Movie Trivia - Sweeney Todd
posted Sunday, 27 January 2008
uhmmm, i was googling awhile ago for the movie, sweeney todd, and the movie trivia caught my eye.
here are infos that might interest you:
here are infos that might interest you:
note: the following trivia are taken from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408236/trivia
- Sam Mendes was originally attached to direct with Russell Crowe in the title role.
- This is the sixth Johnny Depp-Tim Burton collaboration. They previously made Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and Corpse Bride (2005) together.
- Helena Bonham Carter underwent extensive vocal lessons and studied baking in preparation for her role.
- Anne Hathaway was almost cast as Johanna but Tim Burton wanted a complete unknown for the role and settled with Jayne Wisener. Meryl Streep, Cyndi Lauper and Emma Thompson were all considered for the role of Mrs. Lovett. Annette Bening and Toni Collette both also lobbied vigorously for the role of Mrs. Lovett, but lost out to Helena Bonham Carter.
- During its first month of production in London, Johnny Depp had to take a ten-day leave of absence when his daughter, Lily-Rose, was rushed to a hospital due to a severe illness (which was never disclosed by the media). To accommodate his absenteeism, director Tim Burton filmed scenes that didn't feature Depp's character.
- To prepare for the role of Adolfo Pirelli, Sacha Baron Cohen hired his personal barber as a consultant on shaving techniques, and took up to 16 hours to learn how to handle a razor.
- Shipped to some theaters under the name "Skunk".
- When filming began, there was to be an inclusion of the spirits of Sweeney Todd's victims (including actors Anthony Head and Christopher Lee), who would sing The Ballad of Sweeney Todd, its reprises, and the Epilogue. These songs were recorded, but eventually cut since director Tim Burton felt that the songs were too theatrical for the film.
- Stephen Sondheim has credited the score of Hangover Square (1945), by Bernard Herrmann, as an influence on his own.
- At the end of the song, A Little Priest, Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett strike the same pose as the promotional material used for the original Broadway production of the musical.
- The roles of Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett were originated by Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury in the 1979 Broadway musical.
- Several songs from the Broadway musical were excised from the film. They are: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (and its many reprises); Ah, Miss; Johanna (Judge Turpin's version); Kiss Me; Parlour Songs; City on Fire; and Epilogue. All ensemble/choral singing was also eliminated, most notably from God, That's Good in which the title of the song is now never even sung. Many other songs remaining in the film have been shortened. The only songs to remain intact are: Epiphany; Pretty Women; Johanna (both Anthony's and Sweeney's); The Worst Pies in London; Poor Thing and My Friends.
- For his audition, Sacha Baron Cohen sang the entire score of Fiddler on the Roof (1971) for director Tim Burton.
- British playwright Christopher Bond wrote a 1973 play titled "Sweeney Todd" which was the first to give Todd a motive other than pure greed. Bond made Todd a wrongfully imprisoned barber who returned to London after fifteen years in Australia to find that the judge responsible for his imprisonment raped his young wife and caused her suicide. Bond's play was adapted in 1979 by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler into the Broadway musical which the film is based.
- Helena Bonham Carter rehearsed her songs while practicing baking techniques in order to perfect the quick, syncopated rhythm of the music.
- Composer Stephen Sondheim, notoriously protective of his stage works, long resisted offers to film this story. When Tim Burton expressed interest, however, Sondheim relented when pleased with Burton's vision for the project and on the condition that the composer would maintain casting approval. Burton would only agree to direct with Johnny Depp in the lead, and though Sondheim feared Depp's vocals would be too "rock oriented," the composer approved the actor after a vocal audition. To approve the casting of Helena Bonham Carter, and to combat any rumor of nepotism (as Carter and Burton were romantically involved), the actress sent Sondheim no less than twelve audition tapes of her singing. Very impressed with her vocals, Sondhiem immediately approved the actress.
- Helena Bonham Carter was pregnant throughout filming with her and director Tim Burton's second child, and she insists (accurately) that the size of her breasts noticeably changes throughout the film, as filming was done out of sequence.
>>> WARNING: Here Be Spoilers <<<
Trivia items below here contain information that may give away important plot points. You may not want to read any further if you've not already seen this title.
- SPOILER: Final depicted body count: 12.
- SPOILER: Laura Michelle Kelly is only six year older than Jayne Wisener. Despite the fact that they play mother and daughter.
Let's Hear Your Confessions (7)
1. kat left...
Sunday, 27 January 2008 4:50 pm
yeah, i have noticed that movies by Johnny Depp are usually connected to
tim burton.
2. cebu dentist left...
Sunday, 27 January 2008 8:09 pm :: http://www.docmarlou.com
I love this blog... seems a very busy blog on the web. keep it up!
congrats!
3. jaleesa left...
Monday, 28 January 2008 1:24 am
sis katz, ngayon ko lang kasi napansin na marami syang movies sa direksyon
ni tim burton. wala kasi akong paki sa credits *hehehe* pero happy ako,
nanalo si johnny depp :)
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