Johnny Depp, Neil Gaiman, Edgar Wright come together for 'Fortunately, the Milk'

Hollywood star Johnny Depp is in early talks to star in feature film adaptation of writer Neil Gaiman's time-travel tale Fortunately, the Milk.

The Lego Movie makers, Animal Logic Entertainment, is producing the live-action/animation hybrid to be directed by Edgar Wright, reported Variety.

Bret McKenzie is writing the script based on the children's book published in September 2014.

Depp, 52, who was last seen in Black Mass essaying the role of Whitey Bulger, is expected to play the character of the father from the book.

The story is told from the point of a view of a young boy and his sister, who listen as their father recounts the story of exactly what happened when he stepped out briefly to purchase some milk.