The ruthless smile on Johnny Depp’s face above as legendary mobster John Dillinger in the ’30s-set crime epic Public Enemies officially kicks off my anticipation for the flick. Simply imagining Depp and costar Christian Bale (as FBI hot shot Melvin Purvis) facing off for director Michael Mann (The Insider, Heat) wasn’t good enough I guess, [...]

“To grow a surreal ’stache or to not grow a surreal ’stache?”

According to The New Zealand Herald, Johnny Depp is currently holding auditions for screenwriters to pen an upcoming movie based on the life of the late, great surrealist painter and world renown eccentric Salvador Dali (at right). It’s said that Depp will [...]

All of the rumors, concerns and speculation regarding how Heath Ledger’s unfortunate passing would be addressed in director Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, in which Ledger had a major role, can now cease. AICN is reporting that three actors will pay tribute by filling in the remainder of Ledger’s performance (to me, this [...]

Last week The Sun reported that director Terry Gilliam had his sights on Johnny Depp to finish what remains of the late Heath Ledger’s role in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. However, now comes word that Depp’s reps tell People that “There have been no official talks, and he is currently working on Public Enemies [...]

Director Terry Gilliam is said to have his sights on Johnny Depp to finish a presumable portion of what remains of Heath Ledger’s role in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The news comes from Rupert Murdoch’s scandal-obsessed UK paper The Sun, complete with a quote from an unnamed studio source…
“There is a point in the [...]

When Hollywood needs a bankable actor to snag a Wild West outlaw, Pablo Escobar or a few thousand Terminators, they send for Christian Bale, so why not send him after John Dillinger? This summer’s Dark Knight is in talks to star in the 2009 mobster drama Public Enemies for director Michael [...]

What happens when Sweeney Todd becomes a Pirate? Check out this nice movie trailer mash-up combining Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Watch the trailer after the jump.

Paramount has sent us a short featurette focusing on Johnny Depp’s musical performance in Tim Burton’s upcoming film version of Sweeney Todd. Depp talks a bit about the music, and we see a musical number intercut with the actor doing his recording session. Check out the new featurette after the jump.

Paramount has sent us three new stills and a television advertisement (titled “Forgive”) from Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The film is of course  based on the hit Broadway musical which tells the infamous story of Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp), a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down [...]

A new character poster (seen right) and batch of production photos from Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has hit the interwebs. I’m hearing a lot of great advance buzz for this one. Check out the stills after the jump. As always, left click to enlarge.
Official Plot Synopsis: JOHNNY DEPP and [...]

A new Sweeney Todd Movie Trailer has found it’s way onto the interwebs. This one features less singing and music (not that the first one featured too much), and more than expected blood and gore. It looks like Paramount is going to market this film to a couple different audiences, and this may be our [...]

The trailer for Tim Burton’s big screen musical thriller adaptation Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street hits theaters this weekend (supposedly attached to The Heartbreak Kid), but why buy a ticket when you can see it online for free right now.
I’ve never been a big fan of musicals, but I’ve been following Sweeney [...]

Paramount Pictures has released a second production photo for Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd. The photo shows director Tim Burton talking to star Johnny Depp. Click on the image to enlarge. You can also view the previous production photo and teaser movie poster by clicking the respective links. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street [...]

Comic-Con teaser poster aside, this is our first look at Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd. I don’t know where exactly this production photo came from (someone just told me that it might be from Panavision?), but I’m sure more are probably on the way. I really dig the black white and brown color palette being [...]

Paramount had a strong showing at the first official day of Comic-Con 2007. In addition to our previous posts, the studio released a comic-con exclusive Sweeney Todd moI’m not exactly sure that I’m excited to see this flick as I’m not typically a musical guy. But if this poster is any indication, the film could [...]