Tuesday, December 18, 2007

The really odd couple: Depp, Burton reunite

‘Sweeney Todd’ marks the actor and director sixth collaboration


updated 5:30 p.m. CT, Wed., Dec. 12, 2007
NEW YORK - Dressed in drag and standing in front of a meat locker, Johnny Depp smiles into the camera and cheerfully declares, “Tim’s a swell guy.”

In its genuine warmth and weirdness, this moment, played out between scenes during the filming of 1994’s “Ed Wood,” encapsulates the ongoing collaboration between Depp and director Tim Burton.

Even amid the dark, surreal worlds the two have brought to life, they’re all smiles.

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