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Remember how excited we were when Tim Burton cast his one-and-only Johnny Depp as the modernized Willy Wonka?  Having come off a career-defining role as Jack Sparrow didn't hurt, and collectively we all figured his take would at least be on par with the legendary Gene Wilder.  Too bad this wasn't the case, as Depp's crackhead Wonka brought down the whole production and erased whatever trickle of magic the new film might've had.

With Burton readying his 3D version of Alice and Wonderland for Disney, looks like its Take 2 on the Johnny Depp train as the wild-hair director has cast the actor in yet another pivotal role...The Mad Hatter!

Depp joins the growing cast in the theaterical remake/reimagining of the Lewis Carroll classic, with Australian newcomer Mia Wasikowska taking the title role.  After the entertaining Sweeny Todd, one would have hoped that Burton would continue down the road of original projects (despite Todd being an adaptation as well), rather than continue remaking older films.  His track record isn't exactly stellar there...but we shall see!