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tim burton include johnny depp in every ngle movie he makes?

I'm not sure why. I'm fine with it though because Johnny Depp is such a great actor.

i agree, but it's getting annoying. he should try something new for once. have you seen sweeney todd?

ALOT of directors do that though (stick with the same actors through out different movies. A good example of that is Rob Zombie and his gang (see any Rob Zombie film, past, present, and probably future).

lol old rob.... has his wife in every movie.... she did good in devils rejects and halloween though. but house of 1000 corpse, was just awfull

lol old rob.... has his wife in every movie.... she did good in devils rejects and halloween though. but house of 1000 corpse, was just awfull

Agreed. She gets better with every movie she makes (if that means anything).

hmm... kind of but i think her best movie yet is devils rejects. did great in halloween though. but i have to give a thumbs up to d haig and moseley. they did a great job.

Also... Hitchcock had a thing for blonde actresses, Sergio Leone liked Clint Eastwood, and Martin Scorsese has recently taken a liking to Leonardo Dicaprio. I'm telling you... it's very common among directors.

Yeah, I think they get a feel for working together and are a little afraid to go

out on a limb sometimes. -G.

Yeah... and if you notce... all of these director/actor relationships have to do with talent, and what works. I guess they figure if it worked before... why wouldn't it work now.

Ed Wood ALWAYS used the same people (mostly i think because thats all he could get)

Think about it... even John Carpenter did it. He's made ALOT of movies with Kurt Russel and Charles Cyphers. Adrienne Barbeau too. Even Jamie Lee Curtis and Nancy Loomis were in The Fog together.

Alot of actors and directors just click.. it's like a natural thing.

Alot of actors and directors just click.. it's like a natural thing.

Yeah... and once a director see's talent in someone, they're not likely to forget about it.

Think about it... even John Carpenter did it. He's made ALOT of movies with Kurt Russel and Charles Cyphers. Adrienne Barbeau too. Even Jamie Lee Curtis and Nancy Loomis were in The Fog together.

dont forget Donald Pleasence in Escape From New York

dont forget Donald Pleasence in Escape From New York

Yep... it's everywhere man. You've just got to know enough (or care enough) to pick those tuations out.

Burton's name sells movies. Depp's ame sells movies. That is the reason right there. i will see any Tim Burton movie and any Depp movie. Two greats right there.

Here's the figures on the Burton/Depp combo

-Edward Scissorhands Domestic Gross: 56 million -Ed Wood Domestic Gross: 5 million -Sleepy Hollow Domestic Gross: 101 million -Charlie and the chocolate factory

Domestic Gross: 206 million -Corpse Bride Domestic Gross: 53 Million -Sweeny Todd Domestic Gross: 48 million so far

Two of them are blockbusters, I'd say that has a little something to do with their continued collaboration.

Here's John Carpenter with some of his more used actors (Carpenter as a Director)

Carpenter/Kurt Russel -Elvis -Escape from New York -The Thing -Big Trouble in Little China -Escape from L.A.

Carpenter/Pleasance -Halloween -Price of Darkness

Carpenter/Charles Cyphers -Assault on Precinct 13 -Halloween -Someone's Watching me -The Fog -Elvis -Escape from New York

Here's the figures on the Burton/Depp combo

-Edward Scissorhands Domestic Gross: 56 million -Ed Wood Domestic Gross: 5 million -Sleepy Hollow Domestic Gross: 101 million -Charlie and the chocolate factory

Domestic Gross: 206 million -Corpse Bride Domestic Gross: 53 Million -Sweeny Todd Domestic Gross: 48 million so far

Two of them are blockbusters, I'd say that has a little something to do with their continued collaboration.

Here's John Carpenter with some of his more used actors (Carpenter as a Director)

Carpenter/Kurt Russel -Elvis -Escape from New York -The Thing -Big Trouble in Little China -Escape from L.A.

Carpenter/Pleasance -Halloween -Price of Darkness

Carpenter/Charles Cyphers -Assault on Precinct 13 -Halloween -Someone's Watching me -The Fog -Elvis -Escape from New York

Good research. Yeah... looking at how much those movies made tells you alot.