Pee Wee's Big Plans

MTV.com reports that Paul "PeeWee" Reubens has plans for TWO new movies in the works.

Reubens said he has two Pee Wee scripts ready to go. One is an extension of the famed TV show, "Pee-wee's Playhouse," only this story would take Pee-wee and his friends outside the house for the first time. "We never really went out into what we call puppet land," Reubens recalled of the show. "And this [film] takes place out of the playhouse. I think there are one or two scenes in the playhouse in the beginning. Basically it's all in a fantasy land," he said. "It's like a 'Wizard of Oz,' H.R. Pufnstuf epic adventure story." Reubens added that the story would bring back all of the original characters from the playhouse — live-action and puppets alike.

For the other film,  which Reubens calls "The dark Pee Wee movie," he is hoping to have Johnny Depp play the titular role of the bow-tied manchild. Creepy casting? Or TOTALLY PERFECT?!

Depp, who's been a friend of Reubens' for years, responded with a very diplomatic, "Let me think about it," so there's no telling how he'd feel about portraying Reubens getting arrested for masturbating in a Florida porn house? (Those were the days, when you had to enjoy your smut in a dank adult movie theater.) Pee Wee explains, though, that it won't be as dark as all that:

"It's basically the story of Pee-wee Herman becoming famous as a singer," he explained. "He has a hit single and gets brought out to Hollywood to make musical movies, kind of like they did with Elvis. It all kind of goes downhill from there for Pee-wee. He turns into a monster. He does everything wrong and becomes a big jerk."

Reubens says he has also talked to Tim Burton about directing.