Sleepy Hollow (film) Sleepy Hollow (film) Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 American gothic supernatural horror film directed by Tim Burton. It is a film adaptation loosely based on Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", and stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, with Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, and Jeffrey Jones in supporting roles. The plot follows police constable Ichabod Crane (Depp) sent from New York City to investigate a series of murders in the village of Sleepy Hollow by a mysterious Headless Horseman. Development began in 1993 at Paramount Pictures, with Kevin Yagher originally set to direct
Johnny Depp comedian Doug Stanhope, for defamation after he wrote in a column for "TheWrap" that she was blackmailing Depp; Heard also withdrew her initial request for spousal support. In that lawsuit, Heard claimed that Depp was "an alcoholic and drug addict," that he had "relapsed into a cycle of substance abuse" which had "increased dramatically in recent years, as [had] his violent behavior." A settlement was reached in the divorce case on August 16, 2016, which required Heard to receive US$7 million and to dismiss her request for a continued restraining order against Depp. She also dropped her lawsuit against Stanhope.