New Character Shots from Dark Shadows

New images from Tim Burton's Dark Shadows feature Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeifer, Helena, and Eva Green in costume.

[From Geeky Tyrant]

Behind the Scenes Look at Tim Burton's Dark Shadows

New photos and a video from the set of Dark Shadows via Shockya

Johnny Depp Talks Dark Shadows

About his character, Barnabas Collins,  in Tim Burton's upcoming adaption of Dark Shadows, Johnny Depp says:

"Tim and I have tossed the idea for Dark Shadows over the years. It was a TV program in the States in the late 60s and early 70s that I remember watching as a kid. I was obsessed with this character, Barnabas Collins, who was a vampire. I came to find out many years later that when he was a kid, Tim ran home like I did to watch that Gothic soap opera. It was a very strange thing back then. We looked at ways to go, story-wise. We've started to come up with something interesting."

Filming for Dark Shadows should start early next year.

Dark Shadows is Getting a Script!

Deadline.com reports that Seth Grahame-Smith has been hired to write a draft of a script for Tim Burton's Dark Shadows adaption. So hooray for this project progressing a bit!

News, news, news!

A lot of updates! Let's break it up by people Helena first--
The Telegraph reports that HBC will star in a BBC film, Toast, about the writer, Nigel Slater. Slater will be played by Freddie Highmore, who worked with Helena on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, read more at the link!

Johnny Depp related news: The next Pirates of the Caribbean movie, On Stranger Tides, is going to be shot in 3D (not a big surprise) read more here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10121348.stm

And finally, Tim Burton rumors (?) and Dark Shadows update:

--Burton is said to be making yet another movie (first a Sleeping Beauty and an Addams Family adaption, Frankenweenie, Dark Shadows, producing Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and then Monsterpocalypse was the latest rumor) this time it's one he wanted to make back in the 80's, "Mai, the Psychic Girl". Read more about Tim Burton's possible adaptation of the Japanese manga novels here: http://screenrant.com/tim-burton-mai-psychic-girl-ross-60405/
--Producer Richard Zanuck has confirmed the making of the Dark Shadows adaptation, though things are going along slowly, read everything he had to say at Movieweb.com

Burton Says Addams Family Rumors Aren't True

MTV Movies Blog asked Tim Burton's associates if the rumors about his Addams Family project were true to which they responded, after speaking to Tim directly, "There is no truth to the story. Tim has not lined up any of his upcoming projects."

No upcoming projects lined up? We're not sure if that includes his involvement with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter or his Sleeping Beauty film. Tim also has his Dark Shadows adaption and the Frankenweenie remake that's been in talks for forever. So at the moment it's unclear what Burton's next film will actually be, if I had to guess I think it'll probably be Dark Shadows and I think he'll probably produce Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter with Timur Bekmembetov, but we'll post updates as soon as they're available. 

Updates on Dark Shadows, Pirates 4 and More

Check out this interview with Johnny Depp, where he discusses Dark Shadows, The Tourist, and Pirates of the Caribbean 4.

And also this interview with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp:

Dark Shadows to Beginning Filming Next Fall

After Alice Tim Burton and Johnny Depp (and Helena, presumably) are to team up again for their adaption of the ol TV show, Dark Shadows, which should begin filming in September 2010.
Producer Graham King says:

"We're actually going to shoot that film next September/October with Tim Burton and Johnny. We've been working on the script a lot, even though he's working on 'Alice.' We've been given a script. John August (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride) wrote the first screenplay. We're making some changes, but the film's going to be in production, as I say, September or October of next year."

9 Movie Exclusives and Tim Burton Interviews

Starlog.com has a two part 9 exclusive, part one was posted today and can be found here. There were some picture's included that I haven't seen yet (maybe you have, I don't know...):



Part two of this story comes out tomorrow.

A Tim Burton quote has been going around about his relationship with Johnny Depp:

"It's very nice to have someone that you can have a completely abstract conversation with and leave the room, feel like everything's fine, and then realize that if you pick it apart, you have absolutely no idea what either of you said." —Tim Burton [MTV]

And check out this Q&A with Tim over at http://southflorida.metromix.com,

What's your favorite animated film?
[Long pause] I'd have to pick something that had a lot of impact, which was "Jason and the Argonauts" [by] Ray Harryhausen. That really had an impact on me. The stop-motion animation and the kind of reality and scale of it at the time when I saw it was really amazing.

Would you ever want to remake that film? They're remaking "Clash of the Titans."
[Chuckles] I know. Nah, I think it was good.

How are things coming along with "Dark Shadows"?
I haven't really started that at all. I still have to finish "Alice." So that's a big job ahead of me. It's way too early. [Laughs] Probably in a year's time.

Any ideas that you've already been thinking up for it?
Well, just to try to capture the tone. It was a strange show, it has a strange vibe to it. And that's, I think, key to it.

"Alice" has been all over the place, with photos and trailers and you guys at Comic-Con.
Usually I don't talk about something before it's done. So it's been an odd situation because I [still] have so much work to do. I'm not scared of [all the special effects], per se, but I'm a bit daunted by the time and the unknown quality of it. But that makes it exciting as well.

What about "Frankenweenie"?
Still early. Like I said, the focus I have is "Alice." It's hard to think of anything else that requires a large amount of work.

But that's on the table.
Oh yeah, afterward, yeah. Exactly. Slowly get started.

I saw the latest "Harry Potter" last night, which stars your partner, Helena Bonham Carter. She makes a pretty mean baddie.
[Jokes] Yeah, she's a good witch. She had a lot of practice. She's good at that.

Does she ever come to you for tips on how to channel all that darkness?
No, she keeps it all personal. She keeps it all for her own uses, yeah. Witchcraft uses. [Laughs]

New York's Museum of Modern Art is doing an exhibit on you later this year. That was a little unexpected.
I feel like it's a weird dream—I'm not sure that it's real. But it's very exciting. That's probably more scary than a film, in a certain way. It feels a bit more exposing. I'm trying not to think too much about it. I'm trying to remove myself a bit from it—a bit of an out-of-body experience.

Your films have such a consistent, dark vision. Do you ever wake up wanting to do something crazy like a romantic comedy?
[Chuckles] No. Well, I thought "Sweeney Todd" was a romantic comedy in my mind. So, I think I've already done it. [Laughs] But not the way you're thinking, because that would be scary. But some of those are so scary, they're like horror movies anyway. They don't need my help.
Read it all at the link.

Tim Burton Talks Dark Shadows, Alice and 9

The LA Times talked to Tim Burton at Comic Con:

G.M.: You mentioned during the Focus Features' panel on "9" that you felt you shared a certain sensibility with the film's director, Shane Acker. I can't imagine that's something you experience too often.

T.B.: I don't. Also, too it was different enough from mine, but I felt a connection to it. Having gone through this process myself trying to get films made and done and how much of a problem it is to have that happen, I thought I could help him with that, I thought I could help protect him from the forces of evil and let him focus on making his film.

Read the rest HERE.

Facebook Contest and Dark Shadows

Just to clear up any confusion about the Facebook contest to be the first to see the Alice trailer, you must choose an "army" (either the Mad Hatter, the Red or the White Queen) by joining one of the following Facebook groups before 7pm EST on July 23rd.
The Loyal Subjects of the Red Queen: www.facebook.com/RedQueenSubjects
The Loyal Subjects of the White Queen: www.facebook.com/WhiteQueenSubjects
The Disloyal Subjects of the Mad Hatter: www.facebook.com/MadHatterSubjects
(I personally went with the Hatter, who has almost 14,ooo followers while the Queens have less than 3,000.) The lucky winners will see the trailer before it's debut at comic-con. It will be on the site as soon as it hits the interwebz :)




Tim Burton says Dark Shadows filming will begin next year, as he told MTV Movie Blog:

“That’s something that [Depp and I] both love and are excited about,” the director told MTV News. “When I’m done with this I’ll definitely focus on that.”

Burton's comments jibe with what Depp said during the “Public Enemies” junket a few weeks ago. He told MTV's Josh Horowitz that he’ll be shooting “Shadows” and a fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean" film next year. There's also the fact that in March, an executive in Depp's production told us that the film "is very active" and "the studio will be making some announcements regarding it pretty soon. Very soon, probably.”

“It’s another challenge because it was such a weird soap opera,” Burton explained. “Part of the energy of it was the tone and weirdness of it. That’s our challenge, to try to capture that vibe.”

Which direction does Burton plan on going?

“It’s always a fine line,” he said. “That remains to be seen. That’s a question and a challenge we talk about a lot. I haven’t arrived at the answer. That’s definitely a main issue, the tone and the vibe of it because as we all know melodrama can cross over. It’s one of the more interesting things about it.”

Tim Burton+Johnny Depp=Brilliance

Johnny Depp has been talking about his upcoming projects with Tim Burton (and Helena, of course!) He had this to say about his character the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland:
“Well, certainly the book. The book has a basis for everything. There are little mysteries, little clues in the book that I found fascinating, that were keys to at least my understanding of the Mad Hatter, like him saying, ‘I’m investigating things that begin with the letter M.’ That was huge for me, because when you do a little digging, you realize you’re talking about a hatter, a man who made hats, and you go back and look at some of the history. ‘Hatters’ — there’s the term that this guy or that guy is ‘mad as a hatter.’ There was reason for that, and the reason for that was mercury poisoning. They got mercury poisoning because there was mercury in the glue. So they start to go a little sideways. (laughs) So I found out what the ‘M’ was and why they went nuts. So that became a huge thing.”

He also had this to say about their adaption of the TV series, Dark Shadows:
“I loved the show when I was a kid. I was obsessed with Barnabas Collins, and I have like photographs of me holding Barnabas Collins posters when I was five or six or something. (laughs) I’m very excited to do it.”
He also says that the movie "is happening". :D

Dark Shadows and Harry Potter

Behind the Scenes of Harry Potter
check it out here: http://www.destructoid.com/
(Photo Gallery and Video)

Dark Shadows: the next Tim Burton/Johnny Depp (and most likely Helena!) Film
Source: Bloody Disgusting

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The publicity juggernaut for Michael Mann's Public Enemies has thrown out this little nugget from Johnny Depp, reported over at Bloody Disgusting. Dark Shadows could be the next Tim Burton/Depp collaboration following Alice in Wonderland. "It's happening", says Depp. "The script is very close. We'll probably attack it next year." Dark Shadows was a show that ran on the ABC network for more than 1200 episodes between 1966 and 1971. It featured ghosts, vampires, zombies, werewolves, parallel universes, time-shifting and a good deal of melodrama, with the cast often playing more than one character. It cheerfully plundered gothic literature and horror classics, scenes were generally in the can after a single take, and the special effects would have made Ed Wood wince. Depp has apparently been a huge fan since childhood. There was an unsuccessful attempt at a revival in 1991. So, perfect material for Burton then, although his naysayers may point out, not entirely unfairly, that this is not exactly new territory. A camp gothic extravaganza starring Johnny Depp, directed by Tim Burton. Who would've thunk it?

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Dark Shadows

Here's a story about Tim Burton's adaption of Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp :)

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Johnny Depp Closing in on Dark Shadows Adaptation

Vampires have never been more popular than they are right now due to the phenomenon known as Twilight and shows like HBO's "True Blood", but the granddaddy of all soapy vamp themed stuff has always been Dan Curtis' "Dark Shadows". A feature film re-imagining of this famed series may be even closer than we thought.

According to the MTV Movie Blog Sam Sarkar, an executive in Depp’s production company, Infinitum-Nihil, hinted that we might be seeing the makings of a new supernatural franchise.

Sarker went on to confirm that Depp is still very much attached to star in the film but it's up in the air whether or not long-time Depp collaborator Tim Burton will step aboard to direct.

"While all the pieces are not yet in place, Dark Shadows is still very much a go at Warner Bros," Sarkar tells MTV. “All I can say is that one is very active. The studio will be making some announcements regarding it pretty soon. Very soon, probably.”

Dark Shadows

Burton is at it again! It's been a long time rumor and dream that he'd do an adaption of Dark Shadows (an old television program that aired from 1966-1971) and it's progressing into a script written by John August (who wrote the scripts to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Big Fish). The story focouses on Vampires, Zombies and Worlocks! And because Burton is involved Johnny Depp is anticpated to play the lead! It sounds FIERCE!!!
We'll keep you posted!