John Logan News

Principal photography has begun in London on 'Sweeney Todd'; starring Johnny Depp in the Tim Burton directed screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller.

19-year old Jayne Wisener will play imperiled ingenue Johanna in Tim Burton's upcoming film version of Sweeney Todd

Stage and screen star Alan Rickman will play the villainous Judge Turpin in the upcoming DreamWorks film version of Sweeney Todd

Sacha Baron Cohen--whose film Borat has become a pop culture phenomenon over the last 2 weeks--has been confirmed to play the role of duplicitous barber Pirelli in the upcoming DreamWorks film version of Sweeney Todd.

Variety reports that Helen Bonham Carter has signed on to the Sweeney Todd film to star opposite Johnny Depp as the devilish Mrs. Lovett.

Max von Essen, Vivian Nixon and more will star in West Side Story for Theatre Under the Stars in Houston, TX

The upcoming film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as the demon barber of the title, will begin filming in February of 2007

DreamWorks Studios announced today that Johnny Depp has been set to star and Tim Burton to direct Sweeney Todd, the award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical thriller

Sources report that director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp will team together for the upcoming movie musical adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd.'

Russell Crowe is considering playing the Demon Barber in the planned film version of the Sondheim masterwork

Report and photos from the 12-hour celebration of everything Sondheim, which was held at Symphony Space three days before his 75th birthday.