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Genre :
Musical, Drama, ThrillerRelease Date :
December 21, 2007 (Wide)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Tim BurtonStarring :
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jayne Wisener, Sacha Baron Cohen
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Sweeney Todd Got Red Carpet Treatment in New York City
December 05, 2007 04:12:52Picking an early date to exclusively screen "Sweeney Todd", DreamWorks SKG and Warner Bros. Pictures held a starry premiere for the musical thriller Monday, December 3, 2007 at Ziegfeld Theater in New York City.
Spotlight obviously was directed to the movie's cast members who cheerfully walked their way down the red carpet prior to the screening. Besides leading star Johnny Depp, the pack included Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Laura Michelle Kelly, and newcomer Jayne Wisener, who plays Johanna, the only daughter of the titular serial killer.
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Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd Gets Six New TV Spots
November 30, 2007 02:11:53Warner Bros. Pictures continues to pamper us regarding its upcoming "Sweeney Todd." The studio now has delightfully brought online six more TV spots for the Tim Burton-directed flick in our anticipation for its release on December 21 this year.
Take a look at all of the pieces through Sweeney Todd Trailer section at AceShowbiz under the names of TV Spot 2 to TV Spot 7. All are available to see in either Med-Res or Hi-Res QuickTime format.
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Check Out Goodies from Official Sweeney Todd Site
November 29, 2007 04:11:11Warner Bros. Pictures as the studio producing "Sweeney Todd" has delightfully activated the official site for the musical thriller, which turns out to be quite exciting to explore.
Apart from usual features like movie info, video, gallery, and downloads, there is "Players" page which presents characters from the flick with the image of their rooms as the background. Try moving your cursor around each room and see what happens.
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Tons of New Footage from Sweeney Todd Invade the Net!
November 28, 2007 02:11:01It's hard to not get fully satisfied for those who still can't get enough of "Sweeney Todd." How could they not feel so now that Paramount Pictures has already given tons to look at the movie, launching nine clips, three featurettes, and two behind-the-scenes footage of the dark, musical thriller.
Feast your eyes on all of the pieces through AceShowbiz's Sweeney Todd Trailer page at AceShowbiz, or just check them out directly down below.
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Sweeney Todd Now Has a Behind-the-Scenes Clip
November 26, 2007 03:11:19It's now time to take a peek at process behind the making of DreamWorks SKG and Warner Bros. Pictures' upcoming "Sweeney Todd." Yes, a behind-the-scenes clip for the musical thriller has already come up on the net, giving us glimpses of how director Tim Burton working on the flick.
Included in the clip are the interviews with cast members Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Alan Rickman as well as those with Burton, producer Laurie MacDonald, and special effect supervisor Joss Williams. What's more, lots of footage from the movie are also featured in, some of them even being never-before-seen shots.
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Two New Sweeney Todd Characters Posters Plus Studio Sessions Clip
November 21, 2007 01:11:20Previously spotted together in one poster, now the serial killer and his accomplice are featured separately this time. Yes, two new character posters of the upcoming "Sweeney Todd" have just been made available on the net, featuring the title character himself and Mrs. Lovett, played respectively by Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.
The twosome's names, however, are not mentioned as they are only referred as the barber and the baker. In the poster, Depp's Todd is caught holding a blood-stained razor while Carter's Mrs. Lovett carries a plate full of meat pies with some human body parts like fingers and ear eerily popping out of them.
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Two More Stills from Sweeney Todd Published
November 16, 2007 02:11:28Well, it's obvious that Warner Bros. Pictures is doing its best to promote Tim Burton-directed "Sweeney Todd." Just few days after publishing some new movie stills from the film, the studio has now posted two more of them on the net.
Courtesy of /Film, both photos continue to employ dark, gloomy atmosphere as the previously-launched pictures. One again features Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter together as the titular character and Mrs. Lovett while the other gives us another look at Jamie Campbell Bower as Anthony Hope.
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Handfuls of New Sweeney Todd Stills Up Now
November 12, 2007 11:11:13Already given us a couple of trailers for its upcoming "Sweeney Todd", DreamWorks SKG and Warner Bros. Pictures now have come up with a new batch of production stills from the musical drama thriller for your eyes to feast on.
All showing gloomy, dark atmosphere, the photos mostly take focus on the movie's male lead Johnny Depp in his role as the titular character, a wrongfully imprisoned barber who turns into a serial killer. Pictured alongside him are Helena Bonham Carter as Todd's partner-in-crime Mrs. Lovett and Jamie Campbell Bower as Anthony Hope, among others.
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Second Sweeney Todd Trailer Gets Darker and Bloodier
October 22, 2007 01:10:05Cheer up those who expect more blood and gore in the upcoming Tim Burton-director "Sweeney Todd." A second trailer for the flick has finally arrived on the net, bringing with it a much darker tone which gives slight hint that pic will definitely be an R-rated feature.
Now can be watched via YouTube as seen below, the new piece drives out all of the fun of the first, even gives us our initial glimpse of the titular character slashing his victim's neck at the end of it. Yes folks, it's all about vengeance now.
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First Sweeney Todd Trailer Featuring Singing Johnny Depp
October 05, 2007 11:10:00Finally moviegoers can now grab footage from Johnny Depp's latest starring vehicle "Sweeney Todd." Yes, the first trailer for the anticipated movie has already been made available on the net, still presenting the typically dark, dank, world of director Tim Burton.
Put on Yahoo! Movies, the trailer seemingly contains all the great stuff that Burton has showcased in most of his works. Though so, it apparently tends to hide the fact that the flick is actually a musical feature, only including one singing scene by Depp.
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Sweeney Todd Gory Scenes to Be Cut to Fit PG-13 Rating?
August 28, 2007 11:08:17Those craving for plenty of blood and gore in the upcoming "Sweeney Todd" probably may not find what they wish to see in the flick when it hits theaters December 21 this year, three weeks earlier than its previously-slated release date of January 11, 2008.
According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, Warner Bros. Pictures as the studio producing the musical crime thriller has requested director Tim Burton to remove some R-rated sequences from the film so it can be released with a PG-13 MPAA tag. It appeared that the early footage from the movie was so extremely bloody that the studio execs have become a tad squeamish and wanted it to be re-cut instead.
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"Sweeney Todd" Drives Away the Ghosts
May 23, 2007 02:05:44Apparently the supernatural beings won't make appearance at all in "Sweeney Todd."
According to Playbill, the ghost characters intended to be featured in the movie have been cut from the reels, including one portrayed by veteran actor Christopher Lee, the Gentleman Ghost. DreamWorks SKG as the company producing the musical thriller drama reportedly has confirmed the information.
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Alan Rickman Facing Down "Sweeney Todd"
December 08, 2006 01:12:19Boosting up the high-profile status of "Sweeney Todd", English thespian Alan Rickman is coming onboard to round out the cast of the musical drama thriller, Screen Daily has reported.
The latest actor added to the lineup after Helena Bonham Carter, Rickman is billed to portray Judge Turpin while Carter will play Mrs. Lovett and Johnny Depp the titular character. Filming is scheduled to begin early in 2007 for release late that year with Tim Burton directing for Paramount Pictures to distribute.
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Helena Bonham Carter Is Mrs. Lovett in "Sweeney Todd"
October 18, 2006 02:10:29Tim Burton has booked Helena Bonham Carter to co-star with Johnny Depp in his upcoming direction "Sweeney Todd".
In the DreamWorks Studios and Warner Bros. co-production of the Stephen Sondheim musical, the actress will play the diabolical meat pie-maker Mrs. Lovett.
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Sacha Baron Cohen Making Advances to "Sweeney Todd"
October 14, 2006 09:10:10Fresh from his appearance in "Borat", Sacha Baron Cohen is heading to his next acting stint. The British actor is currently engaged in negotiations to star in "Sweeney Todd", an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical stage production composed based on Christopher Bond's 1973 play of the same title.
If a deal is reached, Cohen will likely be billed as Signor Adolfo Pirelli, the strong competitor of the title character, played by Johnny Depp, in the haircutting world. The story itself concerns Todd who seeks out revenge on the judge who has wrongfully imprisoned him.
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Reader's Reviews
I(m sorry, my English is very bad but the film is wonderful ( of course it's a Tim Burton's film =P ) and Helena is one more again a wonderful actress ! She sings so well =P
posted by Bonhamcarter Fan on Jul 27, 2008Johnny Depp should have been an Oscar winner here. Alot of people didn't like it because they felt there was too much music and not enough dialogue. I truly enjoyed the movie. Johnny was very good for someone who has never sung a whole song. As he had been quoted as saying. Even though "My Friends," was about razors. Johnny sang it like he was singing it to his true love. Helena also did a wonderful job. I like it better then the Broadway show.
posted by piratefan60 on Sep 11, 2008Wonderful! Best adaptation of a musical in a very long time. Depp is amazing and Carter really is Mrs. Lovett like I've never seen her. I probably would not have liked this movie without the music as I'm not a fan of horror films.
posted by mombot on Dec 25, 2008
I thought this film was alright the singing was did not have enough oomph for me and I did not like Johnny Depp weak, warbling in his title role. Although I did enjoy Helena Bonham Carter's sweet beautiful singing and Alan Rickman was pretty cool.
posted by Razbash on Jan 27, 2009sweeney todd is so freaken awesome i almost died watching his movie because stodd died i watched it like a billion times and me and my friends tanya iracheta,and asia mcbride always talk about him
posted by sweeney todd on May 08, 2009helena carter done an awesome job with her singing and everything and her being in the fire was sad but funny
posted by helena on May 08, 2009Love Johnny Depp as Sweeney Todd! His demeanor is perfect- he fits the role like an old glove. Depp used to be a family friend, and it's amazing to see how far he's come.
posted by MNM on Jun 21, 2009