Oct 4 2007'Sweeney Todd' Trailer Shows It's Tim Burton-iest Ever
I'm not necessarily saying this negatively, but from the looks of this trailer, Sweeney Todd might be the most Tim Burtoniest Tim Burton movie ever made by Tim Burton. Johnny Depp? Check. Helena Bonham Carter? Check. Creepy 19th century production design? Check. A color palette consisting entirely of black, white, and blood red? Check (save for Sacha Baron Cohen's lurid ringmaster Waluigi getup). I'm just worried this is Tim Burton's way of saying, "I'm dying, so let me get this all out of my system."
UPDATE: I just realized Danny Elfman is not present, so we can probably rest assured Burton isn't dying.
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Reader Comments
1. Chris - October 4, 2007 5:45 PM
Was that Alan Rickman I spotted?!!?! I think it moved.
2. jonathan - October 4, 2007 7:45 PM
no Danny Elfman? it's a shame. i mean, i guess all the music had already been created, since it was a musical... but still. it feels incomplete.
3. Ethan Duke - October 4, 2007 8:17 PM
I'm glad Tim Burton's taking all the credit for what is essentially Stephen Sondheim's "opera"? It is a musical. Is there a reason why only Depp was singing...sort of? I wonder. I am concerned.
4. lvtori - October 5, 2007 2:30 AM
Is Tim Burton the only director to hire Helena Bonham Carter anymore? Is she too lazy to audition for someone other than her boyfriend? And she's playing Mrs. Lovett to boot!
Ugh....
this stinks of pitiful disaster.
5. twinnstar - October 5, 2007 10:30 AM
danny elfman is too busy composing the score of every other movie in the entire universe.
6. elzzz - December 30, 2007 4:57 AM
tim burton + johnny depp = FOREVER!
p.s. goshh borat looks goodddd in those tights. :o