
Thompson said that at the time, Burton wasn't very "proactive" or "articulate" with the actors on set. While shooting the movie, a couple of actors said that they didn't actually get their characters, including Depp. I was evoking Wendy with Kim at the end when her granddaughter says 'why don't you go see him?' And she says 'I want him to remember me the way I was.' That moment was very important to me."Īlan Arkin and Johnny Depp both asked Thompson for advice. Thompson said: "The great sadness of Edward is the same as it is for Peter - he never ages.

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Meanwhile, JM Barrie's seminal "Peter Pan" and the neverending movie adaptations of Neverland also served as a touchstone for Edward and Kim. That was a David Lynch inspiration, somehow, from 'Eraserhead.'" Thompson told Insider: "There were a lot of David Lynch moments in 'Edward.' I don't know why this was a David Lynch moment, and they actually shortened it in the movie, but when the old man says to Edward at the barbecue, never let anybody tell you you're a cripple, and it knocks his leg and it sounds hollow.

RKO Radio Pictures/Michael Tran/FilmMagicĪside from the fabled drawing and Ariel the dog, David Lynch was also a big inspiration for Thompson when writing the movie. Peter Pan and David Lynch were both inspirations to Thompson. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
