Tim Depp or Johnny Burton?

Seriously, I’m all for dynamic duos. There’s Batman and Robin (sort of), Holmes and Watson, Han and Chewy – but when actor slash director duos are formed it gets to be a bit much. Take for instance Ron Howard and Tom Hanks. Yes, both are pretty amazing in their own right, but after a bunch of flicks together, I think things are getting a bit stagnant with all of the religious code deciphering in Europe. Well, I think Ron Hanks has some competition in Tim Burton and Johnny Depp.

When the duo got together and made Edward Scissorhands all those years ago, who would have guessed it was eternal matrimony? Since then the duo have gone on to collaborate on Corpse Bride, Willy Wonka, Sleepy Hollow, Ed Wood, Sweeney Todd and Alice in Wonderland. I also just read that they will be teaming up again next fall for a movie version of Dark Shadows….

I’m not saying these flicks are bad, but now whenever I see anything like “Starring Johnny Depp,” or “From the vision of Tim Burton,” I automatically think of the two of them as one. It’s like that couple that’s been together so long that they start to refer to their individual selves as “we.” I think its getting to be a bit much. Maybe they should take a little break or stage some kind of dramatic break-up for the media, then make a triumphant return to the big screen with a crazy new film.

That’s just my idea though and I’m sure Johnny Burton can come up with something better. Come on guys, take a break from each other.