Anthony and Tobias In Sweeney Movie

Interesting. Though I thought Toby was supposed to be a child...

Ah, that would make sense.

This is the cast list according to Wikipedia...

[edit] Cast
Johnny Depp ... Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker
Helena Bonham Carter ... Mrs. Nellie Lovett
Alan Rickman... Judge Turpin
Timothy Spall ... Beadle Bamford
Sacha Baron Cohen ... Signor Adolfo Pirelli
Jayne Wisener ... Johanna
Laura Michelle Kelly ... Beggar Woman
Christopher Lee ... Ballad Ghost
Anthony Stewart Head ... Ballad Ghost
Peter Bowles ... Ballad Ghost
Sam Kenyon ... Ensemble
Loren Geeting ... Ensemble
Alastair Lindsey Renton ... Ensemble

If you notice, both Christopher Lee and Anthony Stewart Head are mentioned as Ballad Ghosts. Wikipedia has a whole thing about the Sweeney movie and it mentioned that Burton was originally intended to direct Sweeney way back when, but dropped out and Sam Mendes took control, but then of course last year Burton retook the reigns.

"They are playing ghosts of people that are killed during the course of the film (including Fogg and others)."

That thought had crossed my mind, it make sense. Lee is Fogg though right?

I was on IMDB and heard the oddest rumor about Sweeney. It was that the musical numbers were going to be sung like an internal monolgue. That doesn't make any sense, it could work for solo moments, but not as much for something like a duet.

"That internal monologue thing is such a cop-out, just sing the damn songs already."

Don't jump to any hasty conclusions yet, I mean it was a rumor on IMDB, not exactly the most trustworthy of movie/tv news.

"Some of the songs are sung as voice overs - thats not the same thing as internal monologue. Even DREAMGIRLS used this technique."

So, it would be like during "Poor Thing", we hear Carter sing and see the events fold out, but we don't see Carter anywhere, ahh.