via Instagram/@tchalametFilm & TVNewsTimothée Chalamet and Winona Ryder star in an homage to Edward ScissorhandsA new Super Bowl ad casts Chalamet as ‘Edgar Scissorhands’, son of the iconic Tim Burton characterShareLink copied ✔️February 7, 2021Film & TVNewsTextDazed Digital Timothée Chalamet may or may not be in the running to play Willy Wonka, but either way it won’t be his first time following in the footsteps of Johnny Depp. Today (February 7) Chalamet premiered an homage to the titular character from Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands, for a new Super Bowl ad. Also starring Winona Ryder – reprising her role as Kim Boggs from the 1990 film – the advert sees Chalamet reimagine what life would be like for Edward Scissorhands in 2021. Specifically, the Call Me By Your Name actor is cast in the role of Edgar Scissorhands (Edward’s son who has, inexplicably, inherited his father’s scissors-for-hands). “This is the story of a boy with scissors for hands,” Ryder narrates. “No, not that one.” The 90-second Cadillac advert, which is set to air during tonight’s Super Bowl, features scenes of Chalamet’s Edgar attracting unwanted magnets, bursting a football, and being reprimanded by his boss at a sandwich shop for getting too creative. Naturally, the hands-free driving feature of a Cadillac Lyriq saves the day, allowing him to drive himself about. Directed by commercial filmmaker David Shane, the ad reportedly won the approval of Tim Burton himself. “It’s rare when a work you’re proud of continues to live on and evolve with the times, even after 30 years,” he says in a statement. “I’m glad to see Edgar coping with the new world! I hope both fans and those being introduced to Edward Scissorhands for the first time enjoy it.” Watch below. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREPlainclothes is a tough but tender psychosexual thrillerCillian Murphy and Little Simz on their ‘provoking’ new film, SteveZimmermannKindred spirits and psychedelic florals: Zimmermann heads to 70s Sydney ‘It’s like a drug, the adrenaline’: Julia Fox’s 6 favourite horror filmsHow Benny Safdie rewrote the rules of the sports biopic Harris Dickinson’s Urchin is a magnetic study of life on the marginsPaul Thomas Anderson on writing, The PCC and One Battle After AnotherWayward, a Twin Peaks-y new thriller about the ‘troubled teen’ industryHappyend: A Japanese teen sci-fi set in a dystopian, AI-driven futureClara Law: An introduction to Hong Kong’s unsung indie visionaryHackers at 30: The full story behind the cult cyber fairytaleChristopher Briney: ‘It’s hard to wear your heart on your sleeve’