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Depp confirmed for 'Sweeney Todd'

Published Thursday, Aug 17 2006, 18:37 BST | By Susanna Regan
Depp confirmed for 'Sweeney Todd'

'Pirates of the Caribbean'

Johnny Depp has signed on to star in the new screen version of musical thriller Sweeney Todd.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star will play the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who is wrongfully imprisoned and seeks revenge on the judge who sentenced him, Dreamworks Studios has confirmed.

Filming will start in early 2007 with the aim of releasing the movie later that year. The project marks the sixth film on which director Tim Burton and the actor have collaborated.
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