It's Official: ALAN RICKMAN IS JUDGE TURPIN

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 12:07pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=14298

[Trekkie2]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 12:13pm

OK. That could work well.

[Katurian2]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 12:14pm

Finally- a credible THEATRE actor for the cast.

[JamesMacon]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 12:34pm

This will be good.

[StephenSondheimWHOO]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 12:38pm

Katurian, Laura MIchele Kelly is a credible theater actress
But that is good casting

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 1:15pm

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 1:23pm

Great news. Now if only he'd come back to Broadway...I'd love to see him perform live.

[mrslovett7]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 2:01pm

Oh this is great! This is the one casting choice I actually agree with. I love Alan, he is such a fantastic actor, I'm sure he'll be wondeful in the role.

Does anyone know if he can sing?

[waddledee524]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 2:49pm

That is fantastic. What a terrific cast.

This movie is going to have a HUGE cult following.

[TheHumanTorch]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 6:59pm

i'm so excited for this movie!!!

[bially082]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:21pm

Yeah...Can he sing? I don't think it matters as much as if Depp can sing. Turpin can get away with speak singing much of the time if need be...

[jasonf]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:53pm

I just hope he finds a way to make Turpin different from Snape. I don't want to be thinking "Run, Harry, run!" through the whole thing!

[sfs1414]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 8:19pm

This is soo awesome. He will be so great. What an actor! And that booming voice. I can't wait to hear him say. "Mr. Todd." Ha Ha. As long as it does not sound like. Mr. Potter. haha

[worrell4077]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 2:14pm

This is so great that he's doing Turpin. The cast is taking great shape with Depp, Carter, Cohen, Kelly(Has she been officially confirmed yet), and Rickman.

Now, when do you think we'll get an announcement regarding the casting of Tobias, The Beadle, Johanna, Anthony, The Beggar Woman, and Jonas Fogg?

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 5:24pm

He'll be perfectly creepy. I hope he can sing. Not that it matters all that much for the Judge, especially since he probably won't get his "Johanna."

He is one of the few things I like about the Harry Potter movies.

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 6:01pm

Now, I can start imagining Potter fans will go, "Dude, Sweeney Todd iz DA BEST MOOZIKAL EVAR!!" when they don't even know who Stephen Sondheim is...

Ugh.

Anyways, I'm fairly happy about this casting.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 6:13pm

Where's Patronus?

Updated On: 12/19/06 at 06:13 PM

[Muhlethaler]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:15pm

Updated On: 7/20/18 at 04:15 PM

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:38pm

Does Spall have the high notes?

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 5:29pm

Read the article.
Those are the only official names signed right now.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 5:54pm

COOOOLkid, just so you know, the majority of HARRY POTTER fans are incredibly intelligent. The books are not the easiest to read in the world and the only HARRY POTTER fans I know (myself included) are quite intelligent. And about 95% of the ones I know are musical theater geeks.

[Broadwayboy2631]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 6:05pm

Thank God!

[JeaniusIsMe]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 6:14pm

Definitely good news.....although this will only serve to feed my already slightly unhealthy love for Alan.....but come to think of it, that's probably not a bad thing.....

[kaycee]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 6:19pm

This movie is starting to sound better and better.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 6:57pm

I bet that little boy from WILLY WONKA is Tobias.