We watched "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" as a kid and, of course, loved every crazy minute of it. Then we watched some episodes as an adult and, realizing that most of the jokes were not at all intended for children, loved it ten times more — it was creepy, twisted and wonderful. So we're super excited about the prospect of another Pee-Wee movie, even if Pee-Wee himself is well over the hill:
...Can the 55-year-old Reubens realistically don Pee-wee's red bow tie again? The actor said he remains confident, especially after his first appearance in character in 15 years at Spike TV's Guys Choice Awards. Despite asking himself, "What in the hell are you doing?" as he stood backstage in costume, Reubens said the character "came right back" to him. Still, Reubens said he had a backup plan nonetheless for the Pee-wee movies should he not be up for the part. "My second option is to have Johnny Depp play Pee-wee," he said. Pie-in-the-sky casting or a realistic plan, Reubens insisted that he's even spoken to Depp about it, saying that the actor told him, "Let me think about it."
We got a little bit of a hard-on over Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, so while we fear the psychological ramifications of Johnny Depp as Pee-Wee, we say bring it on!
[Via MTV News]
