Tim Burton & Johnny Depp Team For 'SWEENEY TODD' Movie Musical Adaptation

Apparently he used to sing quite a bit when he was younger, yes.

I had been thrilled about Mendes, but this idea excites me too.

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Updated On: 1/7/06 at 09:11 PM

That is perfect....1 question though. How long before we hear that Helena Bonham Carter is Mrs. Lovett?

Why don't Tim Burton and Johnny Depp get freaking married, seriously.
Ok, not very funny but I think it's time for Burton to get a new actor for his movies.

Once again, popcultureboy and I are on the same wavelength. Johnny Depp? Johnny Depp? Unlike many, I feel the man can do wrong, and playing Sweeney would definitely be an example of that.

Depp plays man-boys, and despite being 40-something, he'll probably never grow out of that. And that's not Sweeney. Burton is an interesting choice for the direction, but I'm not feeling the perfect synergy between his style and the material like I did with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. And Burton is no chameleon- he'll do things his way every time, even if he has to twist the material to do so. (Just read some of his ideas when he was slated to direct Superman.)

Bad, bad, bad idea. I'm not happy with this. On the bright side, it's just a rumor, and there are so very many ways something like this can be killed in pre-production. For once I'm glad of the existence of Development Hell.

Plum I agree with you about Burton. He wants to leave his own mark on everything he touches....

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I have yet to see Depp do something that was beyond his reach. He is like a chameleon and I would not be surprised if he blew us away in this. But Burton does so often try to make a "Tim Burton Film" that I hope Sweeney does not get lost in it. I don't think he would cast Helena as Lovett though. But who will he cast??

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Ehh..as a high school senior girl, I can tell you that even Johnny Depp will not pull in people to a movie they aren't really interested in. I have a feeling Sweeney won't be the most appealing to a lot of teenage girls, despite their love for Johnny Depp. Look at Secret Window(which I think just looked unappealing to everybody...) and Finding Neverland, which definitely escaped the teen girl fandom and is a critically acclaimed box office smash, which a lot of my friends have refrained from watching, despite Johnny Depp being in it, for it being too serious.

Now about Johnny Depp being good in the part, I have no idea, as I have never seen Sweeney

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It'll be interesting to see if this movie really happens and if it does then I'm really looking forward to seeing it. I really want to hear Depp sing!

As much as I adore Sweeney Todd as a show, I don't think it would be at all successful as a film. I'd love to be proven wrong though, and I think it's right up Tim Burton's alley....

I agree 100% with Plum. I don't think they are right for this and so I'm glad that so far it's just a rumor.

wait Johnny deep and Sweeney todd?!?!!? Thats one of my fav.e musicals! whoa....crazyness

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tim burton was one of my top choices to direct this movie so i am excited about him being the director..i'm suprised about depp being sweeney but hey maybe he can end up pulling it off. i think Helena Bonham Carter would make a good begger woman or mrs. lovett if she can sing tho.