Johnny Depp lurks in 'Dark Shadows'
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Johnny Depp and his frequent collaborator Tim Burton have a followup to their version of "Alice in Wonderland" lined up: an adaptation of the cult-classic TV series "Dark Shadows."
Depp said at the Los Angeles premiere of "Public Enemies" earlier this week that Burton will direct a film based on the 1960s daytime soap about 200-year-old vampire Barnabas Collins. Depp's production company acquired the rights to the show in 2007.
"'Dark Shadows' with Tim will also be down the line," he told Entertainment Weekly. "Tim has to finish ['Alice in] Wonderland' before he can start work on the next film."
Depp stars as the Mad Hatter in Burton's version of "Alice," which is due theaters in March 2010. He's also starring in an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's "The Rum Diary" next year and has several other projects in various stages of development.
Depp will play Barnabas Collins in the "Dark Shadows" movie, and he says he'll be "thrilled" to work with Burton again.
"I was a big fan of it when I was a kid," Depp tells EW, "and I think it is another of those perfect projects for Tim to reimagine."
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Which Collins will he play? Barnabas or Quentin? Both were key roles in the series--I seem to recall that Jonathan Frid played Barnabas and David Selby played Quentin.
He wants to play Barnabas. Updated the post to clarify.
I can't believe this movie is going to happen! This is great, great news!
Is this going to be a series of Dark Shadows movies or just one?
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i hope they do a movie with both Barnabas and Quentin. We don't need to see Barnabas' resurrection again. I want to see a new story. Not justy Willie digs up BArnabas, he enthralls Maggie/Vicky, etc.
Please put Quentin and Angelique in the movie.
Is it true that Anne Hathaway will be playing Victoria Winters????
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
Just learned that Dark Shadows was born on exactly 43 years ago today! Can we put up any birthday candles here?
He can lurk all he wants--just so long as he doesn't grope.
Hopfully there will be enough interest in the movie that it will become a series again. there's just so much that happened in the over one thousand episodes to cover.