Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls

The movie based on this classic will be released December 21, 2007. It will be directed by Tim Burton and will star Johnny Depp. According to legend, Sweeney Todd had his barber shop in London, where he robbed and murdered more than 150 customers. He disposed of their remains at the local bakery where they supplied the stuffing for meat pies, the favorite lunch of the lawyers who got their shaves from Sweeney Todd. The man you lunched with yesterday could be your lunch today!