We reported a while back on the rumour about Sacha Baron Cohen playing a role in Sweeney Todd. Well the English comedian, whose film Borat is currently busting blocks around the world, has been officially confirmed as playing Pirelli by Variety.
Most of you have probably heard this sad news already, but another Burton collaborator, Jack Palance, has recently passed away. Palance had a long career in Hollywood, appearing in, of course, Batman and many other classic movies.
So sorry to hear about Jack Palance. What an incredible presence that man had.
ReplyDeleteAs for Cohen...well...I hate to sound snobbish or prudish but I've always found Ali G. to be annoying , parody though he was , as well as Borat...and Cohen, himself....? Obnoxious...but considering the role he's apparently been cast in , I might just let him get away with it...:::grins::: Interesting choice.
May he rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteFirst off rest in peace Palance. And second alright!!! We go Borat!!
ReplyDeleteThats really sad about Jack Palance ;_; RIP
ReplyDeleteAnd i actually find Cohen to be very funny so i hope that his role in this will be nice. Cant wait for Sweeney Todd!
High five!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI recently saw Cohen as Borat on Leno, and I swear to God, there were only a few times when I even smirked. The only movie I've seen with Cohen in it is Madagascar, where he voiced Julien, king of the ring-tailed lemurs.
ReplyDeleteSo, basically, I'm courious has to how Cohen will aproach this character. But I'm not worried, he was good in Madagascar, and with Tim directing and Johnny in the lead role, I'm seeing it regardless.
Let's hope it will be
ReplyDeleteGreat Success!!!
We don't hope it will be good, we know it will be good!!
ReplyDeleteAbout the cast of Sweeny Todd, I just saw over at IMDB that Helena B-C has been replaced by Lisa Kudrow, what's up with that?
ReplyDeleteI saw that too. I'm am not very happy about that. I can't picture Lisa Kudrow as Mrs. Lovett well, EVER. If this is true, I'm going to scream.
ReplyDeleteWhaaaaaaat ?! Phoebe from Friends ?! The " Smelly Cat " girl ?! Who's in charge of casting ? This is an outrage !
ReplyDeleteI could barely stomach "Ali G." being cast...and now THIS ? Sheesh !
ReplyDeleteWhat are they crazy! Why are they doing this?
ReplyDeleteI just checked on IMDB, and Helena is back to being credited as Mrs. Lovett. Thank you for the love of god. That was probably someone screwing with us. Here's what I say to them: Don't do that ever again.
ReplyDeleteOkay...I'm feeling a bit embarrassed for my ranting now....but that was just a ridiculous idea, dontcha think?
ReplyDeletesweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! my day has been made.
ReplyDeleteLisa Kudrow.. as in FRIENDS Lisa Kudrow? I've never even WATCHED Friends and she still gets on my nerves. What's wrong with whoever put that up there?? I'm glad I didn't see the switch. I would've died. But now Helena's back... so I can breathe.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I am so glad that Helena B-C is back!
ReplyDeleteI thought Lisa Kudrow was funny on Friends. Phoebe was my favourite character on the show.
ReplyDeleteTrue, flea, true. Still, for something as dark as Sweeney Todd....No, no no. She wouldn't do.
ReplyDeleteThanks for agreeing, Sally. :::smiles::: Yeah, Lisa Kudrow could very well fit nicely into a Burton film one day. She's got the right look...The right sense of humour....but not this one. The clear choice is definately Helena.
ReplyDeleteAlan Rickman announced last night on CBC's The Hour that he is part of the cast and will be doing a duet with Depp
ReplyDeleteGasp! If thats true then he is playing the judge. If i remember correctly the judge is the only male character that has an actual duet with Sweeney Todd. I love Alan Rickman and i think he can play the part quite well.
ReplyDeleteOh, I LOVE that man ! Deliciously wicked as the judge . An excellent choice.
ReplyDeleteThis film is going to have a really good cast
ReplyDeleteRickman would be great in Sweeney Todd. I will always know him best as Proffesor Snape in the Harry Potter films, defintely a great choice. Christopher Lee and Jim Broadbent have been confirmed too. I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE!
ReplyDeleteNow why am I not surprised that Christopher Lee has been cast ? :::grins::: Sounds perfect. Definately going to snatch up tickets for this one the moment they come out.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, i think if Christopher Lee was cast he will be the judge becasue he fits the judges look. Im trying to think of other characters that Rickman could possibly play, perhaps the Beadle?
ReplyDeleteIf Jim Broadbent is in the cast he will be playing the Beadle. If these 2 actors are indeed cast then i have no idea who Rickman will be playing. I'll have to go check out the origional broadway recording again. *Perhaps he's singing the opening?*
ReplyDeleteI love Christopher Lee! He Rocks!! Who will he be playing? I also agree.(deppthinker) I wish that Tim would cast Gorege Cloney again sometime I loved him in Batman! I know that he is recently going to be playing in The Good German! It looks sweet...I am actually excited to see that movie!!(I know it's off topic but I wish that he could play in Sweeney Tod!) Oh well though, it's still going to be kick a**!
ReplyDeleteRight. He co-produced the third one, didn't he...?...or something like that. Michael Keaton was Tim Burton's choice to play the big black bat. Inspired.
ReplyDeleteNo, I am saying that it would be really cool if Tim Burton could cast him in one of his movies because he is a really dark person. Just like Tim. Don't ya think it would be cool?
ReplyDeleteClooney...? Dark...? Not a word I'd use to describe him...and he's a bit too Hollywood A-List to be in a Burton film, dontcha think? Still, he does have that dry sense of humour...
ReplyDeleteBefore you say anything, I do realise that Johnny Depp is on that list...but he fights the image vigilantly. Always loved that about him...
ReplyDeleteMan... Borat and Die Hard... Just kidding! I'm so excited about this movie I could plotz! I cannot WAIT! I love musicals, I love Sacha Baron Cohen, and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE TIM BURTON! I cannot believe this is happening!! So groovy.
ReplyDelete:::laughs::: Borat and Diehard....Now that could have been some odd casting. Incidentally, wasn't Alan Rickman in one of those films...or was it Jeremy Irons ? Hmmmm...Jeremy Irons could be good in this, too. He certainly has the presence...and he sang so well in The Lion King. Heh. Yeah, this film is just looking better and better. Can't wait !
ReplyDeletedeppthinker- Alan was Hans Gruber in the first DieHard film
ReplyDeletefound an article to confirm that Rickman will be Turpin
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=17877
Ahh, a wonderful choice. I love Alan Rickman.
ReplyDeletesecond article confirms rickman
ReplyDeletehttp://movies.ign.com/articles/749/749847p1.html
Beautiful ! What a dark, brilliant , wicked personality that man has. Perfect for Sweeney Todd. Oh, this is going to be fun.
ReplyDeleteI don't know, I still think he would be good in one of tim's movies.
ReplyDeleteTrue, emily....Something a bit lighter , though , perhaps.
ReplyDeleteI am sad to say that (as of now anyway) Christopher Lee and Jim Broadbent will not be in the film. I am extremely dissapointed if this is true, but Anthony Michael Head has confirmed that he will be in the film. I want all of them to be in Sweeney Todd.
ReplyDelete:::sighs::: So much speculation going round. Getting more and more impatient to see the finished product. Shame Christopher Lee won't be in it. He's done well for Mr. Burton. Oh, well . As long as they don't say Johnny Depp won't be in it. I'm really looking forward to hearing him sing. Haven't since " Cry Baby "...and back then, his voice was still in transition.
ReplyDeletedeppthinker- according to the movie's director(john waters), johnny did not sing in crybaby, he was dubbed.
ReplyDeleteAh, I thought his voice sounded too pretty-boyish. Heh. Well, then...That having been confirmed , I'm that much more anxious to finally hear him.
ReplyDeletedeppthinker-Beleve it or not, I haven't seen that movie "Cry Babby", although I have herd of the movie and know that it had to have been an older movie because Depp was in it when he was younger. Is it a good movie? If so, I'll have to go see it.
ReplyDeleteCan you believe this? This is crazyness! "Long before there was Freddy Krueger, or even Jack the Ripper, there was the legend of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and most readers assumed it was just that — legend."
ReplyDeletehttp://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/todd/index_1.html
Off topic, Has anyone seen the movie FROM HELL? With J. Depp? I thought it was really good!
Ah, but there were no doubt butchers and lunatics aplenty in those days , particularly in Victorian London. Obviously ol' Jack and that one notoriously nasty doctor who killed his wife but , also , I did once read of a man thereabouts whose wife had also gone missing.
ReplyDeleteThe police found an excessive supply of steak sauce in his larder...
And yes, emily, I have watched my From Hell dvd far too many times. I love it.
ReplyDeleteYea, I liked it too. It was a good movie.
ReplyDeleteI got his name wrong... Anthony Stewart Head. Why didn't I see that before?
ReplyDeleteOh my god! I just realized that this guy is Ali G! I love Ali G!
ReplyDeleteSo.. Cohen can't sing... he's tone-deaf. So they are going to have him rap it. That's a bit annoying, since the part is written with a pavorotti-style tenor in mind. This hurts my feelings.
ReplyDelete:::groans::: Rap...? Well, now , that's just as tasteless as the man, himself....and here was I , ready and willing to give the man the benefit of a doubt. RAP ? Has Sondheim gone senile ? Tim Curry's got a good voice. Remember Rocky Horror Picture Show ? Put HIM in.
ReplyDeleteTim Curry was really good in Rocky Horror Picture Show. I really loved that movie. I'm going to see the play this Friday.
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