January 20, 2012

Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins.

(L-r) Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman, Chloe Moretz as Carolyn Stoddard, Eva Green as Angelique Bouchard, Guilliver McGrath as David Collins, Bella Heathcote as Victoria Winters, Depp as Barnabas Collins, Ray Shirley as Mrs. Johnson, Jackie Haley as Willie Loomis, J. Lee Miller as Roger Collins, and Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins.

Synopsis:

A gothic-horror tale centering on the life of vampire Barnabas Collins and his run-ins with various monsters, witches, werewolves and ghosts. Based on the cult TV series. The film opens on May 11.

Maybe I've been living too far under my rock, but I hadn't heard anything about this project before!

Sounds interesting...IMDB here I come...

I still have a crush on the original Angelique from the TV series!

The original Angelique was portrayed by Lara Parker. Oh yes, she was hot.

I'm interested

I cannot wait to see this!!

Yet....another TV series turned movie.

Hollywood.

i watched the original series and i watched the recent 'new' series and now this? another remake?

WHY does Hollywood keep up this endless remake trend??

i love johnny depp but i doubt this will surpass the original series

Are there any TV series left that have not been turned into movies?

I could never get into the original, I found it boring. Didn't even know about it when I was a kid. I might go see this only because it's Tim Burton, but I'll wait for the reviews.

Let's see... where's Helena Bonham Carter? (scanning right to left) Oh, but of course.

There she is. What Burton movie would be complete without his wife?

i Tim Burton!!! i luv his work!!!!!

i cant wait 2 c it!!!

Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton.

Identity said:

How old is Barnabus now?

I remember as a lil' squid, how my mom loved the original program.

[Edited 1/20/12 20:07pm]

I like the original series and absolutely, positively ADORE the short-lived 1991 revival series (my favorite tv series ever, actually) but this Depp/Burton movie looks completey horrible to me, so far. The photos are everything I feared for when I heard Burton was attached several years ago.

It's a shame because some of the cast is quite good.

Was never much interested in the original, and Burton can wear thin, but I'm not altogether hating these first few images.

Pomade said:

Let's see... where's Helena Bonham Carter? (scanning right to left) Oh, but of course.

There she is. What Burton movie would be complete without his wife?

Everyone knows Tim Burton's real wife is Johnny Depp, not Helena Bonham Carter. He has been in more Tim Burton films than she has.

StarMon said:

How old is Barnabus now?

I remember as a lil' squid, how my mom loved the original program.

He's 200-year-old (give or take a few years).

really?

i remmebr the original...id get home from school & it would be on & i thought...This is the LAMEST SHIT EVER.

sextonseven said:

Pomade said:

Let's see... where's Helena Bonham Carter? (scanning right to left) Oh, but of course.

There she is. What Burton movie would be complete without his wife?

Everyone knows Tim Burton's real wife is Johnny Depp, not Helena Bonham Carter. He has been in more Tim Burton films than she has.

I'm not bothered by either one of them being in his movies and I can't really grasp why it peeves people in general. Its very old Hollywood of them to continue to work together like this. Plus, it allows for a great deal of comfort and risk taking when all parties involved are used to working together. I think Johnny Depp would do just about anything Tim Burton asked him to do, character wise. A lot of actors wouldn't take those risks.

On a totally different note; I would still get all kinds of up inside Michelle Pfieffer. She's fine.

morningsong said:

I could never get into the original, I found it boring.

Me too. Still do, actually.

I just really don't see how you can turn a soap opera into a 2 hour movie and have it be fulfilling for the audience.

Plus Tim and Johnny don't seemed to concerned bout keeping the Collins "family secret."

lazycrockett said:

Plus Tim and Johnny don't seemed to concerned bout keeping the Collins "family secret."

Obviously you know what that secret is. Cerebus does not.

lazycrockett said:

I just really don't see how you can turn a soap opera into a 2 hour movie and have it be fulfilling for the audience.

...but the original creator (Dan Curtis) has already done this, way back in 1970, with "House Of Dark Shadows". It was "fulfilling" enough for the audience that a sequel was made in 1971!

Graycap23 said:

Are there any TV series left that have not been turned into movies?

Sanford and Son

Shucks I don't see what all the fuss is about. I'd rather see Depp collaborate as many times with Burton with a movie that's meaningful and done in a creative way rather than seeing the same old, same old movies with the same themes over and over again.