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Casting News: Burton and Depp Together Again
Although not officially announced, rumors are flying that Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are teaming up again for the movie version of "Sweeney Todd."

Sources close to the Hitlist confirm the story.

The musical about a demon barber who slits the throats of his customers recently returned to Broadway in a critically acclaimed production. The original 1979 production won Tony Awards for Best Musical and individual awards for composer Stephen Sondheim and stars Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury.

The biggest question is whether Johnny Depp can handle the singing chores.EDITOR'S NOTE: HIS SPEAKING VOICE DOESN'T SEEM TO INDICATE MUCH OF A RANGE....FOR WHAT THAT'S WORTH? "Todd" verges on opera so the musical requirements are more difficult than your typical big-screen adaptation. EDITOR'S NOTE: HE HAS SUCH A PRESENCE, AND HE IS SUCH A MASTER OF THE ODD-AND-WONDERFUL THAT I WOULD NEVER WANT TO SAY NAY TO MR. D, BUT HE SEEMS A LITTLE YOUNG AND SLIGHT-OF-BUILD FOR SWEENEY, DOESN'T HE? AND AS MUCH AS I LOVE MR. DEPP, AND MR. BURTON, TOO, I'D HATE TO SEE A SONDHEIM MASTERPIECE TRIFLED WITH TOO MUCH. (MESS WITH ANDREW LLOYD WHAT'SHISFACE...NO ONE REALLY CARES).

The picture would be the sixth collaboration between Burton and Depp, but when it will actually occur is unknown.

A screenplay has been completed by Oscar-winner John Logan ("Gladiator"), but Burton's next film was expected to be "Believe It or Not!" which star Jim Carrey told the Hitlist was to begin shooting by the end of this year. Needless to say, the collaboration of the two on such a dark and sinister project as "Todd" will make it a highly anticipated project. EDITOR'S NOTE: NEEDLESS TO SAY....