Sleepy Hollow

Genre: Fantasy/Thriller.

Studio: Unknown.
Production Company: Unknown.

Project Phase: In Development.

Who's In It: Johnny Depp (Ichabod Crane); Christina Ricci (Katrina Van Tassel, unsigned but rumored).
Who's Making It: Tim Burton (Director); Andrew Kevin Walker (Screenwriter); based upon The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving.

Premise: In 1780s America, prudish schoolmaster Ichabod Crane proves his bravery to a lovely woman by vowing to travel a road said to be haunted by a headless horseman. When he attempts the journey Crane soon learns that the horseman is more than just a legend.

Release Date: Unknown.

Comments: Tim Burton seems to be distancing himself from Superman Lives with this picture, said to begin filming in the fall of '98 in Tarrytown (the place where Irving wrote the story).

Rumors: Unknown.

Scoop Feedback:

July 14, 1998... A few days after the project's announcement we got this piece of email, proving to you just how fast-moving these filmmaker people can be...

"'m not sure how much of a scoop this is, but first a little background. My wife has recently been researching her family history and as it turns out her ancestors came to America from Ireland and settled in Sleepy Hollow, aka North Tarrytown, NY. On Saturday, 7/11/98, she spent the afternoon in the Sleepy Hollow town archives researching birth records, marriage licenses, etc. While she was there, another person, the only other person in the archives, was also researching the history of Sleepy Hollow, this person claimed to be the assistant to none other than Tim Burton. This person was there to gather information about the town's history, when the town was settled, who lived there and when, and to do preliminary location scouting FOR SHOOTING THAT WILL BEGIN THIS FALL and that Sleepy Hollow will be Mr. Burton's next project. This makes perfect sense since the Sleepy Hollow legend is set in the autumn. I am speculating that Superman Lives/Reborn has been put on hiatus until this project is finished. Why do I believe this person is who they claim to be? Why else would someone, besides my wife, be in the musty basement of the Sleepy Hollow town archives on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the middle of July, unless Tim Burton asked them to be there?" [Actually, due thanks should be given to 'nadasky's wife for the scoop, but we''ll thank him as well.]

[Thanks also to 'Nair' for pointing us towards additional information.]

September 1, 1998... Tim Burton has again asked Danny Elfman to score his latest project, and Elfman has agreed through his agent Richard Kraft. [Credit 'C'.]



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