Johnny Depp courtesy Walt Disney Pictures
Johnny Depp has a new business partner Mickey Mouse The Sweeney Todd star revealed Wednesday that he has signed on for three flicks from Walt Disney Studios including a fourth swashbuckling Pirates of the Caribbean adventure According to the Hollywood Reporter the announcement came at Disneys Wednesday preview of upcoming movies and projects at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles Depp capped off the day by surprising the packed house with an appearance in full Jack Sparrow regalia But the biggest surprise came in Depps entrance music The loudspeakers blared The William Tell Overture otherwise known as the theme song to The Lone Ranger Depp will be playing Tonto The Lone Rangers sidekick in the studios upcoming version of the heros tale also produced by Pirates Jerry BruckheimerDepp will also play the role of the Mad Hatter in Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland scheduled for a release in 2010 The flick will be shot in 3-D using performance capture technology that w
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