George C. Scott

5 Stars and the Roles They Were Born to Play

Every now and then there's a casting choice that seems predestined, a true chicken/egg situation. A role it's impossible to believe wasn't written with a particular actor in mind. Or a case where it seems cosmic forces must have been at play, birthing the perfect star for a role just waiting to make the jump from the page to the big screen.

We certainly had that reaction when we saw the first Alice in Wonderland poster. In the following video feature, our Mighty Movie Geek takes a look at Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter, along with five other stars and the roles they were born to play. We call it the Deppage Factor.

• Coco Before Chanel
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
• Aladdin
• Alice in Wonderland
• Popeye
• Patton
• Johnny Depp
• Neil Patrick Harris
• Robin Williams
• Audrey Tautou
• Shelley Duvall
• George C. Scott

Holiday Movies: What's on Tonight? (12/22/09)

A Very Brady Christmas (Family Dramedy)
ABC Family, 1 PM ET
The Bradys (Florence Henderson, Robert Reed) fly their TV-series bunch home for a three-generation family reunion.

A Christmas Carol (1984) (Dickensian Re-Do)
AMC, 5:30 PM ET
Ebenezer Scrooge (George C. Scott) meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

What else is showing this season? See the complete Holiday TV Movie Guide: The 12 Flavors of Christmas.

And if you're wondering what to buy the movie lovers on your shopping list, check out our Holiday Gifts store.

• A Very Brady Christmas
• A Christmas Carol
• George C. Scott
• Florence Henderson
• Robert Reed
• Holiday TV Movie Guide