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Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#100re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:00pmFosca: Anne Hathaway has a decent soprano voice, but it's not appropriate for Johanna and she also has some problems to work out, particularly with her vibrato.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#101re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:17pm
Johanna in the Logan script is in her mid teens. I can't imagine they would cast a big name in the role. Her singing is also scaled back - GREEN FINCH, for one, is gone.
Of course, Tim Burton may cast somebody bizarre like Christina Ricci so who knows.
I echo whoever said that hopefully Burton will tap into the scary side of the show rather than the whimsical. I don't want to see SWEENEY in the style of SCISSORHANDS or SLEEPY HOLLOW.
#102re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:29pmImelda Staunton would be a FIERCE Lovett, but they'd definitely go with a bigger name in the role. I see Carter as a really awesome Beggar Woman, much more so than Lovett.
#103re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:31pmMB, what other songs were cut?
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#104re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:32pmGreen Finch? NOOOOOOO!
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
Updated On: 6/13/06 at 07:32 PM
actormcfamous
Stand-by Joined: 1/12/06
#105re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:40pmI second Megan Mullaly for Lovett.
FoscasBohemianDream
Broadway Star Joined: 1/20/06
#106re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:45pmMichael Bennett, do you have a link to your review of the Logan script or a link the actual script that you could post?
#107re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:52pm
What about Donna Murphy...I really think she and Johnny would be more believable than Johnny and Meryl Streep. Plus she does alot of film work.
Megan Mulally would be great though.
"The only way we live beyond our lives is to connect and carve ourselves into the souls of those we love." -Little Fish
FoscasBohemianDream
Broadway Star Joined: 1/20/06
#108re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:59pmI have been hoping Donna Murphy plays Mrs.Lovett for about a decade already, no one would be happier, but no one apart from Broadway audiences have any idea as to who she is.
#109re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 8:05pmWhat about Annette Bening...I could really see her as Mrs Lovett
"The only way we live beyond our lives is to connect and carve ourselves into the souls of those we love." -Little Fish
#110re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 8:31pm
I will have to search through the endless BWW threads to see if I can find it. I was able to read the script through my work, and I don't believe it's actually been "leaked" yet.
To the best of my memory, the songs that had been cut were - WAIT, GREEN FINCH, AH MISS, PARLOR SONGS, and parts of the PROLOGUE and EPHIPHANY. Things like LADIES IN THEIR SENSABILITIES, NO PLACE LIKE LONDON, THE CONTEST, WIG MAKER SEQUENCE and transitional chorus stuff were gone or turned into dialogue. The ending sequence was a bit different too.
Surprisingly, The Judge's JOHANNA was in the script.
Overall it was very stylized and would have been fascinating visually (the deaths were handled in a stunning cinematic way).
John Logan's script is still being credited in those press releases as of today, but my guess is that a director like Burton would definitely tweak it to fit his own unique vision. He's a very different artisan than Sam Mendes.
#111re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 8:53pm
That's really interesting....thank you.
Although I will miss Green Finch, I think that the song cuts will keep the moving moving along.
"The only way we live beyond our lives is to connect and carve ourselves into the souls of those we love." -Little Fish
#112re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:29pmMegan Mullally as Lovett and Bernadette Peters as the Beggar Woman. Anybody? Annnnybody?
CrimsonFaerie
Chorus Member Joined: 4/18/06
#113re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:47pm
Ooo...I like the idea of Megan Mullally as Mrs. Lovett. And Bernadette Peters would be awesome as the beggar woman.
At any rate, this should be interesting to say the least. I'm sure it will be very different from the stage version, but I can't wait to see what comes of it.
#114re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:51pmYeah, I could see Megan Mullally as Mrs. Lovett.
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SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#115re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:07pm
Thank you! I've been saying that all along!
And, parts of Epiphany? NO FRIGGIN' WAY! They can't leave out any part of the most climactic song in the show!
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
FoscasBohemianDream
Broadway Star Joined: 1/20/06
#116re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:12pmFrankly, I'd be quite more worried if they cut "A Little Priest" which they might do. I feel that to make it work as a film cutting songs is inevitable, Sondheim has described it as an operetta, it's very theatrical. We're fortunate enough to have two recorded stage versions with great leads released on DVD and VHS, now we should let this film be a film instead of a re-creation of the stage version which we already have.
#117re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:16pmLITTLE PRIEST was in the script, but was trimmed
#118re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:23pm
Although I'm not a huge fan of Green Finch (personal issues...), I think it captures Johanna to a T. Without it, she's even less of a three-dimensional character. I'm still not sure who they could get to play her. There aren't that many well known actors who just happen to be legit sopranos who can pull off playing 16. Even if they cut Green Finch, Kiss Me is still in, correct? And that song actually contains the highest solo notes for Johanna.
And don't even get me started on trimming Epiphany...
I have the lowest of hopes for this film and it hasn't even been cast yet.
#119re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:25pmI'm convinced that the old script will be all but thrown out by Burton and that there will be a completely new adaptation. I hope they resist the urge to cut out too much...
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#120re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:30pm
I'm only a few years older than 16, look like I'm 14, and could totally hit those notes. Psst, Tim Burton.
Kidding. There are actually a lot of 16-year-olds who could. I'm pretty upset about it being cut. And I would argue to the death that "Epiphany" is far more crucial to the show than "A Little Priest." "A Little Priest" wouldn't be very lost as dialogue, in fact.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#121re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:38pmI have a feeling that Johnny will murder "Epiphany".
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#122re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:49pm
Mandi Moo: That is a good point; we have been overlooking the possibility of Johnny Depp singing this stuff. Erk.
To anyone who's read the script: are they keeping the ballads? I'm praaaaying that they are.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#123re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:53pm
Mrs. Lovett - Megan Mullally
Sweeney Todd - Johnny Depp(since it seems likely)
Johanna - an unknown(due to age)
Toby - an unknown(due to age)
Anthony - Ewan McGregor
Beggar Woman - Carter
Pirelli - Alan Cummings
Judge - Kelsey Grammer
Beadle - John Goodman
Fogg - anybody
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#124re: Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN
Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:57pm
FYI:
I know someone who works in the movie industry, and the Sweeney Todd movie, starring Johnny Depp, directed by Tim Burton, is a go. It hasn't been "green lit" yet, but it's almost definitely happening. It's from a reliable source. Just throught I'd throw that in.
