New featurette is dedicated to late star of original soap, Jonathan Frid.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
With just two weeks left until the big release of "Dark Shadows," Warner Bros. is stoking the coals of excitement with a new featurette that brings not only behind-the-scenes interviews and footage, but offers up an important new plot detail from the film.
"The legend of the vampire has been told for centuries, capturing the dark shadows of our imagination and inspiring filmmakers and actors to breathe new life into the undead," a voice-over reminds us at the top of the clip. "But there's never been a vampire like Barnabas Collins."
Depp said the idea to do the film came naturally to him and Burton, who have worked together on eight films. "I'd always been sort of attracted to horror films and things like that, even as a very young kid,...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
With just two weeks left until the big release of "Dark Shadows," Warner Bros. is stoking the coals of excitement with a new featurette that brings not only behind-the-scenes interviews and footage, but offers up an important new plot detail from the film.
"The legend of the vampire has been told for centuries, capturing the dark shadows of our imagination and inspiring filmmakers and actors to breathe new life into the undead," a voice-over reminds us at the top of the clip. "But there's never been a vampire like Barnabas Collins."
Depp said the idea to do the film came naturally to him and Burton, who have worked together on eight films. "I'd always been sort of attracted to horror films and things like that, even as a very young kid,...
- 4/27/2012
- MTV Movie News
New featurette is dedicated to late star of original soap, Jonathan Frid.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
With just two weeks left until the big release of "Dark Shadows," Warner Bros. is stoking the coals of excitement with a new featurette that brings not only behind-the-scenes interviews and footage, but offers up an important new plot detail from the film.
"The legend of the vampire has been told for centuries, capturing the dark shadows of our imagination and inspiring filmmakers and actors to breathe new life into the undead," a voice-over reminds us at the top of the clip. "But there's never been a vampire like Barnabas Collins."
Depp said the idea to do the film came naturally to him and Burton, who have worked together on eight films. "I'd always been sort of attracted to horror films and things like that, even as a very young kid,...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
With just two weeks left until the big release of "Dark Shadows," Warner Bros. is stoking the coals of excitement with a new featurette that brings not only behind-the-scenes interviews and footage, but offers up an important new plot detail from the film.
"The legend of the vampire has been told for centuries, capturing the dark shadows of our imagination and inspiring filmmakers and actors to breathe new life into the undead," a voice-over reminds us at the top of the clip. "But there's never been a vampire like Barnabas Collins."
Depp said the idea to do the film came naturally to him and Burton, who have worked together on eight films. "I'd always been sort of attracted to horror films and things like that, even as a very young kid,...
- 4/27/2012
- MTV Music News
Early chatter indicates a film in the vein of 'Sleepy Hollow' with both farcical and 'full-bodied horror' elements.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
The death of actor Jonathan Frid, the original Barnabas Collins, makes this a sad week in the "Dark Shadows"-verse. The 87-year-old, classically trained actor passed away at a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, on April 13 after a fall at his home. Frid cameos in Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of the '60s soap opera, which hits theaters on May 11. It will be his final screen appearance.
"Jonathan Frid was the reason I used to run home from school to watch 'Dark Shadows,' " the film's star, Johnny Depp, told the La Times in an e-mail from the Arizona set of "The Lone Ranger." "His elegance and grace was an inspiration then and will continue to remain one forever more.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
The death of actor Jonathan Frid, the original Barnabas Collins, makes this a sad week in the "Dark Shadows"-verse. The 87-year-old, classically trained actor passed away at a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, on April 13 after a fall at his home. Frid cameos in Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of the '60s soap opera, which hits theaters on May 11. It will be his final screen appearance.
"Jonathan Frid was the reason I used to run home from school to watch 'Dark Shadows,' " the film's star, Johnny Depp, told the La Times in an e-mail from the Arizona set of "The Lone Ranger." "His elegance and grace was an inspiration then and will continue to remain one forever more.
- 4/20/2012
- MTV Movie News
Early chatter indicates a film in the vein of 'Sleepy Hollow' with both farcical and 'full-bodied horror' elements.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
The death of actor Jonathan Frid, the original Barnabas Collins, makes this a sad week in the "Dark Shadows"-verse. The 87-year-old, classically trained actor passed away at a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, on April 13 after a fall at his home. Frid cameos in Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of the '60s soap opera, which hits theaters on May 11. It will be his final screen appearance.
"Jonathan Frid was the reason I used to run home from school to watch 'Dark Shadows,' " the film's star, Johnny Depp, told the La Times in an e-mail from the Arizona set of "The Lone Ranger." "His elegance and grace was an inspiration then and will continue to remain one forever more.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
The death of actor Jonathan Frid, the original Barnabas Collins, makes this a sad week in the "Dark Shadows"-verse. The 87-year-old, classically trained actor passed away at a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, on April 13 after a fall at his home. Frid cameos in Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of the '60s soap opera, which hits theaters on May 11. It will be his final screen appearance.
"Jonathan Frid was the reason I used to run home from school to watch 'Dark Shadows,' " the film's star, Johnny Depp, told the La Times in an e-mail from the Arizona set of "The Lone Ranger." "His elegance and grace was an inspiration then and will continue to remain one forever more.
- 4/20/2012
- MTV Music News
Actor's cameo in Tim Burton's big-screen adaption of soap opera will be his last onscreen appearance.
By John Mitchell
Jonathan Frid in 1988
Photo: Getty Images
Actor Jonathan Frid, best known as the man who brought vivid life to one of the most iconic undead characters in TV history, vampire Barnabas Collins in the soap opera "Dark Shadows," died on Friday at the age of 87.
He died of natural causes after a fall at his home in Ancaster, Ontario, though his family chose not to release the news until now.
Frid was a classically trained stage actor, who began his stage career after a tour with the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London before going to receive a Master of Fine Arts degree in directing from Yale in 1957.
His talents were a strange match for "Shadows," but Frid's...
By John Mitchell
Jonathan Frid in 1988
Photo: Getty Images
Actor Jonathan Frid, best known as the man who brought vivid life to one of the most iconic undead characters in TV history, vampire Barnabas Collins in the soap opera "Dark Shadows," died on Friday at the age of 87.
He died of natural causes after a fall at his home in Ancaster, Ontario, though his family chose not to release the news until now.
Frid was a classically trained stage actor, who began his stage career after a tour with the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London before going to receive a Master of Fine Arts degree in directing from Yale in 1957.
His talents were a strange match for "Shadows," but Frid's...
- 4/19/2012
- MTV Movie News
Actor's cameo in Tim Burton's big-screen adaption of soap opera will be his last onscreen appearance.
By John Mitchell
Jonathan Frid in 1988
Photo: Getty Images
Actor Jonathan Frid, best known as the man who brought vivid life to one of the most iconic undead characters in TV history, vampire Barnabas Collins in the soap opera "Dark Shadows," died on Friday at the age of 87.
He died of natural causes after a fall at his home in Ancaster, Ontario, though his family chose not to release the news until now.
Frid was a classically trained stage actor, who began his stage career after a tour with the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London before going to receive a Master of Fine Arts degree in directing from Yale in 1957.
His talents were a strange match for "Shadows," but Frid's...
By John Mitchell
Jonathan Frid in 1988
Photo: Getty Images
Actor Jonathan Frid, best known as the man who brought vivid life to one of the most iconic undead characters in TV history, vampire Barnabas Collins in the soap opera "Dark Shadows," died on Friday at the age of 87.
He died of natural causes after a fall at his home in Ancaster, Ontario, though his family chose not to release the news until now.
Frid was a classically trained stage actor, who began his stage career after a tour with the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London before going to receive a Master of Fine Arts degree in directing from Yale in 1957.
His talents were a strange match for "Shadows," but Frid's...
- 4/19/2012
- MTV Music News
Is Tim Burton's vampire flick darker than the campy trailer had us believe?
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
So we've been talking a lot about that gonzo first trailer for "Dark Shadows." It's got its defenders and its detractors and that's all pretty well documented , so we're not going to spill any more ink on it. But now Warner Bros. has muddied the waters a bit by releasing Danny Elfman's full score for the film — and it's definitely not the score to a slapstick comedy.
First things first, the trailer unquestionably makes "Dark Shadows" seem like a farce. We've argued that's not necessarily a bad thing — sometimes a radical overhaul is what it takes to reinvent something old for modern audiences (see: "Charlie's Angels," "Mission Impossible") — but the tone set in the trailer is a complete departure from what everyone expected, while Elfman's score,...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
So we've been talking a lot about that gonzo first trailer for "Dark Shadows." It's got its defenders and its detractors and that's all pretty well documented , so we're not going to spill any more ink on it. But now Warner Bros. has muddied the waters a bit by releasing Danny Elfman's full score for the film — and it's definitely not the score to a slapstick comedy.
First things first, the trailer unquestionably makes "Dark Shadows" seem like a farce. We've argued that's not necessarily a bad thing — sometimes a radical overhaul is what it takes to reinvent something old for modern audiences (see: "Charlie's Angels," "Mission Impossible") — but the tone set in the trailer is a complete departure from what everyone expected, while Elfman's score,...
- 4/6/2012
- MTV Movie News
Is Tim Burton's vampire flick darker than the campy trailer had us believe?
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
So we've been talking a lot about that gonzo first trailer for "Dark Shadows." It's got its defenders and its detractors and that's all pretty well documented , so we're not going to spill any more ink on it. But now Warner Bros. has muddied the waters a bit by releasing Danny Elfman's full score for the film — and it's definitely not the score to a slapstick comedy.
First things first, the trailer unquestionably makes "Dark Shadows" seem like a farce. We've argued that's not necessarily a bad thing — sometimes a radical overhaul is what it takes to reinvent something old for modern audiences (see: "Charlie's Angels," "Mission Impossible") — but the tone set in the trailer is a complete departure from what everyone expected, while Elfman's score,...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
So we've been talking a lot about that gonzo first trailer for "Dark Shadows." It's got its defenders and its detractors and that's all pretty well documented , so we're not going to spill any more ink on it. But now Warner Bros. has muddied the waters a bit by releasing Danny Elfman's full score for the film — and it's definitely not the score to a slapstick comedy.
First things first, the trailer unquestionably makes "Dark Shadows" seem like a farce. We've argued that's not necessarily a bad thing — sometimes a radical overhaul is what it takes to reinvent something old for modern audiences (see: "Charlie's Angels," "Mission Impossible") — but the tone set in the trailer is a complete departure from what everyone expected, while Elfman's score,...
- 4/6/2012
- MTV Music News
'Hunger Games' fever has us wondering about the prospects for Tim Burton's adaptation.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
Everyone has "Hunger Games" fever, and it's understandable; the film is absolutely everywhere, critics are saying it's pretty good and star Jennifer Lawrence's candid, funny interviews are a welcome change from the uncomfortable sit-downs granted by, um, some other Ya adaptation stars when their films hit the big screen.
Anyway, "Games" just crept into theaters, and talk of the sequel is already ramping up. Filming on "Catching Fire" is set to begin later this year, and a November 22, 2013, release date is already in the books. That got us thinking about our own little mini-obsession: "Dark Shadows."
While it's nowhere near as fervent or large as "Games," "Shadows" has a devout following too, and if the film is a hit at the box office, which...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
Everyone has "Hunger Games" fever, and it's understandable; the film is absolutely everywhere, critics are saying it's pretty good and star Jennifer Lawrence's candid, funny interviews are a welcome change from the uncomfortable sit-downs granted by, um, some other Ya adaptation stars when their films hit the big screen.
Anyway, "Games" just crept into theaters, and talk of the sequel is already ramping up. Filming on "Catching Fire" is set to begin later this year, and a November 22, 2013, release date is already in the books. That got us thinking about our own little mini-obsession: "Dark Shadows."
While it's nowhere near as fervent or large as "Games," "Shadows" has a devout following too, and if the film is a hit at the box office, which...
- 3/23/2012
- MTV Music News
'Hunger Games' fever has us wondering about the prospects for Tim Burton's adaptation.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
Everyone has "Hunger Games" fever, and it's understandable; the film is absolutely everywhere, critics are saying it's pretty good and star Jennifer Lawrence's candid, funny interviews are a welcome change from the uncomfortable sit-downs granted by, um, some other Ya adaptation stars when their films hit the big screen.
Anyway, "Games" just crept into theaters, and talk of the sequel is already ramping up. Filming on "Catching Fire" is set to begin later this year, and a November 22, 2013, release date is already in the books. That got us thinking about our own little mini-obsession: "Dark Shadows."
While it's nowhere near as fervent or large as "Games," "Shadows" has a devout following too, and if the film is a hit at the box office, which...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
Everyone has "Hunger Games" fever, and it's understandable; the film is absolutely everywhere, critics are saying it's pretty good and star Jennifer Lawrence's candid, funny interviews are a welcome change from the uncomfortable sit-downs granted by, um, some other Ya adaptation stars when their films hit the big screen.
Anyway, "Games" just crept into theaters, and talk of the sequel is already ramping up. Filming on "Catching Fire" is set to begin later this year, and a November 22, 2013, release date is already in the books. That got us thinking about our own little mini-obsession: "Dark Shadows."
While it's nowhere near as fervent or large as "Games," "Shadows" has a devout following too, and if the film is a hit at the box office, which...
- 3/23/2012
- MTV Movie News
"Dark Shadows" fans desperate for footage from director Tim Burton and star Johnny Depp's adaptation of the cult classic gothic soap finally got their wishes fulfilled this week with the first official trailer's release. Whether or not the arrival of that trailer is a good thing? Well, your mileage may vary.
First appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show before hitting the web, the first look at "Dark Shadows" makes one thing very clear: this is a comedy. Burton, Depp and the gang are going for laughs, big ones, in their take on the vampire Barnabas and the other strange denizens of Collinwood manor. Fans looking for a dark, serious version of "Dark Shadows" are likely to walk away disappointed.
Not all "Dark Shadows" fans are feeling burned this morning, though. MTV News' resident "Shadows" expert, John Mitchell, made his love for the trailer fully known in a recent article:
"We love the trailer.
First appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show before hitting the web, the first look at "Dark Shadows" makes one thing very clear: this is a comedy. Burton, Depp and the gang are going for laughs, big ones, in their take on the vampire Barnabas and the other strange denizens of Collinwood manor. Fans looking for a dark, serious version of "Dark Shadows" are likely to walk away disappointed.
Not all "Dark Shadows" fans are feeling burned this morning, though. MTV News' resident "Shadows" expert, John Mitchell, made his love for the trailer fully known in a recent article:
"We love the trailer.
- 3/16/2012
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
Our columnist defends Tim Burton's comedic re-imagining of the vampire soap.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
The first trailer for Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of the late-'60s/ early-'70s vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows" dropped Thursday, and it has sharply divided fans.
In one corner are "Shadows" purists, who seem none too pleased with the director's decision to re-imagine the campy but deadly serious soap as a gonzo comedy. In the other corner are more casual fans and Burton enthusiasts, who are seeing shades of "Beetlejuice" and "Edward Scissorhands" and loving it.
I'm on the record as falling in the latter category. I grew up on reruns of the original soap (yeah, I was a weird kid) and also loved NBC's short-lived prime-time reboot in the early '90s. If the original series was a true-to-genre soap opera (just, you know,...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
The first trailer for Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of the late-'60s/ early-'70s vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows" dropped Thursday, and it has sharply divided fans.
In one corner are "Shadows" purists, who seem none too pleased with the director's decision to re-imagine the campy but deadly serious soap as a gonzo comedy. In the other corner are more casual fans and Burton enthusiasts, who are seeing shades of "Beetlejuice" and "Edward Scissorhands" and loving it.
I'm on the record as falling in the latter category. I grew up on reruns of the original soap (yeah, I was a weird kid) and also loved NBC's short-lived prime-time reboot in the early '90s. If the original series was a true-to-genre soap opera (just, you know,...
- 3/16/2012
- MTV Movie News
Our columnist defends Tim Burton's comedic re-imagining of the vampire soap.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
The first trailer for Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of the late-'60s/ early-'70s vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows" dropped Thursday, and it has sharply divided fans.
In one corner are "Shadows" purists, who seem none too pleased with the director's decision to re-imagine the campy but deadly serious soap as a gonzo comedy. In the other corner are more casual fans and Burton enthusiasts, who are seeing shades of "Beetlejuice" and "Edward Scissorhands" and loving it.
I'm on the record as falling in the latter category. I grew up on reruns of the original soap (yeah, I was a weird kid) and also loved NBC's short-lived prime-time reboot in the early '90s. If the original series was a true-to-genre soap opera (just, you know,...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
The first trailer for Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of the late-'60s/ early-'70s vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows" dropped Thursday, and it has sharply divided fans.
In one corner are "Shadows" purists, who seem none too pleased with the director's decision to re-imagine the campy but deadly serious soap as a gonzo comedy. In the other corner are more casual fans and Burton enthusiasts, who are seeing shades of "Beetlejuice" and "Edward Scissorhands" and loving it.
I'm on the record as falling in the latter category. I grew up on reruns of the original soap (yeah, I was a weird kid) and also loved NBC's short-lived prime-time reboot in the early '90s. If the original series was a true-to-genre soap opera (just, you know,...
- 3/16/2012
- MTV Music News
Tim Burton opts for gonzo comedy that should please many but may rile fans of the original soap opera.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
The wait is over! With less than two months to go before the May 11 release of "Dark Shadows," we finally have a trailer, and it's a doozy.
We're going to come right out and say it: We love the trailer. It's Tim Burton doing what Tim Burton does best. The look is dark and Gothic, but the feel is certifiably gonzo with a heaping side of camp and comedy. Based on its soapy source material, Burton could have taken "Shadows" one of two ways: He could have stripped it of the over-the-top camp and played it as a straight romantic drama where the protagonist was a conflicted vampire, which is what the creators of the early-'90s TV remake did,...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
The wait is over! With less than two months to go before the May 11 release of "Dark Shadows," we finally have a trailer, and it's a doozy.
We're going to come right out and say it: We love the trailer. It's Tim Burton doing what Tim Burton does best. The look is dark and Gothic, but the feel is certifiably gonzo with a heaping side of camp and comedy. Based on its soapy source material, Burton could have taken "Shadows" one of two ways: He could have stripped it of the over-the-top camp and played it as a straight romantic drama where the protagonist was a conflicted vampire, which is what the creators of the early-'90s TV remake did,...
- 3/15/2012
- MTV Movie News
Tim Burton opts for gonzo comedy that should please many but may rile fans of the original soap opera.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
The wait is over! With less than two months to go before the May 11 release of "Dark Shadows," we finally have a trailer, and it's a doozy.
We're going to come right out and say it: We love the trailer. It's Tim Burton doing what Tim Burton does best. The look is dark and Gothic, but the feel is certifiably gonzo with a heaping side of camp and comedy. Based on its soapy source material, Burton could have taken "Shadows" one of two ways: He could have stripped it of the over-the-top camp and played it as a straight romantic drama where the protagonist was a conflicted vampire, which is what the creators of the early-'90s TV remake did,...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
The wait is over! With less than two months to go before the May 11 release of "Dark Shadows," we finally have a trailer, and it's a doozy.
We're going to come right out and say it: We love the trailer. It's Tim Burton doing what Tim Burton does best. The look is dark and Gothic, but the feel is certifiably gonzo with a heaping side of camp and comedy. Based on its soapy source material, Burton could have taken "Shadows" one of two ways: He could have stripped it of the over-the-top camp and played it as a straight romantic drama where the protagonist was a conflicted vampire, which is what the creators of the early-'90s TV remake did,...
- 3/15/2012
- MTV Music News
Pictures revealing the manor's entryway and grand staircase have a distinctly old-school Tim Burton feel.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Here we are again, folks. We're about two months away from the release of "Dark Shadows" and we still don't have a trailer.
It's a little disconcerting that a film this big and anticipated doesn't have an official trailer out yet. But since there's not much we can do about that, let's talk about the latest thing to creep into the Shadowsverse this week: pictures of Collinwood Manor.
For those unfamiliar with the '60s soap, the manor is the principal setting for the action of "Shadows." When Barnabas (Johnny Depp) returns to Collinwood in 1972 after, you know, a few centuries buried in a mausoleum, he finds the once-grand estate in disrepair. His dysfunctional descendents who now reside at the grand manor haven't fared much better.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Here we are again, folks. We're about two months away from the release of "Dark Shadows" and we still don't have a trailer.
It's a little disconcerting that a film this big and anticipated doesn't have an official trailer out yet. But since there's not much we can do about that, let's talk about the latest thing to creep into the Shadowsverse this week: pictures of Collinwood Manor.
For those unfamiliar with the '60s soap, the manor is the principal setting for the action of "Shadows." When Barnabas (Johnny Depp) returns to Collinwood in 1972 after, you know, a few centuries buried in a mausoleum, he finds the once-grand estate in disrepair. His dysfunctional descendents who now reside at the grand manor haven't fared much better.
- 3/9/2012
- MTV Music News
Pictures revealing the manor's entryway and grand staircase have a distinctly old-school Tim Burton feel.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Here we are again, folks. We're about two months away from the release of "Dark Shadows" and we still don't have a trailer.
It's a little disconcerting that a film this big and anticipated doesn't have an official trailer out yet. But since there's not much we can do about that, let's talk about the latest thing to creep into the Shadowsverse this week: pictures of Collinwood Manor.
For those unfamiliar with the '60s soap, the manor is the principal setting for the action of "Shadows." When Barnabas (Johnny Depp) returns to Collinwood in 1972 after, you know, a few centuries buried in a mausoleum, he finds the once-grand estate in disrepair. His dysfunctional descendents who now reside at the grand manor haven't fared much better.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Here we are again, folks. We're about two months away from the release of "Dark Shadows" and we still don't have a trailer.
It's a little disconcerting that a film this big and anticipated doesn't have an official trailer out yet. But since there's not much we can do about that, let's talk about the latest thing to creep into the Shadowsverse this week: pictures of Collinwood Manor.
For those unfamiliar with the '60s soap, the manor is the principal setting for the action of "Shadows." When Barnabas (Johnny Depp) returns to Collinwood in 1972 after, you know, a few centuries buried in a mausoleum, he finds the once-grand estate in disrepair. His dysfunctional descendents who now reside at the grand manor haven't fared much better.
- 3/9/2012
- MTV Movie News
Vanity Fair character portraits prove Tim Burton is sticking with the aesthetic of the '60s series.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
Another week has passed, and we still don't have a "Dark Shadows" trailer. For those keeping tabs, we're just over two months out (70 days, to be exact) from the scheduled release of Tim Burton's campy vampire blockbuster. But to whet increasingly impatient fans' appetites, in this month's Vanity Fair, Burton and company have released some character portraits of Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, Eva Green as Angelique Bouchard and Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman.
The images — which are not yet available on Vanity Fair's website but you can see here — are nothing we haven't seen before. But hey, at least it means Warner Bros. is doing some promo, right?
Taking a close look at the portraits — and,...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
Another week has passed, and we still don't have a "Dark Shadows" trailer. For those keeping tabs, we're just over two months out (70 days, to be exact) from the scheduled release of Tim Burton's campy vampire blockbuster. But to whet increasingly impatient fans' appetites, in this month's Vanity Fair, Burton and company have released some character portraits of Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, Eva Green as Angelique Bouchard and Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman.
The images — which are not yet available on Vanity Fair's website but you can see here — are nothing we haven't seen before. But hey, at least it means Warner Bros. is doing some promo, right?
Taking a close look at the portraits — and,...
- 3/2/2012
- MTV Movie News
Vanity Fair character portraits prove Tim Burton is sticking with the aesthetic of the '60s series.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
Another week has passed, and we still don't have a "Dark Shadows" trailer. For those keeping tabs, we're just over two months out (70 days, to be exact) from the scheduled release of Tim Burton's campy vampire blockbuster. But to whet increasingly impatient fans' appetites, in this month's Vanity Fair, Burton and company have released some character portraits of Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, Eva Green as Angelique Bouchard and Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman.
The images — which are not yet available on Vanity Fair's website but you can see here — are nothing we haven't seen before. But hey, at least it means Warner Bros. is doing some promo, right?
Taking a close look at the portraits — and,...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros
Another week has passed, and we still don't have a "Dark Shadows" trailer. For those keeping tabs, we're just over two months out (70 days, to be exact) from the scheduled release of Tim Burton's campy vampire blockbuster. But to whet increasingly impatient fans' appetites, in this month's Vanity Fair, Burton and company have released some character portraits of Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, Eva Green as Angelique Bouchard and Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman.
The images — which are not yet available on Vanity Fair's website but you can see here — are nothing we haven't seen before. But hey, at least it means Warner Bros. is doing some promo, right?
Taking a close look at the portraits — and,...
- 3/2/2012
- MTV Music News
With just 77 days until the film's release, we're still waiting for even a taste of the campy Johnny Depp feature.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Today is February 24. Tim Burton's anticipated summer blockbuster adaptation of the vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows" is set to hit theaters on May 11. There are 77 days between now and the release of the film. And we still don't have a trailer — not even a teaser.
Special-effects-heavy blockbusters opening much later in the summer, including July's "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Dark Knight Rises," have already debuted multiple trailers to satisfy the bloodlust of fans hungry for just a taste of the movies they are counting down the days for. But we "Shadows" devotees have been kept waiting in the dark too long, not unlike Barnabas (Johnny Depp) locked up in a coffin and hidden away in the Collins family mausoleum.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Today is February 24. Tim Burton's anticipated summer blockbuster adaptation of the vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows" is set to hit theaters on May 11. There are 77 days between now and the release of the film. And we still don't have a trailer — not even a teaser.
Special-effects-heavy blockbusters opening much later in the summer, including July's "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Dark Knight Rises," have already debuted multiple trailers to satisfy the bloodlust of fans hungry for just a taste of the movies they are counting down the days for. But we "Shadows" devotees have been kept waiting in the dark too long, not unlike Barnabas (Johnny Depp) locked up in a coffin and hidden away in the Collins family mausoleum.
- 2/24/2012
- MTV Music News
With just 77 days until the film's release, we're still waiting for even a taste of the campy Johnny Depp feature.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Today is February 24. Tim Burton's anticipated summer blockbuster adaptation of the vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows" is set to hit theaters on May 11. There are 77 days between now and the release of the film. And we still don't have a trailer — not even a teaser.
Special-effects-heavy blockbusters opening much later in the summer, including July's "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Dark Knight Rises," have already debuted multiple trailers to satisfy the bloodlust of fans hungry for just a taste of the movies they are counting down the days for. But we "Shadows" devotees have been kept waiting in the dark too long, not unlike Barnabas (Johnny Depp) locked up in a coffin and hidden away in the Collins family mausoleum.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Today is February 24. Tim Burton's anticipated summer blockbuster adaptation of the vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows" is set to hit theaters on May 11. There are 77 days between now and the release of the film. And we still don't have a trailer — not even a teaser.
Special-effects-heavy blockbusters opening much later in the summer, including July's "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Dark Knight Rises," have already debuted multiple trailers to satisfy the bloodlust of fans hungry for just a taste of the movies they are counting down the days for. But we "Shadows" devotees have been kept waiting in the dark too long, not unlike Barnabas (Johnny Depp) locked up in a coffin and hidden away in the Collins family mausoleum.
- 2/24/2012
- MTV Movie News
Director talks to MTV News about time travel, 3-D and skipping his homework to watch the melodramatic vampire soap.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Director Tim Burton has kept such a tight lid on his forthcoming big-screen adaptation of the late-'60s soap opera "Dark Shadows" that last week we were forced to imagine things we'd want to see in a trailer for the film because one hasn't even dropped yet.
News on the film has been scarce — until now! Last week, MTV's resident movie guru Josh Horowitz talked to Burton about his busy 2012, and the director was forced to dish on his biggest project of the year. Burton told MTV News he was busy "editing and doing effects" for the film now. Though the film will not be "an effects-heavy picture, it's still got stuff in there," he said.
At...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Director Tim Burton has kept such a tight lid on his forthcoming big-screen adaptation of the late-'60s soap opera "Dark Shadows" that last week we were forced to imagine things we'd want to see in a trailer for the film because one hasn't even dropped yet.
News on the film has been scarce — until now! Last week, MTV's resident movie guru Josh Horowitz talked to Burton about his busy 2012, and the director was forced to dish on his biggest project of the year. Burton told MTV News he was busy "editing and doing effects" for the film now. Though the film will not be "an effects-heavy picture, it's still got stuff in there," he said.
At...
- 1/13/2012
- MTV Movie News
Director talks to MTV News about time travel, 3-D and skipping his homework to watch the melodramatic vampire soap.
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Director Tim Burton has kept such a tight lid on his forthcoming big-screen adaptation of the late-'60s soap opera "Dark Shadows" that last week we were forced to imagine things we'd want to see in a trailer for the film because one hasn't even dropped yet.
News on the film has been scarce — until now! Last week, MTV's resident movie guru Josh Horowitz talked to Burton about his busy 2012, and the director was forced to dish on his biggest project of the year. Burton told MTV News he was busy "editing and doing effects" for the film now. Though the film will not be "an effects-heavy picture, it's still got stuff in there," he said.
At...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Director Tim Burton has kept such a tight lid on his forthcoming big-screen adaptation of the late-'60s soap opera "Dark Shadows" that last week we were forced to imagine things we'd want to see in a trailer for the film because one hasn't even dropped yet.
News on the film has been scarce — until now! Last week, MTV's resident movie guru Josh Horowitz talked to Burton about his busy 2012, and the director was forced to dish on his biggest project of the year. Burton told MTV News he was busy "editing and doing effects" for the film now. Though the film will not be "an effects-heavy picture, it's still got stuff in there," he said.
At...
- 1/13/2012
- MTV Music News
We relive the best moments of the year as production on Tim Burton's 2012 adaptation finally kicked off.
By John Mitchell
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp in production for "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures
This year, filming finally began on director Tim Burton's long-in-the-works big-screen adaptation of "Dark Shadows," a campy, late-1960s soap opera about vampires, witches and time travel. Burton is a lifelong fan of the series and, as his partner Helena Bonham Carter told MTV News this month, "This was a thing that he raced home to see when he was about age 10."
With its atmospheric New England setting and myriad mysterious characters, "Shadows" has the feel of a classic Burton film, more akin to his "Sleepy Hollow" and "Batman" flicks than his more candy-colored efforts like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." And Burton at his dark and spooky best, working on a passion project,...
By John Mitchell
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp in production for "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures
This year, filming finally began on director Tim Burton's long-in-the-works big-screen adaptation of "Dark Shadows," a campy, late-1960s soap opera about vampires, witches and time travel. Burton is a lifelong fan of the series and, as his partner Helena Bonham Carter told MTV News this month, "This was a thing that he raced home to see when he was about age 10."
With its atmospheric New England setting and myriad mysterious characters, "Shadows" has the feel of a classic Burton film, more akin to his "Sleepy Hollow" and "Batman" flicks than his more candy-colored efforts like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." And Burton at his dark and spooky best, working on a passion project,...
- 12/9/2011
- MTV Movie News
We relive the best moments of the year as production on Tim Burton's 2012 adaptation finally kicked off.
By John Mitchell
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp in production for "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures
This year, filming finally began on director Tim Burton's long-in-the-works big-screen adaptation of "Dark Shadows," a campy, late-1960s soap opera about vampires, witches and time travel. Burton is a lifelong fan of the series and, as his partner Helena Bonham Carter told MTV News this month, "This was a thing that he raced home to see when he was about age 10."
With its atmospheric New England setting and myriad mysterious characters, "Shadows" has the feel of a classic Burton film, more akin to his "Sleepy Hollow" and "Batman" flicks than his more candy-colored efforts like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." And Burton at his dark and spooky best, working on a passion project,...
By John Mitchell
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp in production for "Dark Shadows"
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures
This year, filming finally began on director Tim Burton's long-in-the-works big-screen adaptation of "Dark Shadows," a campy, late-1960s soap opera about vampires, witches and time travel. Burton is a lifelong fan of the series and, as his partner Helena Bonham Carter told MTV News this month, "This was a thing that he raced home to see when he was about age 10."
With its atmospheric New England setting and myriad mysterious characters, "Shadows" has the feel of a classic Burton film, more akin to his "Sleepy Hollow" and "Batman" flicks than his more candy-colored efforts like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." And Burton at his dark and spooky best, working on a passion project,...
- 12/9/2011
- MTV Music News
'She's an alcoholic psychiatrist, so I hadn't played that before,' actress tells MTV News.
By John Mitchell
Helena Bonham Carter
Photo: WireImage
We're still waiting for a teaser trailer for the hottest vampire movie that doesn't sparkle in the sun. Details about "Dark Shadows" have been scant, but one of the film's stars is finally talking about her role and what inspired director Tim Burton to take on the project.
At this week's BAFTA Britannia Awards, MTV News spoke to two-time Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter about "Shadows," her role in the film and what made her real-life love Burton want to director the vampire epic, which is set to hit theaters May 11, 2012. "I love 'Dark Shadows.' It's very original. It's uncategorizable," Bonham Carter said. "It's going to be impossible to sell, frankly, because it's just so ... it's a soap opera but it's very, very subtle.
It's a...
By John Mitchell
Helena Bonham Carter
Photo: WireImage
We're still waiting for a teaser trailer for the hottest vampire movie that doesn't sparkle in the sun. Details about "Dark Shadows" have been scant, but one of the film's stars is finally talking about her role and what inspired director Tim Burton to take on the project.
At this week's BAFTA Britannia Awards, MTV News spoke to two-time Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter about "Shadows," her role in the film and what made her real-life love Burton want to director the vampire epic, which is set to hit theaters May 11, 2012. "I love 'Dark Shadows.' It's very original. It's uncategorizable," Bonham Carter said. "It's going to be impossible to sell, frankly, because it's just so ... it's a soap opera but it's very, very subtle.
It's a...
- 12/2/2011
- MTV Movie News
'She's an alcoholic psychiatrist, so I hadn't played that before,' actress tells MTV News.
By John Mitchell
Helena Bonham Carter
Photo: WireImage
We're still waiting for a teaser trailer for the hottest vampire movie that doesn't sparkle in the sun. Details about "Dark Shadows" have been scant, but one of the film's stars is finally talking about her role and what inspired director Tim Burton to take on the project.
At this week's BAFTA Britannia Awards, MTV News spoke to two-time Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter about "Shadows," her role in the film and what made her real-life love Burton want to director the vampire epic, which is set to hit theaters May 11, 2012. "I love 'Dark Shadows.' It's very original. It's uncategorizable," Bonham Carter said. "It's going to be impossible to sell, frankly, because it's just so ... it's a soap opera but it's very, very subtle.
It's a...
By John Mitchell
Helena Bonham Carter
Photo: WireImage
We're still waiting for a teaser trailer for the hottest vampire movie that doesn't sparkle in the sun. Details about "Dark Shadows" have been scant, but one of the film's stars is finally talking about her role and what inspired director Tim Burton to take on the project.
At this week's BAFTA Britannia Awards, MTV News spoke to two-time Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter about "Shadows," her role in the film and what made her real-life love Burton want to director the vampire epic, which is set to hit theaters May 11, 2012. "I love 'Dark Shadows.' It's very original. It's uncategorizable," Bonham Carter said. "It's going to be impossible to sell, frankly, because it's just so ... it's a soap opera but it's very, very subtle.
It's a...
- 12/2/2011
- MTV Music News
Costume designer Colleen Atwood takes MTV News inside the extravagant looks of Depp's Barnabas Collins.
By John Mitchell, with reporting by Amy Wilkinson
Johnny Depp
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Costume designer Colleen Atwood has dressed Johnny Depp for eight films, five of which were directed by Tim Burton. The pair's collaboration dates all the way back to 1990's "Edward Scissorhands" and continues to this day with Burton's latest flick, "Dark Shadows."
In the film, Depp plays centuries-old vampire Barnabas Collins, who is awakened in the late '60s and tries to forge a relationship with his modern descendents. Atwood recently revealed to MTV News that while Depp is most certainly involved in the costuming process, he's come to trust her enough to let her work her magic.
"Johnny's very open about what things are in the process, but he really lets people present things to him. He never really pushes at all,...
By John Mitchell, with reporting by Amy Wilkinson
Johnny Depp
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Costume designer Colleen Atwood has dressed Johnny Depp for eight films, five of which were directed by Tim Burton. The pair's collaboration dates all the way back to 1990's "Edward Scissorhands" and continues to this day with Burton's latest flick, "Dark Shadows."
In the film, Depp plays centuries-old vampire Barnabas Collins, who is awakened in the late '60s and tries to forge a relationship with his modern descendents. Atwood recently revealed to MTV News that while Depp is most certainly involved in the costuming process, he's come to trust her enough to let her work her magic.
"Johnny's very open about what things are in the process, but he really lets people present things to him. He never really pushes at all,...
- 11/18/2011
- MTV Movie News
Costume designer Colleen Atwood takes MTV News inside the extravagant looks of Depp's Barnabas Collins.
By John Mitchell, with reporting by Amy Wilkinson
Johnny Depp
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Costume designer Colleen Atwood has dressed Johnny Depp for eight films, five of which were directed by Tim Burton. The pair's collaboration dates all the way back to 1990's "Edward Scissorhands" and continues to this day with Burton's latest flick, "Dark Shadows."
In the film, Depp plays centuries-old vampire Barnabas Collins, who is awakened in the late '60s and tries to forge a relationship with his modern descendents. Atwood recently revealed to MTV News that while Depp is most certainly involved in the costuming process, he's come to trust her enough to let her work her magic.
"Johnny's very open about what things are in the process, but he really lets people present things to him. He never really pushes at all,...
By John Mitchell, with reporting by Amy Wilkinson
Johnny Depp
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Costume designer Colleen Atwood has dressed Johnny Depp for eight films, five of which were directed by Tim Burton. The pair's collaboration dates all the way back to 1990's "Edward Scissorhands" and continues to this day with Burton's latest flick, "Dark Shadows."
In the film, Depp plays centuries-old vampire Barnabas Collins, who is awakened in the late '60s and tries to forge a relationship with his modern descendents. Atwood recently revealed to MTV News that while Depp is most certainly involved in the costuming process, he's come to trust her enough to let her work her magic.
"Johnny's very open about what things are in the process, but he really lets people present things to him. He never really pushes at all,...
- 11/18/2011
- MTV Music News
How true to the 1960s original TV series will Tim Burton's adaptation be?
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/ Getty Images
If you like your vampires dark, monstrous and allergic to sunlight — as opposed to sparkling and smoldering with teenage angst — this story's for you. We'll be diving deep into the world of "Dark Shadows," director Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of the classic late-'60s/ early-'70s otherworldly soap opera, which will feature Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloë Moretz and Helena Bonham Carter.
Unlike some of 2012's other tentpole releases, like "The Hunger Games," "The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Avengers," "Dark Shadows" isn't as present in the collective national consciousness because its source material is more than 40 years old. Many people may not even know that it is based on a sprawling, 1,225-episode melodrama about 200-year-old vampire Barnabas Collins (Depp), who is reawakened in...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/ Getty Images
If you like your vampires dark, monstrous and allergic to sunlight — as opposed to sparkling and smoldering with teenage angst — this story's for you. We'll be diving deep into the world of "Dark Shadows," director Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of the classic late-'60s/ early-'70s otherworldly soap opera, which will feature Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloë Moretz and Helena Bonham Carter.
Unlike some of 2012's other tentpole releases, like "The Hunger Games," "The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Avengers," "Dark Shadows" isn't as present in the collective national consciousness because its source material is more than 40 years old. Many people may not even know that it is based on a sprawling, 1,225-episode melodrama about 200-year-old vampire Barnabas Collins (Depp), who is reawakened in...
- 11/11/2011
- MTV Movie News
How true to the 1960s original TV series will Tim Burton's adaptation be?
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/ Getty Images
If you like your vampires dark, monstrous and allergic to sunlight — as opposed to sparkling and smoldering with teenage angst — this story's for you. We'll be diving deep into the world of "Dark Shadows," director Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of the classic late-'60s/ early-'70s otherworldly soap opera, which will feature Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloë Moretz and Helena Bonham Carter.
Unlike some of 2012's other tentpole releases, like "The Hunger Games," "The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Avengers," "Dark Shadows" isn't as present in the collective national consciousness because its source material is more than 40 years old. Many people may not even know that it is based on a sprawling, 1,225-episode melodrama about 200-year-old vampire Barnabas Collins (Depp), who is reawakened in...
By John Mitchell
Johnny Depp
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/ Getty Images
If you like your vampires dark, monstrous and allergic to sunlight — as opposed to sparkling and smoldering with teenage angst — this story's for you. We'll be diving deep into the world of "Dark Shadows," director Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of the classic late-'60s/ early-'70s otherworldly soap opera, which will feature Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloë Moretz and Helena Bonham Carter.
Unlike some of 2012's other tentpole releases, like "The Hunger Games," "The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Avengers," "Dark Shadows" isn't as present in the collective national consciousness because its source material is more than 40 years old. Many people may not even know that it is based on a sprawling, 1,225-episode melodrama about 200-year-old vampire Barnabas Collins (Depp), who is reawakened in...
- 11/11/2011
- MTV Music News
by John Mitchell
Have you ever been so relieved that no matter what else is going on in your life, no matter how hectic your day, you pause and breathe and everything is just right?
That is how I feel right now. Earlier today, Entertainment Weekly unveiled an official first look at the full cast of Tim Burton's hotly anticipated big screen take on the classic Gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows," and coming just weeks after paparazzi shots of star Johnny Depp looking ghastly and weird in heavy white makeup leaked online and sparked a massive (and generally negative) fan response, the image is a sight for sore eyes.
I grew up watching reruns of the late-60s melodrama and have been excited about this film since I first heard it was being made. The dark aesthetic that made many of Burton's best films pop made him seem like...
Have you ever been so relieved that no matter what else is going on in your life, no matter how hectic your day, you pause and breathe and everything is just right?
That is how I feel right now. Earlier today, Entertainment Weekly unveiled an official first look at the full cast of Tim Burton's hotly anticipated big screen take on the classic Gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows," and coming just weeks after paparazzi shots of star Johnny Depp looking ghastly and weird in heavy white makeup leaked online and sparked a massive (and generally negative) fan response, the image is a sight for sore eyes.
I grew up watching reruns of the late-60s melodrama and have been excited about this film since I first heard it was being made. The dark aesthetic that made many of Burton's best films pop made him seem like...
- 9/22/2011
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
By John Mitchell
The first image of Johnny Depp in character as Barnabus Collins for Tim Burton's hotly anticipated big screen adaptation of the late-60s soap opera "Dark Shadows" found its way online today and it is … well, it's just so wrong.
Depp wears heavy white makeup and exaggerated sideburns to play Collins, a 200-year-old vampire awakened during an attempted jewel theft in the Collins family mausoleum by Willie Loomis (Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley), and, frankly, the character appears to more closely resembles Depp's takes on Willy Wonka or the Mad Hatter than the mysterious, sexy vampire introduced on the cult classic series.
The series remains one of my favorite guilty pleasures. It aired originally from 1966-71 on ABC but was brought back to life in reruns in the early '90s by the SyFy Channel. Sure, it's kind of a weird thing for a 10-year-old boy to be into,...
The first image of Johnny Depp in character as Barnabus Collins for Tim Burton's hotly anticipated big screen adaptation of the late-60s soap opera "Dark Shadows" found its way online today and it is … well, it's just so wrong.
Depp wears heavy white makeup and exaggerated sideburns to play Collins, a 200-year-old vampire awakened during an attempted jewel theft in the Collins family mausoleum by Willie Loomis (Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley), and, frankly, the character appears to more closely resembles Depp's takes on Willy Wonka or the Mad Hatter than the mysterious, sexy vampire introduced on the cult classic series.
The series remains one of my favorite guilty pleasures. It aired originally from 1966-71 on ABC but was brought back to life in reruns in the early '90s by the SyFy Channel. Sure, it's kind of a weird thing for a 10-year-old boy to be into,...
- 9/14/2011
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
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