Depp's Sweeney Todd film rewrites history by featuring Big Ben - 50 years before it was built - Showbiz

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In a poster for his new movie Johnny Depp sits by an attic skylight, with the Big Ben clock tower visible through the glass.

Unfortunately the film, about Sweeney Todd, is set in the early 19th century - 50 years before the famous tower was built.

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Big boob: Johnny Depp's new film Sweeney Todd appears to have rewritten history - by including clock Big Ben in the promotional poster - although it was not built at that time

Now the ad campaign has been scrapped and a new poster is being produced to publicise next month's release of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street.

Tim Burton's film is based on Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical and also stars Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman and Sacha Baron Cohen.

Film stars: Depp stars in the musical Tim Burton film alongside Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen