TheaterMania.com login my profile gold club
Broadway Tennessee Shows & Tickets Discount Tickets News, Reviews and Features Video Music and Showtunes Industry Services
• EXCLUSIVE THEATER DISCOUNTS
• MONTHLY GIVEAWAYS
  SIGN UP FOR FREE
  
 
 
Broadway
Off Broadway
Off-Off Broadway
Boston
Chicago
DC Metro
Florida
Las Vegas
London
Los Angeles
Minneapolis/St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Seattle
 
Theater News
Theater Reviews
Feature Stories
Peter Filichia's Diary
News Archives
Boston
Chicago
DC Metro
Florida
Las Vegas
London
Los Angeles
Minneapolis/St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Seattle
 Theater News  

Sweeney Todd Film To Get Wide Release on December 21

By: Brian Scott Lipton · Aug 28, 2007  · New York

Alan Rickman<br>
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Alan Rickman
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Paramount and Dreamworks will release Tim Burton' s film version of the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical Sweeney Todd on December 21, according to Variety. The film, which is expected to get an "R" rating because of its violence and gore, will immediately go into wide release.

As previously announced, the film stars Johnny Depp in the title role, Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin, Sacha Baron Cohen as Pirelli, Timothy Spall as Beadle Bamford, Laura Michelle Kelly as the Beggar Woman, Jamie Campbell Brown as Anthony, Jayne Wisener as Johanna, and Ed Sanders as Toby. All of the actors will do their own singing.

The film version of the Tony Award-winning musical features a screenplay by Christopher Bond and John Logan, cinematography by Dariusz Wolski, production design by Dante Ferretti, and costume design by Colleen Atwood. Burton's previous films include Edward Scissorhands, Batman, and Big Fish.




Share on Facebook


Insider Comments:

--There are no comments posted yet.

Be the first to comment!
sponsor
 
New York
Don Giovanni
Christopher Alden's New York City Opera production of Mozart's opera is gorgeously sung.
Reviewed by: David Finkle »
What Once We Felt New York » Or, New York »
The Understudy New York » Children at Play New York »
Quartett New York » Idiot Savant New York »
Nightingale New York » Creature New York »
Made in Heaven New York » The New Electric Ballroom New York »
The Lily's Revenge New York » Finian's Rainbow New York »

Join the TM Insider for FREE!
RSS Feed
By providing information about entertainment and cultural events on this site, TheaterMania.com shall not be deemed to endorse,
recommend, approve and/or guarantee such events, or any facts, views, advice and/or information contained therein.

©1999-2009 TheaterMania.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Click here for a current list of Broadway shows and Broadway ticket discounts.
10:13 PM