Why yes, soon I think it may be:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
CAST: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jayne Wisener and Sacha Baron Cohen
SYNOPSIS: Johnny Depp and Tim Burton join forces again in a big-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller "Sweeney Todd." Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who "shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again." Joining Depp is Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney's amorous accomplice, who creates diabolical meat pies. The cast also includes Alan Rickman, who portrays the evil Judge Turpin, who sends Sweeney to prison and Timothy Spall as the Judge's wicked associate Beadle Bamford and Sacha Baron Cohen is a rival barber, the flamboyant Signor Adolfo Pirelli.
Official Sweeney Todd Film Site
Though my love for all things Depp is quite clear, Helena Bonham Carter seems a juicy-good choice to team up with him as does her life partner, director Tim Burton. Burton and Depp of course have worked together previously, Bonham has too, but in voice only.
Don't know of a release date but it looks like the promotion machine is going into high gear.
Gratuitous photos of Johnny Depp (with Vanessa Paradis) continue after the jump.
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