Disney Meeting Includes Surprise, Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter

There it was, buried in a video montage that kicked off the Walt Disney Company’s annual meeting Tuesday: the first true glimpse of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s upcoming “Alice in Wonderland.” Victorian top hat, crimped hair that sticks straight out, and swirl of brightly colored make-up on his eyes, cheeks and lips that resembled the blur of a pinwheel blowing in the breeze. It was a blink-and-you-missed-it moment but most shareholders seemed to catch it, with a chorus of oohs and ahhs rising from the packed theater. The image even seemed to impress Disney board members, who sat mostly stone-faced in the fifth row during the two-hour meeting. (Except for Steve Jobs and Fred H. Langhammer, who did not attend.) – from NYTimes