Johnny Depp was inspired to pursuing his acting dreams after seeing a film starring the one and only James Dean.

Armie Hammer said on his podcast that he once got Johnny Depp, with whom he starred in 2013's 'The Lone Ranger,' high before a press junket

Following his breakout role in Edward Scissorhands, Depp went on to lead the director’s Ed Wood (1990), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Dark Shadows (2012).

Johnny Depp’s career is already packed with iconic characters, but these near-misses show how different Hollywood history might have looked had he agreed to do this films. Read on

Edward Scissorhands starring Johnny Depp is considered as one of his most prominent works in career. What many people don’t know is that the 62-year-old was not the first choice for the