Burton and Depp....again; Dark Shadows

[Jangler]

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651604/20101105/story.jhtml

Johnny Depp's word is his bond. In June 2009, the three-time Oscar nominee promised us that "Dark Shadows" — the Tim Burton-directed, Depp-starring adaptation of the 1960s-era soap opera — was going to shift into production, despite years of delay.

Depp wouldn't steer us wrong. "Dark Shadows" now has an official start date courtesy of Warner Bros., a development first reported by Deadline Hollywood. Burton and Depp will begin production in April 2011.

That's almost four years since the project was first announced. Depp has long spoken of his childhood obsession with the ABC soap and said he always fostered the hope of becoming Barnabas Collins, the vampire at the center of the series. Running from 1966 to 1971, "Dark Shadows" spun supernatural tales of ghosts, zombies, vamps and time travel over its 1,225 episodes. In December 2008, Richard D. Zanuck, a producer on the film, said that shooting would begin in London in the summer of '09, but that seemed ambitious given Depp's schedule and the task of adapting the series.

[JungleCat]

I'm not much on remakes but I thought NBC's 1991 tv series was good. Depp might be able to pull it off.

[Razzy]

I'm beginning to think that Burton is just Depp's pen name.

Haven't like anything Burton's made since Big Fish. Seems like he might've fried his brain on something and now all of his movies play out like the same 5-year old's mushroom induced nightmare.

[Miaoww]

Those two should just get it over with and have sex.

[Mr. Scot]

Speaking as someone who doesn't like either one, it's safe to say I'll avoid this one.

[charlotte49er]

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I watched the original Dark Shadows as a kid! I would come home from school and turn it on.

The guy who played Barnabas Collins made a great vampire. I always wondered why movies didn't cast him as a vampire. Of course Christopher Plummer was around so maybe I answered my own question.

The girl who played Angelic Collins had this slutty look to her. Which played well in the soapie as she was going to bed with a different guy in each show.

Janathan Frid as Barnabas Collins

Angelic Collins

[Jangler]

[Hotsauce]

great, now we have an emo Depp movie!

[Guest Irv]

Those two should just get it over with and have sex.

it worked for scorsese and dicaprio

[SOJA]

johnny depp is the man. don't really like burton

[Panthers128]

These two are just cashing in. If you disagree, go marathon Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and whatever other stories they've ruined recently.

[mmmbeans]

so tired of both of them.

[JungleCat]

great, now we have an emo Depp movie!

Yep. They made him look like too much of a freak. :rolleyes5:

[Jangler]

Yep. They made him look like too much of a freak. :rolleyes5:

That's the Depp coming out.