Depp planning Dr. Seuss biopic
Johnny Depp dr. seuss, As something of a cool cat with a famously extensive collection of hats, Johnny Depp was always going to be a shoo-in for his latest role. The Oscar-nominated star of Finding Neverland and the Pirates of the Caribbean films looks set to play Dr Seuss in a biopic of the famed American writer and cartoonist, according to the Hollywood Reporter. johnny depp dr. seuss,
Producers are planning a live action film with the potential for animated segments. Seuss, real name Theodor Seuss Geisel, is best known as the creator of The Cat in the Hat and How The Grinch Stole Christmas, both of which have been made into films. He provided the text and artwork for all his stories, which have sold more than 200m books across the globe. Theodor Geisel, Theodor Seuss Geisel,
Depp is on board as one of those producers, and is reportedly eyeing the role of Geisel, though he has not yet made a final decision. The actor has portrayed a number of real-life figures during his career, from famously inept film director Ed Wood to Peter Pan creator JM Barrie and gonzo reporter Hunter S Thomson.
Geisel was born in 1904 in Springfield Massachusetts, the son of German immigrants to the US. He did not find writing fame until his late 40s, having previously worked as an advertising artist and (during the second world war) creator of political cartoons. His best known books – including Horton Hears a Who! and Green Eggs and Ham – were all written between 1950 and 1960 after Geisel and his wife moved to La Jolla, California.
Depp planning Dr. Seuss biopic. The Cat in the Hat was created in the wake of a 1954 Life magazine report which highlighted the problem of illiteracy among American children. Geisel was asked to come up with a book featuring 250 words considered vital for youngsters to understand. The result was The Cat in the Hat, which included 236 of those words and was a considerable critical hit. In 2009 it sold 452,28 copies around the world.
Not every aspect of Geisel's life was so cheery. In 1967 his cancer-stricken wife killed herself, distressed over her husband's affair with another woman, Audrey Stone Dimond, who the writer married soon after.
Depp currently has a number of roles on his slate, including a possible turn as Tonto in a big screen return for The Lone Ranger. He will next be seen in cinemas as Thomson in The Rum Diary, and also has a leading role as the vampire Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows for his regular collaborator Tim Burton. Another part is his turn as M Rouleau in Martin Scorsese's forthcoming 3D fantasy Hugo, based on the award winning children's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret by US author Brian Selznick.
Source: guardian
