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The trailer for Sweeney Todd will be available for viewing this weekend, at the movie, Heartbreak Kid. Josh Tyler over at Cinema Blend has gotten a sneak preview. Here’s his take on the trailer:

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The first trailer for Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s next movie Sweeney Todd is due to hit theaters for the first time this weekend attached to prints of The Heartbreak Kid. No word on when it will be online, but I saw it tonight at a Heartbreak Kid press screening. It’s good. Weird, but good.

When you’re talking Sweeney Todd you expect weird, after all this is a movie about a barber who murders his customers and has them baked into pies while singing about it. Musicals are by definition weird, and Sweeney Todd is weirder than most. And the trailer is good, really good. Or it is until Johnny Depp gets singing. Then it gets even weirder than you’d expect. It’s not that his voice is bad, it’s just that watching Johnny Depp belting out a tune in Tim Burtin’s typically dark, dank, world simply feels incredibly wrong.

The trailer, which runs a bit more than two minutes, seems to be trying to de-emphasize the musical aspect of the film. That may be why Depp’s singing scene seems odd, since so little of the trailer is devoted to advertising the film as a musical. Or it could be that getting used to Depp doing the singing thing is simply going to take some getting used to. Either way, you’re in for a treat this weekend when the first trailer for Sweeney Todd debuts.
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I’ll be seeing it myself later this weekend. Can’t wait!

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Johnny has been named to People magazine’s list of the Best-Dressed celebrities for 2007. Following is a partial list of some of the best and worst dressed:

People’s Best Dressed Women:

Beyoncé Knowles - The Showstopper, Cameron Diaz - The Legs, Katie Holmes - The Classic, Penélope Cruz - The Continental, Jessica Biel - The All-American, Drew Barrymore - The Chameleon, Jennifer Lopez - The Glamour Girl, Reese Witherspoon - The Celeb Next Door, Gwen Stefani - The Trendsetter, Ali Larter - The Newcomer,

Best Dressed Men:

David Beckham, George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Terrence Howard, Brad Pitt

Best Dressed Couples

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt, Gabriel Aubry & Halle Berry, Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale, Tony Parker & Eva Longoria

World’s Worst Dresser

Eva Green

Most Shocking Fashion Moments

Britney Spears shaves her head, Sanjaya Malakar’s faux-hawk, Kidnapped British sailors in oversized Iranian suits, Sen. Hillary Clinton’s cleavage, Naomi Campbell’s dress-up for community service, Paris Hilton’s get-out-of-jail get-up

Just Plain Wrong

Sienna Miller in black tights, Avril Lavigne’s combat boots & pink frilly dress

I can definitely see where Johnny fits in. Who else on this list or anywhere can make anything look good! With Johnny, it’s not a case of “clothes making the man,” but “the man making the clothes!”

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According to Playbill, Nonesuch Records will release the soundtrack for the Sweeney Todd film. Nonesuch also produced the cast recording for the recent revival of Sweeney Todd. The film is slated to be released December 21. There is no release date yet for the soundtrack.

It has also been announced that all cast members will do their own singing from Stephen Sondheim’s music and lyrics. A great chance to hear Johnny singing! This’ll definitely go on my Christmas list!

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Great news! The episode of Inside The Actor’s Studio starring Johnny Depp is set to be released on November 20th! Originally, the episode was scheduled to be released in May of this year. Then, release was moved to September, and then it was taken off the schedule completely. Hopefully, all merry-go-round of scheduling is all resolved, and we’ll be watching Johnny on November 20th. There are some great moments with Johnny in this episode, so be sure to get it!

Also, according to the website TV Shows On DVD, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End is scheduled for an early December release. I haven’t heard an exact date on it yet, but I’ll let you know as soon as I do.

Add the release of Sweeney Todd to all this, and it looks like it’ll be a great holiday season for Johnny Depp fans!

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I posted recently regarding Johnny portraying vampire Barnabas Collins in an upcoming movie version of the TV gothic soap “Dark Shadows.” Now, I find out that the original “Dark Shadows” is, at last, being released on DVD! According to the Bay Area Reporter, the first set of DVD’s will be released later this month. I can’t wait! I’ve long been a fan of the original series, so this is something I’m really looking forward to seeing.

Here’s a copy of the article from Bay Area Reporter:

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Variety reported last week that Johnny Depp is set to take the lead in a film adaptation of 1960s TV show Dark Shadows, as vampire paterfamilias Barnabas Collins.

Sez the trade pub: “Depp has said before in interviews that he was obsessed with the show as a kid, and wanted to be Barnabas Collins as a child, so it looks like he’s got there at last. He’s developing the film with Warner Bros. producer Graham King and his own production company, but it’s a little way down his To Do list. He’s just wrapped Sweeney Todd and still has Shantaram in development, as well as a project about murdered spy Alexander Litvenenko.”

While we wait for Depp’s new take, we’re cheered to hear the first stirrings of the Gothic soap opera TV series will be released on DVD later this month. Dark Shadows: The Beginning (MPI Home Video; $59.98) presents the series’ early episodes before Barnabas’ arrival. Among the disc’s highlights is the complete unedited premiere episode, with its original 1966 commercials intact.

The creation of producer Dan Curtis, Dark Shadows tells the tale of the Collins family, a seemingly white-lace patriarchal dynasty that runs a New England town out of their family estate. Into this world enters young nanny Victoria (Alexandra Moltke), who soon learns there’s more to the family than meets the eye.

The series later went into overdrive when mysterious relative Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) moved into the dilapidated estate next door. Soon the household was beset with werewolves, witches and ghosts. The cast included Joan Bennett, Louis Edmonds, and Barnard Hughes. DVD bonuses are a new Dark Shadows introduction with Moltke (Victoria Winters); a Dark Shadows history with Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans); the original network promo; and episodes 1-35.

The photo above is of actor Jonathan Frid, the original Barnabas Collins. Can’t you just see Johnny in this role?!

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A portion of all that pirate treasure that Captain Jack Sparrow and his mates have hauled in over three Pirates of the Caribbean movies can now be yours!

Don’t forget to enter the 451 Press comment contest! It’s easy to do. Just comment on any site at 451 Press sometime in the month of August! That’s all there is to it! You will be automatically entered into our prize drawing to win $300, $200, or $100! Now, that’s easier than pillaging and plundering, isn’t it?

And just think of what you could do with the money! Over on Ebay, there’s tons of Johnny stuff at auction-from autographed pictures and scripts to DVD’s! You can add to your collection, or put it in a fund to spend on tickets to Johnny’s upcoming movies. And with everything he has in the works right now-Sweeney Todd, The Rum Diaries, Shantaram-and the list goes on-you’ll be spending lots on tickets!

So, don’t forget to enter our contest in the next couple of weeks! Get yourself some treasure!

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The latest Tim Burton-Helena Bonham Carter collaboration is personal-their second child! Helena’s publicist confirmed to E Online that the couple are expecting their second child together. The two have been a couple since they met on the set of Planet of the Apes in 2001. Their son, Billy Raymond, will be four in October.

We all know of Tim’s many collaborations with Johnny Depp-including Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, etc. Helena has been included in some of those collaborations-the aforementioned Corpse Bride and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as well as the upcoming Sweeney Todd. Helena’s latest appearance sans Tim Burton is as Deatheater Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

The child of the talented twosome arrives later this year, and they are very happy. We wish them and their baby the good health and the best of luck!

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I was absolutely thrilled to see this news! The entertainment site CanMag is reporting that Johnny will be starring in a film adaptation of the 1960’s horror soap “Dark Shadows” from Warner Bros.

I was a huge fan of “Dark Shadows.” When I was in elementary school, it came on in the late afternoons, and I used to run off the bus, into the house, to get myself a snack and settle in front of the TV. Every day, I watched 30 minutes of vampire Barnabas Collins, and his dealings with others in the supernatural world-ghosts, zombies, werewolves, etc.

Turns out Johnny was a big fan of the show, too, as well as a fan of vampires in general. Apparently, he always hoped to play Barnabas Collins in the movies. I’ll be looking forward to this Johnny Depp project very much, and I’ll keep you up to date with any other news I find on it!

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The big Johnny Depp news today is at PunkNews.org:

aubin on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 10:00 AM (EDT)

The one and only album by “supergroup” P has been re-issued by Caroline Records. The band was formed by Gibby Haynes (Butthole Surfers), Johnny Depp (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, some movie about pirates), Bill Carter and Sal Jenco. The album also features guest appreances from Sex Pistol Steve Jones, RHCP’s Flea and the legnedary Chuck E. Weiss.

The band made their debut at the 1993 South by Southwest Music Festival and became the informal house band at the Viper Room, the Los Angeles rock club co-owned by Depp. In 1995, Capitol Records, then home to the Butthole Surfers, released P’s self-titled debut album.

The song, “Michael Stipe,” gained some alternative rock airplay, and sales were respectable if modest considering the fame of the participants. The group proved to be short-lived, as Depp and Jenco returned to acting, Haynes continued touring and recording with the Butthole Surfers, and Carter released solo albums and collaborated with Howe Gelb of Giant Sand.

1. I Save Cigarette Butts
2. Zing Splash
3. Michael Stipe
4. Oklahoma
5. Dancing Queen
6. Jon Glenn (Mega Mix)
7. Mr. Officer
8. White Man Sings The Blues
9. Die Anne
10. Scrapings From Ring
11. The Deal

This is great news for Depp fans. I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy!

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Here at Johnny Depp Watch, we’d like to wish everyone a Happy 4th of July! Have fun and be safe!

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Dogs Deserve Better, a non-profit organization dedicated to freeing dogs who have been chained or penned for life, is offering the above autographed photo of Johnny at auction on Ebay. Photo was donated by Johnny himself! Click this link to view the auction: Johnny Depp Autographed Photo

The actual photo size is 8×10, and it’s in a wood and metal frame. It’s a great photo, and a great piece of memorabilia if you’re a Depp fan! And, on top of all that, it’s a very worthy cause! So, go over to the auction, take a look, and place your bids!

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