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Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen is in talks to join Johnny Depp in Tim Burton’s adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller Sweeney Todd, reports Production Weekly.

The story of Sweeney Todd (Depp) is of a wrongfully imprisoned barber in Victorian England who sets out to seek revenge on the judge who imprisoned him. Cohen will play Signor Adolfo Pirelli, Todd’s competitor in the haircutting world.

Production set to begin shooting in early February at Pinewood Studios near London. Pre-recordings will begin in November and December.