Actress Helena Bonham Carter claims Johnny Depp and Tim Burton are like immature brothers.
Helena, 41, who stars alongside Johnny Depp, 44, in boyfriend Tim Burton’s new movie ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’, revealed the two men share a childish sense of humor after working on several films together.
Bonham Carter revealed: “They have a great synergy. They are very like each other. Chosen brothers elected by each other. They have the same sense of humour and share a deep respect. They have grown up together.
“Working on ‘Edward Scissorhands’ joined them. They are both introverts, but very flamboyant when it comes to their work. That is their release. They are rebels, anti-authoritarian. They are very age seven in their sense of humor.”
Tim Burton added to America’s USA Today newspaper: “We’ve been lucky to usually be on the same wavelength and like similar kinds of things.”
Although Burton, 49, claims to find most musicals “camp”, he insists he can relate to ‘Sweeney Todd’, adding: “I just don’t go out of my way to see them. They are campy by nature – someone breaking into song.
“‘Sweeney Todd’ is more like melodrama, which I guess is kind of campy, too. Just not in the same way. It’s something I can relate to.”
Depp, who plays a murderous London hairdresser in the new movie, added: “‘The Wall’ is as far as I would go. Then I ended up in ‘Cry-Baby’ in 1989. But they got some guy to sing for me.
“Singing in ‘Sweeney Todd’ was terrifying. I don’t know how it worked out. I would go back and try it again if I could right now.”
Depp also dismissed reports Sacha Baron Cohen used a quilted padding to enhance his manhood in the movie.
He quipped: “He was just very enthusiastic!”
Burton added: “He was very excited to do a musical. We tried to cover it up. But he was just happy to be there.”
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