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Will it be like Sweeney Todd?

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John "hands off my song, McCain" Mellencamp and horror writer Stephen King are teaming up!

The pair will collaborate on a new musical together. And, we firmly believe the world would be a much better place with more musicals. So this is superexcellent news.

Mellencamp will provide the tunes for the musical version of King's novel, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.

Ghost Brothers is set to premiere April of 2009 in Atlanta.

Mellencamp reportedly told Rolling Stone that if the musical does well in the ATL they'll take it to Broadway.

Ghosts can fly. We love big theatrics.

They need a big dance number too!

[Image via WENN.]

    Posted: Feb 27, 2008 at 9:20 pm / Email this  »
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    61 comments to “Will it be like Sweeney Todd?”

    1. sticks says – reply to this


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      first

    2. bijd says – reply to this


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      first?

    3. Eeeewww says – reply to this


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      He's turning into Elton John! Separated at birth?

    4. yesi says – reply to this


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      who is this guy?

    5. scrltbegonia says – reply to this


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      ewwwwwwwwwwww

    6. LAUREN says – reply to this


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      FIRST!

    7. Moe says – reply to this


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      Wow…he has a Huge forehead…

    8. mary says – reply to this


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      Hey

    9. sam says – reply to this


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      Grandpa should retire.

    10. snootymcgee says – reply to this


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      scary pic! FIRST?!?

    11. kat says – reply to this


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      FIRST!!!!!!!!!!! (i hope)

    12. rf says – reply to this


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      eufhreu

    13. tay says – reply to this


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      meowww

    14. RoxyGirlPR says – reply to this


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      yey! Musicals, shows, Broadway let's get everything back to normal! We need to progress to a better tomorrow vote for the future! For Hilary or Barack!

    15. b_nut says – reply to this


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      It's opening in Atlanta??? WTF?

    16. Hillary08 says – reply to this


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      Hillary Clinton ftw!

      Don't choose style > substance.

      Hillary, the anti-Paris.

      Take back our country!

    17. Margaret says – reply to this


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      Um, does he have a freakishly large head, especially his forehead, or what???

    18. Clara says – reply to this


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      Am I the only one who didn't read what Perez said. I was too shocked by his mile-long forehead. It's just so…wow. Eye catching. If I had to talk to that guy, I'd just stare into that…monsterous forehead.

    19. Uproar says – reply to this


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      HE LOOKS LIKE A GRANDPA, WHICH HE PROBABLY IS…

    20. Christy says – reply to this


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      He's married to Elaine Erwin, model for L'Oreal t.v. commercials.

    21. Leslie says – reply to this


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      He is so hot and has the best music ever! He is being inducted into the Rock N' Roll hall of fame this year. He is a grandpa, he was voted sexiest grandpa by People magazine a few years ago. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE John Mellencamp!!!!!!!!!!

    22. The Future Perz- Julia says – reply to this


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      Yahhhhhhhhh bitches!!!!!!

    23. Natasha says – reply to this


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      FOREHEAD!

    24. WellWhatTHeFudge says – reply to this


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      He is fucking ugly looking. Also, he's a prick for talking crap about McCain using his song. Ungrateful bastard. Small town my ass. Stephen King needs to find someone else to 'team up' with…fast.

    25. Puzzled says – reply to this


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      He should use that giant forehead to sell billboard space. If he charged by the inch that head would make him alot of $$$$$$$$$$$.

    26. ryan says – reply to this


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      is this photoshopped?

    27. christie says – reply to this


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      HAHAHAHAAH his face looks like its too small for his huge head!!!!

    28. OhMy says – reply to this


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      YOU COULD SHOW A MOVIE ON THAT BIG OLE FOREHEAD!!!!!! WOOW

    29. LoopyLoo says – reply to this


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      He is fugly and he's boring!!! All he ever sings about anymore is corn and wheat fields and farms and old farts!!!!!!
      Jack and Diane was a good song, though.

    30. desiree says – reply to this


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      Re: WellWhatTHeFudge – : "Also, he's a prick for talking crap about McCain using his song. Ungrateful bastard. Small town my ass. "

      You're a fucking idiot. John Mellencamp is not "ungrateful." What, like he's supposed to kiss McCain's ass for using a song that's already known world-wide and already made him millions? I'm sorry, but it doesn't sound like he needs McCain's "help" promoting his song. Also, he didn't "talk shit" about McCain using his song, he DEMANDED HE STOP USING IT for his campaign, because Mellencamp is NOT A FUCKING REPUBLICAN and doesn't want his fans thinking that he is.

      Also, yeah, dude's got a huge forehead. So what. You are at home, typing on your parent's computers….. doing….. what? Making a musical with Steven King that is bound to make MILLIONS of dollars? Didn't think so. Have fun NOT getting laid by a model tonight.

      Trash are always the first to trash talk.

    31. jdog says – reply to this


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      Geezzz….where does his chin end and his neck begin? He looks bad!

    32. CJOYLD says – reply to this


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      Who the fuck is that? And who the hell cares?

    33. Patrick says – reply to this


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      RIGHT ON DESIREE! And hey, its HIS SONG he should get a say in who uses it. John is the complete POLAR OPPOSITE (Politically that is) than John McCain. Why would he want McCain using his song?

    34. porkay peeg says – reply to this


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      Umm, what up with that forehead? Kind of like "Frankenstein meets the heartland" if you ask me. Is the space commercially available?

    35. RJII says – reply to this


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      LUV S. KING; LUV JOHN. CAN'T WAIT

    36. original kat who shares bd w/john says – reply to this


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      he rocks…who cares whatsoever what he looks like. hello…we're all going to get old god willing. grow up haters if that's possible

    37. lindsay says – reply to this


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      Your sorry ass attempt to use your entertainment and gossip blog to campaign for Hillary is so pathetic. Stick to what you do best and what I come to this site for. Seriously, your probably only doing Hillary a diservice if anything.

    38. original kat says – reply to this


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      btw kids…he's a musician. we realize that's hard for some of you to grasp considering some of the crap you all think passes as music

    39. *~Hoosier Honey~* says – reply to this


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      Mellencamp is a tool. That is all.

    40. kat1 says – reply to this


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      kids, it's called aging. like your mom and dad are aging. you know — getting old. now,is that such a foreign concept? guess what youngsters? tomorrow when you wake up, you will be 1 day closer to looking like all the folks you rip.

    41. jules vardon says – reply to this


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      BOTOX! He had 9 million wrinkles last year, now none? Gained some weight too. He looks healthy! Rock on baby, still love you!

    42. party gal anne says – reply to this


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      WOW What is up with his head? It's like his face stopped growing! Not a pretty sight just before bed!

    43. Jenna Mitchell says – reply to this


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      This douche is so washed up. He's also fugly.

    44. madonnamike says – reply to this


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      He used to be a dreamboat in the 80s!!
      WTF happened?!?!
      Too many Pink Houses I suppose…..

    45. Jayne says – reply to this


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      At first glance, I thought that was Al Gore… I didn't notice him at the Oscars…

    46. Doppelganger says – reply to this


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      I thought this was Tim Robbins

    47. Puff Daddy says – reply to this


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      John was a chain smoker doing about 4 packs a day. He had a heart attack a while back and I think he cut down on his smoking but was still puffing away. I'm not sure if he still smokes or not.

      And yes, this guy is a REAL musician kids. He's got more talent in that big forehead than most, if not all so called musicians today have all put together. Check out his catalog of music. I'm sure there is something in there you will like.

    48. Ashamed to say: but funny says – reply to this


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      In the 80's I thought he was so hot. I was bartendering at a club in NYC, my boss graduated HS with him, when he went to the reunion in Indiana, I asked him to get me a glass John drank from, or anything for me from John.
      I was such a freaking drunk back then.
      ps, he brought me a napkin with his autograph, who knows where it is.

    49. kat says – reply to this


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      he's so annoying - and he looks frightening! that forehead!

    50. Flowerbomb says – reply to this


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      Looks like Elton John and Tim Robbins had a baby….60 years ago

    51. abs says – reply to this


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      This guy is a straight up A-hole, anyone living around the Bloomington Indiana area can tell you that. Sadly, put him in some wing collar polo shirt with a beer and a cig in his hand and he looks like any out of date stuck in the 50's hick grandpa…all he needs is the local dirty old and full of dark wood paneling hole in the wall bar to top it off (which he probably does hang out in around here). BTW he treats his kid from his second marriage like crap….and his current wife acts like the social ambassador of the world here…as if she is someone important…I am very glad that i have never ran into them here in this town….

    52. wtf says – reply to this


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      5 head

    53. Carl says – reply to this


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      John Cougar is such an insane lefty that he took his wife's name. That's an embarrassment to men everywhere.

    54. lena wayback says – reply to this


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      his forheads has turned into a seven head… he looks ancient.

    55. Jessica says – reply to this


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      I looked up information on it, and it sounds like it's going to be really interesting. I just might have to check it out!

    56. ty'resha shoneqwa la'ronda says – reply to this


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      I just love me some JM esp after he wrote that song about the Jena 6.
      a big Borat————————-NOT!!!
      Fuck JM—-why isn't he writing another song about the Jena 6 criminal that is now in a Texas jail for ASSAULT!!!

    57. db says – reply to this


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      John Cougar Mellencamp used to be hot. guess age gets us all. At least he's not plastic

    58. Elaine Irwin Mellencamp says – reply to this


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      Leave my John alone, y'all. I am a model and he is mine!

    59. Indybabs says – reply to this


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      for someone who can't sell records any more he is sure full of himself. I sat next to Bob Segar at one of Mellencamps concerts where Mellenhead when on and on and on about music people selling out their music to big business to use on commericals. I just turned and looked at Bob like I couldn't beleve Mellenass couldn't see him in the 3rd row. Then what does Mellendick do but sell out to one of the big car flops. He should be less worried about John McCain using one of his songs and more worried about what side of what fence he is on. Support our troops. The let assholes like this spew their celebrity crap

    60. Crystal Pu$$y says – reply to this


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      what the fuck happened? It hasn't been that long since he was hot.

    61. christi says – reply to this


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      John Mellancamp is a big douchebag! He looks like crap! Hey boys and girls this is what a life of hard partying and cheating does to you.