20 Hugely Unexpected Roles In Upcoming Movies
14. Johnny Depp (Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes)
The Role: Sherlock Gnomes himself, "the greatest ornamental detective", who is hired by Gnomeo and Juliet to investigate the mysterious disappearance of several gnomes.
Why It's Unexpected: Budgeted at just $36 million, the first film was a fairly low-key affair, and so it's a surprise that a sequel would attract an actor of Depp's absurd star power, especially considering that he mostly hunts huge paycheck roles these days.
Will It Work?: Definitely. One can already imagine the low mumble Depp will put on for the role, and if the script is good enough, this could be one of his more entertaining roles in recent memory, bizarre though the casting is.
Still, it's less weird than Depp's recent work with Kevin Smith, that's for sure. Speaking of Kevin Smith...