Lee Cut from Todd

Playbill, of all places, scored some news on the upcoming Tim Burton/ Johnny Depp collaboration, SWEENEY TODD this morning, as it looks like horror living legend Christopher Lee has been cut from the film altogether. Nothing worse than being cast in a flick, only to be cut before filming even starts… actually, I guess it’d be worse to be cut after you’ve already filmed your scenes. Basically, it sucks for Lee, but what can you do, right?

It would have been worse if I had done the scenes, but I never got to film them. It’s a shame as the lyrics were wonderful, but these things happen.

At least the guy’s not too upset over the whole thing. Lee was to play a newly introduced character to the film called “Gentleman Ghost”, a character that is not in the original play- so I suppose for purists of the musical, it’s actually a good thing that Lee was cut out, as it must mean they’re sticking to the original material more than not, which is good… I guess.

To check out the full scoop, click HERE, and stick around for more news on Burton’s SWEENEY TODD as we hear it! And don’t forget to mark you calendars, as TODD is unleashed limitedly Decemeber 21st, with a wide release scheduled for January 11th, 2008.