment in which the film took place would have exhausted anyone:
“We were in Florida in 90 degree F heat. He couldn't use his hands – because of the scissors outfit – he had to wear leather from head to toe and was completely covered in makeup. I was impressed by his strength and his endurance”. Depp could spend the whole day – from 7am to 7pm – in Edward's suit, without complaining.
