When you hear the name Johnny Depp, what is the first thing that pops into your mind aside from “sexy man”? In most cases, people will respond with the actor from Pirates of the Caribbean (great movies by the way), however for me one of the first things that comes to mind are the movies Edward Scissorhands and Cry-Baby. As a little girl, I remember sitting at my grand mother’s house and watching Edward Scissorhands, in which Depp played the main character role of Edward, and being absolutely frightened by the character - I mean who wouldn’t be afraid of a man with scissors as hands for heavens sake?! I think this was the first role that I saw Depp play in which he was portrayed as a “freak from nature” if you will compared to his role in the Cry-Baby in which he played Wade Walker who was known as Cry-Baby for his ability to shed a single tear. In Cry-Baby, rather than playing a freak of nature type role, Depp is portrayed as a bad ass of sorts and one of those “cool guys” that gets the girl. In these two movies alone as well as the more popular roles in Pirates of the Caribbean, you can see that Depp is able to act a wide variety of roles and it’s no surprise to me that he’d be the main star in a new movie about revenge called Sweeney Todd.

What’s interesting about this movie is that it’s based off a hit Broadway musical in which Sweeney Todd, played by Johnny Deep, is unjustly sent away to prison and vows revenge not only on those who punished him but also for what happened to his wife and daughter. After looking through the official website about the movie, I came to a realization that Depp’s character Sweeney Todd somewhat resembles Edwards Scissorhands in looks (maybe it’s the hair!) and the movie itself has a rather interesting story line and will be a must see when it’s released on December 21st. If you’re a Johnny Depp fan, I’m sure you won’t be disappointed with his performance in this movie, after all he IS Johnny Depp. If you visit the official Sweeney Todd movie site or visit Sweeney Todd on MySpace, you’ll be able to get all the information you need on the movie - and who said that revenge isn’t sweet?

Tags: Entertainment, Johnny Depp, Movies

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