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 gangster Whitey Bulger in "Black Mass". Depp is the third highest-grossing actor worldwide, as films featuring Depp have grossed over US$3.7 billion at the United States box office and over US$10 billion worldwide. His most commercially successful films are the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, which grossed US$4.5 billion, the "Fantastic Beasts" film series, which grossed US$1.3 billion, "Alice in Wonderland", which grossed US$1 billion, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", which grossed US$474 million, and "The Tourist", which grossed US$278 million. Depp has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Depp won the Golden Globe Award