News Briefs

- DigitalSpy reports Marilyn Manson will write, direct and star in Phantasmagoria - The Visions of Lewis Carroll, a biopic about the "Alice in Wonderland" author. According to the report, “Manson has threatened to rope Johnny Depp into the project.”

- Sondheim.org reports Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and other cast members for the upcoming Sweeney Todd film will head for the recording studio next month to start laying down tracks for the film.