Recently the movie news world was abuzz with the idea that Dark Shadows, the movie version of the weird gothic vampire soap opera from the 60s, was heading to the big screen soon. The project has been in the works for a long, long time and Johnny Depp – a major fan of the property – has been set to play Barnabas Collins, with Tim Burton directing. The official word was always ‘soon,’ but late last year the word seemed to be ‘shooting in 2010.’
Not so fast. Talking to producer Graham King at today’s Edge of Darkness press day, I learned that the film is in no shape to shoot anytime soon. In fact, King said, they’re still waiting for a script.
King was savvy and wouldn’t say too much else – he knows how internet rumors (like Dark Shadows shooting this year) get started with careless slips of the tongue misconstrued by boneheads like me – but the fact that there is no script means that the movie (which isn’t rushing to meet a date) might still have some time before it gets started.
That said, expect a script to possibly come into shape as Tim Burton finishes up his Alice in Wonderland duties, which are now mostly technical.
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How much you want to bet that by the time this movie gets made, the cast will be changed from Johnny Depp to a bunch of twenty year olds, skinny kids with bad Jason Preistly hair? And, of course, there will be a war between Barnabas Collins and some teenage werewolf?
I bet you a gazzillion dollars it won't.
i need my show back from dark shadows very impotant to me thank you
I can see johnny depp as a pirate but not barnabas… no offense but how bout Hugh Jackman???
Hugh jackman?? Are you high? Heck no depp would be perfect he's been a fan of barnabas and will stay truer to the character then wolverine would. They need to get there arses in gear and put this B out i cant wait.
Huge Assman? No way! He can barely act as it is, much less play a vampire!
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