Depp and Burton: Together Again

Now who the hell is Sweeney Todd....

Lets see now... a 1936 movie by the same name has gained 2000% more interest than it ever has in the past decade or so. Why? !!!##

To be fair, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" when originally released was considered to be the greatest British horror movie to have ever been released. Granted the fact that Ted Slaughter (I kid you not, that is his real name) is considered to be the greatest horror film actor of all time, none of these still explain the quintessential why for the sudden curiosity in this movie.

However what does explain this sudden rise in interest for the movie is a certain new trailer doing the rounds in Youtube. Tim Burton and the great God Depp have come together for a remake of the same movie and boy oh boy is this trailer incredible or what!!!! Nuff said



And heres some uber cool trivia*:

• Anne Hathaway was almost cast as Johanna but Tim Burton wanted a complete unknown for the role and settled with Jayne Wisener.
• Sam Mendes was originally attached to direct with Russell Crowe in the title role.
• This is the sixth Johnny Depp-Tim Burton collaboration. They previously made Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and Corpse Bride (2005) together.
• Johnny Depp suggested to Tim Burton that Tom Baker play the Gentlemen Ghost.
• Composer Stephen Sondheim, notoriously protective of his stage works, had long prevented any adaptation of this musical. Sondheim finally relented when pleased with Tim Burton's vision for the film, though the composer maintained veto power when casting the lead actors. Both Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter had to personally audition for Sondheim, who nearly rejected Depp, considering his vocals "too rock oriented."\
• Helena Bonham Carter underwent extensive vocal lessons and studied baking in preparation for her role.
• Annette Bening and Toni Collette both lobbied vigorously for the role of Mrs. Lovett, but lost out to Helena Bonham Carter.
• During its first month of production in London, Johnny Depp had to take a ten-day leave of absence when his daughter, Lily-Rose, was rushed to a hospital due to a severe illness (which was never disclosed by the media). To accommodate his absenteeism, director Tim Burton filmed scenes that didn't feature Depp's character.To prepare for the role of Adolfo Pirelli, Sacha Baron Cohen hired his personal barber as a consultant on shaving techniques, and took up to 16 hours to learn how to handle a razor.
• Cyndi Lauper and Emma Thompson were also considered for the role of Mrs. Lovett.
• Christopher Lee, a classically trained singer, was originally in negotiations to play one of the ghosts. However, after various script revisions and due to scheduling conflicts, the actor decided not to pursue the role.

*courtesy imdb