Johnny Depp is one of the most compassionate actors in the industry and the actor has proven himself time and time again. The American actor has frequently gone out of his way to do acts of good deeds in the past and once almost 25 years ago, Depp even saved the life of his co-star who was definitely going to die after the end of production of the movie, Sleepy Hollow.
Johnny Depp saved the life of his co-star from Sleepy Hollow
Set in the late 1700s, Sleepy Hollow was a gothic horror movie in which Johnny Depp portrayed the role of a New York City constable, Ichabod Crane who was sent to a place called Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of murders. Since the movie was set in the late 1700s, Depp’s character was also supposed to have a horse in the movie, therefore the actor learned horseriding right before the filming of Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Crane had a single-eyed Andalusian horse, Gunpowder in the movie.
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According to IMDB, the horse whose name was Goldeneye was allegedly old and was all set to be put down after the production of Sleepy Hollow came to an end. However, when Johnny Depp heard about this, he immediately decided to adopt the horse to save the life of his on-screen partner.
The Chocolat actor talks about how he was influenced while portraying Ichabod Crane
Johnny Depp once revealed in an interview with SPLICEDwire how he took inspiration from legends of the industry like Roddy McDowell, Basil Rathbone, and Angela Lansbury while portraying the role of Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow. The actor also talked about his thought process after reading a script and how he tries to create a persona for his characters. He said,
“It’s funny, because what happens to me when I read a script, when something grabs hold of me, I start getting these flashes of people or places or things or images…With “Sleepy Hollow,” I was (after) the kind of drive that Basil Rathbone had as Sherlock Holmes, but what’s going on behind that is total and utter confusion. Basil Rathbone knew exactly what he was talking about. He hit in on every note. Ichabod would (seem to) hit it, but he would miss it, in fact.”
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Sleepy Hollow hit the theatres on November 19, 1999, and was a massive success at the box office as it grossed almost $207 million worldwide against a production budget of $100 million. The movie also largely received positive reviews from critics and fans.
Sleepy Hollow is currently streaming on HBO Max.
