Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!- Page 4

[CurtainUp]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#75

Posted: 10/19/04 at 7:34pm

Christine Baranski!
hmm...ten years ago Anthony Rapp would have made a great Anthony or Tobie, he's just a few years to late.
Keep in mind Johanna's coloring, Emmy Rossum is not blond and even w a wig does not have the innocent colorign that a Johanna should have/

Rosencrantz: "Be happy - if you're not even HAPPY what's so good about surviving? We'll be all right. I suppose we just go on." - from Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

[GovernorSlaton]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#76

Posted: 10/19/04 at 7:41pm

Lansbury as Beggar Woman is not a good idea.
Think about it.

[broadway86]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#77

Posted: 10/20/04 at 3:20pm

I agree that Meryl Streep would be great. The woman can do anything.

[Unknown User]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#78

Posted: 10/20/04 at 6:26pm

Johanna - Kristin Chen.
Sweeney-Hugh J.
Lovett - Toni Colette
Anthony - Patrick Wilson
Toby - Elijah Wood

I know some of these are a bit of stretch, but boy would it be fun.

[MyNameInLights]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#79

Posted: 10/20/04 at 6:29pm

Hugh Jackman? Cheno? Have you seen Sweeney Todd?

"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."

[GovernorSlaton]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#80

Posted: 10/20/04 at 6:32pm

Oooh, I can see it now; Cheno teaching the green finches and linnet birds how to become popular.

[MyNameInLights]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#81

Posted: 10/20/04 at 6:35pm

If Cheno played Johanna I'd audition for the role of the bird that The Beadle kills.

"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."

[Unknown User]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#82

Posted: 10/20/04 at 7:16pm

Yep...Just my thoughts on casting. :)

[Plum]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#83

Posted: 10/20/04 at 9:30pm

Chenoweth isn't the worst choice for Johanna. At least she can sing it. And she has the right hair color, too.

[Unknown User]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#84

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:28pm

Bernadette Peters as Mrs. Lovett!!!!

[GovernorSlaton]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#85

Posted: 10/21/04 at 12:01am

She could sing it, true, but (despite her height), she's getting a little long in the tooth to be playing Johanna.
Although, she doesn't really seem to age, does she?
I don't know, something about her in Sweeney Todd doesn't feel right.
And when Kristin was first mentioned in this thread, I thought it was for Mrs. Lovett.
Needless, to say, I was a bit taken aback.

[Plum]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#86

Posted: 10/21/04 at 12:05am

I really like her solo album, so I've got a soft spot for the girl. She is too old, though, now that you mention it.

[scttyboy]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#87

Posted: 10/29/04 at 6:43pm

Tracy Ullman is Mrs. Lovett.
Kevin Klein is Sweeny.

[zoran912]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#88

Posted: 10/29/04 at 7:17pm

Lovett
La Streep (Diva. I need not say anything else.)
Emma Thompson (Just watch her as Professor Trelawny. You'll get it)
Toni Collette (This woman needs a movie musical. She can sing and she's kooky.)

Has anyone considered Nia Vardalos?

[Plum]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#89

Posted: 10/29/04 at 7:34pm

Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters

I'm using the well-known method of "If you repeat it enough, maybe it will beome true."

[Calvin]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#90

Posted: 10/18/06 at 10:57am

A bump just for fun. Look how far off this has strayed.

Can you believe not one mention of Helena Bonham Carter in this thread?

[Patronus]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#91

Posted: 10/18/06 at 10:59am

Yes, if only because this thread was about the Sam Mendes directed Sweeney.

Bonham Carter's name definitely popped up in the Burton casting threads.

[Calvin]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#92

Posted: 10/18/06 at 11:03am

There definitely were worse ideas, at least. Actually, I just remembered this one because Rath mentioned that she wouldn't be surprised if Charlotte Church were cast -- and frighteningly enough, someone thought that would be a good idea.

[Patronus]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#93

Posted: 10/18/06 at 11:04am

Oh yeah, no question there are far worse ideas out there.

I'm still cringing at the thought of the Julia Roberts idea I read somewhere.

[Ciaron McCarthy]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#94

Posted: 10/18/06 at 11:30am

Christopher Lee as The Judge!!

[Lizzya9]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#95

Posted: 10/18/06 at 11:35am

Helena Bonham Carter was cast as Ms. Lovett.

[ShbrtAlley44]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#96

Posted: 10/18/06 at 11:41am

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ahmelie]

re: Sweeney Todd movie - casting ideas!#97

Posted: 10/18/06 at 11:58am

Oh god.

Theatre is a safe place to do the unsafe things that need to be done. -John Patrick Shanley

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