Sweeney Todd (2007) #1: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
 

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Basic Info

Release Date: December 21st, 2007
Director: Tim Burton
Writer: John Logan
Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Christopher Lee, Jamie Campbell Bowen, Jayne Wisener, Laura Michelle Kelly, Ed Sanders
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Musical, Thriller
Website: SweeneyToddmovie.com
Rating: NONE

Synopsis

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton join forces again in a big-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller "Sweeney Todd." Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who "shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again." Joining Depp is Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney's amorous accomplice, who creates diabolical meat pies. The cast also includes Alan Rickman, who portrays the evil Judge Turpin, who sends Sweeney to prison and Timothy Spall as the Judge's wicked associate Beadle Bamford and Sacha Baron Cohen is a rival barber, the flamboyant Signor Adolfo Pirelli.

Woo hoo!!

Thanks for this! It's weird to see the Sweeney Todd character with hair now. :lol:

SO EXCITED for this movie!

I've already got the icon all ready :lol:

I know ROCKSTAR, I'm so use to Michael Cerveris as Sweeney Todd that I find it odd that he now has hair and doesn't have a leather coat... :lol:

Have to agree, but he does still pull off the creepy look.

I work in a theater and the trailer is on The Heartbreak Kid and a few others mangers and myself were going in all weekend just to watch the preview.

I'm really looking forward to seeing this film, it intrigued me when I saw the trailer.

I am DYING to see this film. The trailer? :thud: Looks friggin' AMAZING. Gah. Can't wait can't wait can't wait! :blinkie:

i love the movies of johnny depp and tim burton. they make great films. i will definitely like this one.

I'm so happy with the cast, Alan Rickman and Johnny Depp in the same movie. Tim Burton thank you on that one...:)

I saw the preview during The Heartbreak Kid, and to be honest while I was a bit confused by it, I was also incredibly intrigued!

WOW! The Trailer is AWESOME....

It is definately one of my must see film's now.

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton are Dynamic on screen. Johnny bring's life and likeability to Tim's, Dark humored and might I say, beautifully shot films. Together, they balance out the films, that they make together. When I first saw the trailer, I instantly thought of Captain Jack's voice and Edward Scissorhand's. The accent comes off very familiar and strongly mimic's Jack Sparrow, and the overall look, strongly resemble's Edward, but then I realized, this is Tim Burton, you could spot his film's a mile away and of course, being the director, I'm sure he is very pleased with the look and accent and since Johnny is the actor, he has to listen to Tim and I'm sure he possibly visioned, Sweeney Todd to sound that way and look that way, so I could careless about the accent. Johnny is such a great, versatile actor, so he could pull off anything. All of Tim's film's, with Johnny are amazing. Kinda like Scorsese and Dicaprio, they just fit so well together.

Also, I love it when Johnny plays twisted Character's, it bring's out his hotness factor, that much more. I love it in the trailer, when he actually goes into a Sweeney Todd number and begin's to sing. It's creepy, yet amazing. I Can't Wait...




^^^^^^ The Trailer Is Just Awesome!

I really want to see this movie mainly cause I think that Johnny Depp is amazing in everything he does! I can't wait for this movie! :)

ETA: I watched some of the trailer and its looks great! :D So excited for this movie to come out! So very!

Oooh, yes, the cast is to die for. Depp and Bonham Carter and RICKMAN and Baron Cohen?? :thud: I can't wait. I agree that I get ridiculously excited when Johnny shifts from speaking to singing - I can't wait to see him sing full songs!! :blinkie:

What a thrill that's going to during the whole movie. I wanted Mrs. Lovett to be older but Helena is so good at this type of role that, seriously, I couldn't argue with the choice.

Helena, Johnny and Tim have such an amazing connection, that you cannot go wrong with them.

I head people commenting about Johnny's singing and I'm like WTF? Look at John Travolta, Zac Efron and alot of other people from Grease and Hairspray. They might not have the best voices and might not can sing, but it's your delievery and your acting, that can sell the film. I actually loved it when Johnny went from talking, to singing. I feel he is going to nail that scene, cause IMHO, it's the best part of the trailer. I loved It..

I wanna see this, looks good