In the Depp world, we have heard rumblings of Johnny possibly being in Alice In Wonderland, but it has not been reported officially. Like you, jimbo, I am errrrrrrrrr, a little skeptical about this Sun report, because it doesn't name any names giving an official statement. Nevertheless, the Sun article seems to have been picked up by a lot of other gossip publications today. But as I said, we've heard previous rumblings so this could be true. Whether or not Johnny will be in it, it's definite that Tim will be tied up with it for awhile either way. However, I heard fairly recently that the filming is due to start this November, so I don't know if the Sun is correct in stating that filming will start next year.
Also today, I saw part of an interview with a representative of Infinitum Nihil, Johnny's production company. Dark Shadows is briefly mentioned, and unfortunately the guy is laughing at DS's production values, but I don't know if he realized how short a time they had to prepare to get the show on EVERY DAY, and how they could usually not do retakes. Anyhow, it was nice to see the mention from an actual member of IN. The other interesting thing about the interview is that he mentions a few films in the pipeline, including Shantaram, which most of us think will be Johnny's next film to shoot. But when asked which films he'll star in, the rep says probably only Rex Mundi (which is another graphic novel in the pipeline). Neglecting to include Shantaram for Johnny to star in could just be an oversight (even though he had just mentioned that film), but it's possible that due to all the delays for that film, he may have bowed out of starring in that one without us knowing. That'd be news to us, but may ease his filming schedule a bit, because that was going to be a long shoot, with some filming taking place in India and Morocco. So, I guess we'll have to see about all of this, and I fear that there will be no concrete news until after the SAG/actors' strike situation is totally resolved.
Oh, almost forgot the link to the interview- it's with Jeff Taplin of Infinitum Nihil:
http://www.theblackhollywoodfiles.com/2008/07/part-deux-of-my-interview-with.htmlCathy