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So they are greenlighting the film adaptation of Sweeney Todd. It's going to star Johnny Depp, whose singing experience has yet to be determined, and directed by Tim Burton. Well, at least it will be dark. There has been no further comment on casting in any of the roles, so it remains to be seen who will be joining him on this venture. I'm curious to see how it turns out. I think Toni Collette, Imelda Staunton or my personal favorite Emma Thompson would work well as the Dickensian grotesque Mrs. Lovett.
I have to say, Imelda Staunton made an excellent Baker's Wife in the original London company of Into the Woods.
"A Long Way Down" was an excellent read, a bit sobering and darker than any Hornby I'd read before. The book really takes considerable departure from his form telling the narrative in what almost feels like monologues from the four protagonists and the comedy-drama that ensues once they meet. It managed to really deconstruct suicide and how depression affects different people.
I also have to recommend the original novel "The Princess Bride." It's a wonderfully inventive narrative in which the author (William Goldman, who also wrote the screenplay) presents a "good parts" version of said story (based on the original Morgenstern text). It's probably the only book for which I've ever read the introductions (they are actually part of the entire experience). The narrative is really a satire on the fairy tale ideal, but it also includes running commentary and interjections and commentary by Goldman regarding all the edits and whatnot and includes the first chapter to a sequel "Buttercup's Baby". It's well worth the read.
I have to say, Imelda Staunton made an excellent Baker's Wife in the original London company of Into the Woods.
"A Long Way Down" was an excellent read, a bit sobering and darker than any Hornby I'd read before. The book really takes considerable departure from his form telling the narrative in what almost feels like monologues from the four protagonists and the comedy-drama that ensues once they meet. It managed to really deconstruct suicide and how depression affects different people.
I also have to recommend the original novel "The Princess Bride." It's a wonderfully inventive narrative in which the author (William Goldman, who also wrote the screenplay) presents a "good parts" version of said story (based on the original Morgenstern text). It's probably the only book for which I've ever read the introductions (they are actually part of the entire experience). The narrative is really a satire on the fairy tale ideal, but it also includes running commentary and interjections and commentary by Goldman regarding all the edits and whatnot and includes the first chapter to a sequel "Buttercup's Baby". It's well worth the read.