Gary Oldman shares blunt reason he skipped role that made Johnny Depp famous
Gary Oldman on classic 90s movie he ‘didn’t get’
- Gary Oldman has explained why he turned down the lead role in Tim Burton's 1990 cult classic, Edward Scissorhands.
- The Harry Potter star was on Burton's shortlist for the part in the late 1980s but admitted he ‘didn't get’ the script at the time.
- Oldman found the concept of the Avon lady and the kid with the scissor hands too strange and consequently did not meet Tim Burton.
- The role ultimately went to Johnny Depp, which helped launch his career.
- Upon seeing the film after its release, Oldman quickly understood Burton's vision, realising his initial misjudgment.