Other SWEENEY movie cast members - LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN — Page 2

Now that I think about it, I think I remember him singing "Ben" over the end credits of that brilliant, underrated remake of Willard a few years back. He's amazing in that movie.

Of Michael Bennett's list of Burton types, I'd put Helena Bonham Carter as the Beggar Woman, Emily Watson as Johanna and Tracey Ullman as Mrs. Lovett. Although Johanna would really need to be younger...

Part of me wants to say Johnny Depp's too young for Sweeney, but then the rest of me remembers he's full-on over 40. XD

---

Since Helena Bonham Carter is Burtons' wife and has been in all of his films since they married, she will most certainly be apart of it, probably as Beggar Woman.

I could deffinetly see Emily Watson as Johanna. That's PERFECT. However, isn't she a little old to play Depp's daughter? How about Emmy Rossum for Johanna?

For Lovett... I dont' like Tracey Ullman. It just doesn't feel like a right fit to me.

---

Updated On: 6/13/06 at 12:24 PM

I know Depp is a triple threat, he supposedly can sing and dance, altough he was dubbed in Cry Baby, but that could be because it wasn't his style or perhaps to high. I think acting wise he will have no problem pulling it off, he is prety versatile, so I look forward to it.
I do think Meryl Streep would be an interesting choice, she is indeed older than Depp, but that could add something for the characters, this slightly older woman trying with all her might to get the slightly youger guy who has gone off his rocker. I do think that Kate Winslet would also be a fun choice for this role, and she does have a very nice voice, look for her singing the song "What If".
If I remeber right, Carter isn't much of a singer, I think i heard her "sing" in another movie, but not being a good singer could have been part of the character.
For Toby I would shoot some where between 10 and 17 years old.

i can see Helena Bonham Carter in the movie.


personally, i think burton should get manoel felciano for tobias. He completely embodied the pasrt, and already has that creepy-edge that burton is all about. not to mention the kid can sing like an angel.

---

Crispin Glover is an excellent idea for any role in this movie. I would like to see Bonham-Carter as Beggar Woman and Cyndi Lauper as Lovett.

---

Yeah... they'd be smart to cast him young.

---

Audra McDonald would be a fantastic Begger Woman.

I would love to see Kelli O'Hara as Joanna, but she has not done much film work.

Would love to see Victoria Clark as Mrs. Lovett.

---

Oh, lord, there go the "Cast Mano" cries.
Seriously, just don't expect more than one or two bona-fide Broadway folks as anything other than ringers in select roles.
Frankly, if Tobias is a child in this, Freddie Highmore will be wonderful.
I think Depp will be fine, although he'll certainly be a turn towards a sexy Sweeney. If I'm not mistaken, he has to be around the same age as Cerveris, too, so he's not too young for the part and certainly, in that day and age, old enough to have an 18 year old daughter.

It is a lot of conjecture, but Cyndi Lauper probably would be a great Lovett. However, given Burton's past track record, I'm going to go with Ullman.

Vilanch HAS to have a role. Funniest human ever!

---

Vilanch as Lovett?

Carl - I was just about to post Cyndi as Lovett, of course!

She was seriously considered for the revival and has a very dark stage presence I think would fit in perfeclty with Burton and Depp.

And while her voice is wicked powerful, she also has the control to sound breathless and distraught. She would make a perfect Lovett, IMO.

I think Tobias as a child would work extremely well. A child singing NOT WHILE I'M AROUND seems like the impact would be greater than an adult...

"Sondheim is VERY controlling over his revivals and movies."

Only two of Sondheim's musical scores have been given a film treatment. Forum cut nearly half the score. Night Music was quite simply, a disaster.

Do you honestly think he had much control over that?

---