Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
wheredidhegogeorge2
Chorus Member Joined: 1/9/07
#1Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/13/07 at 11:44pmI was just curious if they made any announcements about who will be playing tobias in the Sweeney Todd film.
#2re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/13/07 at 11:46pmI likely they've cast him, as they start production in Feb.
#2re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/13/07 at 11:48pmOOOH I vote Neil Patrick Harris...I love his Tobias! from what i've seen....
neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#3re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/13/07 at 11:52pmIt is a little kid I think. I am tempted to say I heard it was Freddie Highmore but I am not sure.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#4re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/13/07 at 11:56pm
Should be Freddie.
Neil is llike 35 (just kidding)
#5re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 12:21am
Wow I just looked at the cast and it will be truly amazing. Of course, it would already be amazing because Johnny Depp + Tim Burton = magic, but here's the rest of the cast listed at IMDb
Mrs. Lovett: Helena Bonham Carter (played Mrs. Bucket in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory")
Judge Turpin: Alan Rickman (should be incredible)
Pirelli: Sacha Cohen ("Borat" and "Da Ali G Show" - hilarious!)
Lucy: Laura Michelle Kelly (not much film, but on the West End she was in "Beauty and the Beast" and "Mary Poppins")
The only other person listed is Anthony Head (Giles from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") . Based on the fact he's older than my parents, he can't be playing Toby; perhaps the Beadle?
I guess Toby shall remain a mystery... Anyone know if Freddie can sing? Johnny likes to work with him whenever possible.
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#6re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 12:29am
Wait, I'm I retarded? Toby is supposed to be that young?
LOl I assumed young, but not THAT young :)
#7re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 12:31amI don't think he's supposed to be quite that young, and I certainly don't think he's played that young on stage, but for the film, who knows? Anyway Freddie's almost 15. So we'll see I guess...
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#8re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 12:35amHowever, I just found out he's currently filming the Spiderwick Chronicles.
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CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#9re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 12:35amWell early reports were that he would be a child.
#10re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 12:40amFreddie is almost 15!?! where the hell have I been!?
#11re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 12:52am
Lol film can be decptive because Finding Neverland was shot several years before its release due to problems with Miramax. So even though it was released only a year before Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Freddie actually got at least 2 or 3 years older. lol.
He'll be 15 on Valentine's day.
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#12re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 1:28am
I swear to god I'm like 100 years old now...
neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#13re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 1:36am
I own Finding Neverland and I was watching the Behind the Scenes: On the Red Carpet. When they showed the cast on the night themovie was released I was in SHOCK at how much they had grown in a year. So that makes a lot of sense.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#15re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 10:41amAcording to the latest interview with Burton, Sasha Baron Cohen is NOT signed yet - they are just in discussion.
#17re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 11:29amThe recording sessions begin in London next week, so I'm assuming the leads have all signed their contracts.
#18re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 11:33amSo when do the voice lessons happen for the leads?
#19re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 11:56amAfter production has ended and they are mixing the soundtrack in the studio, they will have voice lessons for the people being brought in to dub the star.
#20re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/14/07 at 12:01pmI just checked imdb.com and there's no one listed as Tobias yet. Johnny Depp's listing states that the movie is in pre-production at this time, so we'll just have to wait and see.
Oliver Brownlow
Chorus Member Joined: 3/15/04
#21re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/16/07 at 3:42amThe suspense is terrible.
sicetergo
Stand-by Joined: 3/16/06
#22re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/16/07 at 7:14am
H B-C was at my voice coach the other day - so I'm guessing she's using her own vocal chords...
Updated On: 1/16/07 at 07:14 AM
worrell4077
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#23re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/16/07 at 2:03pmI have the feeling that an announcement will come soon about the rest of the Sweeney movie cast. I would like to see Freddie as Tobias.
sidjones09
Leading Actor Joined: 1/4/07
#24re: Have they cast a Tobias for the Sweeney film????
Posted: 1/16/07 at 2:43pmIf Freddie gets it, which I hope he does. He and Johnny Depp are becoming quite the duo. Wouldn't this make 3 along with Neverland and Charlie?
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