Johnny Depp says he beat out Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and Michael Jackson for the starring role in 'Edward Scissorhands'

• Johnny Depp revealed he beat Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and Michael Jackson out for the titular role in "Edward Scissorhands."
• The revelation comes from an untitled Tim Burton docuseries that world premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
• Depp's casting led to a decades-long collaboration with Burton on multiple iconic films.

Johnny Depp had some stiff competition to land his now-iconic role in Tim Burton's "Edward Scissorhands."

In an untitled docuseries on Burton that world premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, Depp, 61, said that Tom Hanks and Michael Jackson were among the stars who contacted Burton to be considered for the title role in the 1990 hit gothic tale about an unfinished artificial teen who has scissor blades for hands.