November 5, 2010

Warner Bros. has slotted its long-simmering "Dark Shadows" project for a spring production start with Johnny Depp starring.

Depp has been attached to star and produce with Graham King's GK Films and Depp's Infinitum Nihil for the past three years with Tim Burton expected to direct.

Richard Zanuck, Christi Dembrowski and David Kennedy are also producers.

Seth Grahame-Smith penned the script.

Kennedy brought the project to Depp from the estate of Dan Curtis, the producer-director who created the vampire soap opera that aired weekdays on ABC from 1966 to 1971 with 1,225 episodes.

Studio hasn't set a release date for the film.

http://www.variety.com/ar...efCatId=13

This makes me happy!

Yes! Used to watch this all the time when I was a kid. This project is perfect for Burton & Depp.

Just tell me when it will be released to theaters and I'm there!

I wish Burton would get back to original concepts again

Nothinbutjoy said:

This makes me happy!

can't wait

I'm sorry but if scene walls arent falling over and boom mics arent in the way, its not Dark Shadows.

Why don't Tim and Johnny just bone already!

With that said I do enjoy the movies.

KidaDynamite said:

Why don't Tim and Johnny just bone already!

With that said I do enjoy the movies.

Who says they aren't??

Identity said:

Is this picture recent? Johnny looks FANTASTIC.

KidaDynamite said:

Why don't Tim and Johnny just bone already!

With that said I do enjoy the movies.

Either that or admit they are father and son. They resemble each other in a weird kind of way.

I like Johnny Depp outside of a Burton film but Burton's movies are generally too predictable and lifeless for me. I can only stand Edward Scissorhands and that second Batman movie.

He's to directing what Tom Cruise is to acting. bunch of

DesireeNevermind said:

KidaDynamite said:

Why don't Tim and Johnny just bone already!

With that said I do enjoy the movies.

Either that or admit they are father and son. They resemble each other in a weird kind of way.

I like Johnny Depp outside of a Burton film but Burton's movies are generally too predictable and lifeless for me. I can only stand Edward Scissorhands and that second Batman movie.

He's to directing what Tom Cruise is to acting. bunch of

Burton looks like more of a bloated Nicholas Cage to me.

WaterInYourBath said:

Identity said:

Is this picture recent? Johnny looks FANTASTIC.

Yeah, it's pretty amazing. Tim Burton keeps looking older and Johnny Depp looks almost exactly the same. Dude has definitely got the slow aging gene. Helena Bonham Carter is aging well too, though, so maybe it's something about Tim Burton.

^He must give some amazing facials.

lazycrockett said:

^He must give some amazing facials.

Cerebus said:

WaterInYourBath said:

Is this picture recent? Johnny looks FANTASTIC.

Yeah, it's pretty amazing. Tim Burton keeps looking older and Johnny Depp looks almost exactly the same. Dude has definitely got the slow aging gene. Helena Bonham Carter is aging well too, though, so maybe it's something about Tim Burton.

Yes, there's something about Burton.

One thing I like about him is he has a very keen eye for beauty in his style of cinematography. He knows how to make his stars look ravishing onscreen, even in creepy costumes. Johhny is already naturally fine, but always seems to look even better in his roles for Burton. Same with Michael Keaton, Christopher Walken, Vincent Price, etc, in past films. I can't wait to view this new movie just to see how he captures Johnny this time.

Here's hoping they can make it a bit more evil than the overhyped soap opera that the original was.

I like Burton/Depps movies usually, but thought Alice in Wland was a bit of a

WaterInYourBath said:

I watched Dark Shadows wayyyyyyyyyyyy back when. Some of it was very scary...Barnabas and Quentin Collins were cool characters...

missfee said:

WaterInYourBath said:

Is this picture recent? Johnny looks FANTASTIC.

YES!!!!!! I rarely see a bad pic of Johnny.

behold.

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RipTheJacker said:

missfee said:

WaterInYourBath said: YES!!!!!! I rarely see a bad pic of Johnny.

behold.

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RipTheJacker said:

missfee said:

WaterInYourBath said: YES!!!!!! I rarely see a bad pic of Johnny.

behold.

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God. damn.

^^ what movie is that from?

KidaDynamite said:

^^ what movie is that from?

the man who cried.

i ain't through yet...i'll post some more for ya'll

be right back.

BlackAdder7 said:

I watched Dark Shadows wayyyyyyyyyyyy back when. Some of it was very scary...Barnabas and Quentin Collins were cool characters...

Barnabas was a bad mofo, and very creepy. I remember my mother watching Dark Shadows during the day, and Peyton Place at night

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say what now?

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RipTheJacker said:

say what now?

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The next Barnabas Collins?

Barnabas Collins.....as portrayed by Jonathan Frid:

Quentin Collins....as portrayed by David Selby

so.....my fans want me to play Barnabas Collins, huh?

i'll give a peformance the likes of which no one has ever seen

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RipTheJacker said:

missfee said:

WaterInYourBath said: YES!!!!!! I rarely see a bad pic of Johnny.

behold.

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Although it looks like he wanted her to smell his fingers, , still: