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Sweeney Todd

PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:46 pm
by Shao Feng-Li
Found this cool poster. I had no idea about this coming out...

Of course, just seeing this, I wanna see it.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:49 pm
by K. Ayato
Johnny Depp, Helena Bohnam Carter, and Alan Rickman? Good cast! :thumb: I've never seen the musical this is based on, but it does sound interesting.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:52 pm
by Shao Feng-Li
Sweet. Just noticed the cast list. Rickman is cool :D

PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:03 pm
by Maledicte
I heard about this a while ago. The conversation went something like this:

Person: I hear Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are making another movie.
Me: Another one? I mean, they're great and all and they work well together, but it's getting kind of old.
Person: It's something called..."Sweeney Todd"?
Me: I AM SO WATCHING THIS.

What a cast. Timothy Spall is a great actor, too (he's in The Last Samurai and A Series of Unfortunate Events).
And I *knew* Helena was going to be Mrs. Lovett <3 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408236/

And they'll be singing their own parts. If anyone wants to hear Johnny Depp singing a duet with Alan Rickman, get in line.

Regardless, I'm looking forward to seeing this.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:44 pm
by Radical Dreamer
XD I've only ever heard a portion of a song from this play and I really don't know a lot about it, but I'm glad to see more Broadway shows coming to the movie theaters. I'm personally waiting for/hoping for a Wicked movie. :D

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:08 am
by Fish and Chips
Sweeny Todd film coming out?

I am so watching this.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:02 pm
by Shao Feng-Li
So, this is gonna be awesome.

PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:41 am
by ClosetOtaku
Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway back when I was in High School -- those friends of mine who saw it marveled at its overwrought set design (probably what caused it to close when it did) and blood... lots of blood...

And, of course, sweet, darling Angela Lansbury as the scheming Ms. Lovett...

Overall, a nice musical in a manner of speaking, what you'd get if you'd locked the cast of Hamlet in a room for two weeks with a hypoglycemic Sondheim. Good morality play for the postmodern era.

I've seen a couple regional productions. I don't know if Depp or Rickman can sing, but if they can, watch out. Todd is a great venue for actors who eat scenery.

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:11 pm
by Jaltus-bot
I have already seen the show performed at school. I have to see this.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:19 pm
by Maledicte

PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:33 pm
by Cognitive Gear
I'm so there. How this escaped my attention is beyond me. I've always wanted to see this show perormed, but now I don't have to wait until I luckily fid out about one in my area.

Very nice.

PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:43 pm
by mitsuki lover
So who is playing the Demon Barber?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:48 pm
by ilikegir33
Johnny Depp.

I really want to see this if it's not R-rated. I have listened to the musical over and over again.

PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:16 pm
by Stephen
I heard about this on a site I read a while back. I too am very much excited about seeing it.