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Elton John reveals his worrying fear during Princess Diana's funeral

The shock death of Diana, Princess of Wales' triggered an outpouring of grief and mourning that nobody could have possibly foreseen. An estimated 60 million bunches of flowers were left in Diana's memory at the likes of Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and her ancestral home, Althorp House. Her funeral was held on September 6, 1997 - 27 years ago today - at Westminster Abbey in London.
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Tom Cruise nearly got Edward Scissorhands role, claims Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp has revealed that several high-profile figures were considered for the iconic role of Edward Scissorhands in Tim Burton’s 1990 film.According to People magazine, Depp and Burton have reflected on their early collaborations in a new untitled docuseries about the filmmaker. The series debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City last night (Monday June 10).In the film, Depp recalled securing the job of the title role in Edward Scissorhands, sharing that Burton had been contacted by various actors hoping to play the protagonist, including Tom Hanks and Michael Jackson.But one actor came closer than most, with the Pirates Of The Caribbean star revealing that Tom Cruise, who was around 28 when the film came out, “was not far away from actually playing Edward Scissorhands”.Depp further confirmed the surprising revelation, saying: “True story”.Depp, who is just over a year older than Cruise, has also shared that he “had to fight it” to secure the iconic role (starring opposite Winona Ryder), after being “pigeonholed” by his role in the late 1980s television series 21 Jump Street.On making the move away from the series, Depp said: “In all honesty, I was probably doing my best for probably the last two years to get fired… I knew how important the choice to make Cry-Baby with John Waters was, which gave me the opportunity to make fun of this arena I’d been placed in.”But in speaking about Burton’s Edward Scissorhands, Depp recalled the emotional reaction he had to reading the script, saying it “passed through everything, anything, solid and went to the very core of whatever I am”.He continued: “The writing was beautiful.
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Hanks is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as Splash (1984), Bachelor Party (1984), Big (1988), Turner & Hooch (1989), A League of Their Own (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Cloud Atlas (2012), Captain Phillips (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Sully (2016) and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). He has also starred in the Robert Langdon films, and voices Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series. He is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is widely regarded as an American cultural icon.
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