Depp To Face Tough Test

According to Ananova, who quite often seem to get things a little bit wrong, and are here quoting IOL.com, who I have never heard of myself, Johnny Depp is to face a singing exam before he can sign up for the title role in Sweeney Todd.

Apparently a spokesman for Stephen Sondheim, the musical's genius lyricist and composer "wants to make sure that all versions of his works are the best possible."

Sounds fair enough. Perhaps we won't be seeing Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd in 2008 after all.