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

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTim Burton
Written byStephen Sondheim (musical)
John Logan
Produced byRichard Zanuck
Walter Parkes
Laurie MacDonald
StarringJohnny Depp
Helena Bonham Carter
Alan Rickman
Timothy Spall
Sacha Baron Cohen
CinematographyDariusz Wolski
Edited byChris Lebenzon
Music byStephen Sondheim
Distributed byDreamWorks Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Release dates
December 21, 2007
Running time
151 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$32 million

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 2007 film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical of the same name. The film stars Johnny Depp in the title role, in his sixth collaboration with director Tim Burton. The film is scheduled for a nation-wide U.S. release on December 21,2007.[1]

Plot

Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp) returns to London after having escaped a wrongful imprisonment, only to find that his wife and child have suffered at the hands of Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman), the very man who imprisoned him. With the help of his former landlady, Nellie Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), Sweeney Todd launches a plan for vengeance that initially targets the individuals responsible for his misfortunes, but ultimately draws all society in his sights.

Cast

Songs

The songs listed here are the only songs confirmed for now.

  1. "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" - Ghost narrators
  2. "My Friends" - Sweeney Todd, Mrs. Lovett (advance scene screening) [2]
  3. "Pretty Women" - Sweeney Todd, Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman interview)
  4. "Epiphany" - Sweeney Todd (trailer)

Production

In August 2006, DreamWorks announced that Tim Burton had taken over direction for the film, and Johnny Depp was cast as Todd.[3]

Filming began on February 5, 2007 at Pinewood Studios,[4] but was interrupted due to Depp's daughter falling ill;[5] filming resumed in late March.[6]

Christopher Lee, Anthony Head, Peter Bowles and 5 other actors were originally cast as ghost narrators set to sing "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd". However, due to the ailing of Johnny Depp's daughter, the schedule became tight and the characters were dropped from the film.[7]

Tim Burton had reported this film to be a R rated musical. [8] This was affirmed on the film's official Web site. [9]

References

  1. ^ http://www.helena-world.com/?p=258
  2. ^ http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33917
  3. ^ http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=16051
  4. ^ "Sweeney Todd Starts Singing". IGN. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2007-02-27. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Stax (2007-03-13). "Sweeney Todd on Hold?". IGN. Retrieved 2007-03-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=16933
  7. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/05/13/dp1301.xml#head7
  8. ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20051361_20051365_20052089,00.html
  9. ^ http://www.sweeneytoddmovie.com

External links

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