Hey folks, Harry here with a couple of bits. First up is this poster compliments of this fantastic SLEEPY HOLLOW fan-site, followed by a look from our wonderful low level NRG guy on the testing of trailers to come! Are you excited about this film yet? BTW... The Headless Horseman on this poster... the original one sheet as submitted to MPAA reportedly used this illustration... him on the horse rearing back as the foreground image... They've digitally included him here... albeit smaller and with some... enhancements I'm told. So... There ya have the MPAA approved poster. And... while it kicks ass, I would still love to see the original.
Well, it's the low level NRG guy again with probably my next to last look ahead at trailers.
First off, this is a theatrical trailer, and in VERY rough form. The headless horseman still has a head covered in a blue ski mask for most of his scenes. It starts out with a shot of a dark house on a hill with a steady drum beat and a wolf howling in the background. Quick flashes to Johnny Depp as he runs through trees as the drum beats speed up. Just as the beats can't go any faster, you see a view of Depp running from behind and into the shot comes a huge gloved right hand that twirls a sword. He rears back and swings down at Depp's neck. Right before the blow hits, a Paramount ( I think) shot comes up showing the company putting it out.
There's then a lot of quick takes of Depp walking into town, pulling out his contraptions from his bag, and talking to two old guys in a roo, as his voiceover says "We have hundreds of murders in New York City every year, and not sorcery is involved." A close up on one of the old guys as he says, "You're a long way from New York City, Mr. Crane." It then shows a dead body in the woods, as Depp denounces the headless horseman. While his voice over is saying the horseman doesn't exist, you see some kick ass shots of the horseman, walking around his castle, a sword fight, while townspeople are shooting at him in a graveyard, him flying through a stained glass window, and the best one, him hurling a flaming jack o lantern.
There's a few quips from Christina Ricci in it between her and Depp. He tells her he thinks she's a witch because she has him enchanted, and then they're lying together in bed when he tells her there's no reason to fear the headless horseman.
The whole trailer ran about two and a half minutes, and it's been getting phenominal responses. I've never seen so many people give such high marks to something so rough. You can see the cables on the actor when the horseman is hurled through the window, the headless horseman has a head, and at one point you can hear off camera directions from Burton. But all in all, this movie is going to kick ass.
Oshwitz
