<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Borat vs. Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd <span style="font-family:arial"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#000000">Source: <span style="font-family:arial"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:arial"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#000000">Production Weekly</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#000000">October 13, 2006</span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#000000">Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen is in talks to join Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's adaptation of Stephen Stodheim's musical thriller Sweeney Todd, reports Production Weekly.The story of Sweeney Todd (Depp) is of a wrongfully imprisoned barber in Victorian England who sets out to seek revenge on the judge who imprisoned him. Cohen will play Signor Adolfo Pirelli, Todd's competitor in the haircutting world.Production set to begin shooting in early February at Pinewood Studios near London. Pre-recordings will begin in November and December.</span></span></span></div> Um hopefully this topic generates more discussion them my Grind House thread. Love the casting so far in this movie. Cohen's character is Italian and does some opera singing, should be interesting how Cohen portrays him. On a side note, another movie that's piqued my interest is the Iron Man adaption. So far they've got Jon Favreau as the director, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, and Terrence Howard as Rhodes. Seems like a good year for movies in 2007 and going into 2008.
