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Headline: Johnny Depp reveals Tom Cruise was almost given Edward Scissorhands role

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The actor, 61, who played the title character in the 1990 film, has revealed how he wasn't the first choice for the role. Cruise "was not far away from actually playing Edward Scissorhands - true story", he said in a new documentary about Tim Burton. In the documentary, the scriptwriter for the cult film, Caroline Thompson, told how Cruise lost his chance at the role after meeting with Burton and asking him a question. "In his interview with Tim, he asked how Edward went to the bathroom..."

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