Disney announces ‘boatload’ of new projects: Johnny Depp to star in 3 features!!
Posted on September 25th, 2008 by Hot Momma
Disney Studios unveiled a boatload of new projects at a media showcase at the Kodak Theater on Wednesday.
The Mickey Mouse empire had many exciting announcements but the big star, however, was Johnny Depp, who has proved to be Disney’s golden boy in the Pirates of the Carribean franchise that brought in a combined $2.6 billion at the box office.
And staying with a good thing, Johnny is coming back for a fourth Pirates installment. It was also announced Depp will also be playing Tonto in a film adaptation of The Lone Ranger, another Jerry Bruckheimer production (he did all the Pirate installments as well).
And, to top ‘hat’ it off, Depp is also set to star as the Mad Hatter working with in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, a role that should suit him to a ‘T’!
Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook also announced a major slate of upcoming 3-D animation films, a format the Mouse House has competitively dedicated itself to. The sequel to Cars is being moved up a year to the summer of 2011, to coincide with a new attraction at the California Adventure theme park in Anaheim. In addition to shifting the date for “Cars 2,” studio also announced that it will produce a series of animated short films starring Mater and other characters from the first feature. Shorts will air on TV, including the Disney Channel, and in theaters in front of films.
Then there is a new cartoon called Bolt that was previewed, and in the more traditional animation vein, it was announced that Oprah Winfrey will be voicing a character in The Princess and the Frog.
In all Disney has five live-action and animated pics set to unspool in 3-D next year, and a slate of 16 in development.
Besides the impressive clip reel of all of Disney’s future releases, the event also featured the cast of High School Musical, Dwayne Johnson, Miley Cyrus, John Travolta, Robin Williams, and a recorded appearance from Adam Sandler.
Source: Variety
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The only thing I can think of that is better than just Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter is Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter with Tim Burton directing! Woohoo!!!