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 (returning as Will Turner). Depp co-starred in the mystery drama "Murder on the Orient Express" (2017), as Edward Ratchett. Principal photography began in November 2016 in the United Kingdom. Kenneth Branagh directed the film, an adaptation of the classic novel of the same name by Agatha Christie, and also played detective Hercule Poirot. Depp voiced the title character Sherlock Gnomes in the animated movie "Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes", the sequel to "Gnomeo & Juliet", directed by John Stevenson. The film was released on January 12, 2018. He starred in "City of Lies", the film adaptation of the book "LAbyrinth"