Johnny Depp filmography also starred in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" as Hunter S. Thompson (1998), "The Ninth Gate" as Dean Corso (1999), and "Sleepy Hollow" as Ichabod Crane (1999). In the 2000s, he was in the films "Chocolat" (2000), "Blow" (2001), "From Hell" (2001), "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" (2003), "Finding Neverland" (2004), "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), "" (2007), and "Public Enemies" (2009). He has played Captain Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, starting with 2003's "", and going on to reprise the role in "" (2006), "" (2007), "" (2011) and "" (2017). For
Sleepy Hollow (film) romance with Katrina. His work went uncredited through the WGA screenwriting credit system. While Johnny Depp was Burton's first choice for the role of Ichabod Crane, Paramount required him to consider Brad Pitt, Liam Neeson and Daniel Day-Lewis. Depp was cast in July 1998 for his third collaboration with Burton. The actor wanted Ichabod to parallel Irving's description of the character in the short story. This included a long prosthetic snipe nose, huge ears, and elongated fingers. Paramount turned down his suggestions, and after Depp read Tom Stoppard's rewrite of the script, he was inspired to take the character even