Tim Burton's Dark Shadows

[freddy69]

i would watch it:cool:

[DeVuL]

I'm on it! Never seen the show, but I know its good from word of mouth... guess I'll just have to get my ass in gear and see some episodes!

[Azazel005]

Originally Posted by urgeok2

If Burton and Depp got in a brawl with Scorcese and Dicaprio, i wonder who'd win ?

Scorcese and Leo would eventually just go get De Niro to care of matters.

[stenchofdeath]

I love Tim burtons movies, and Johnny depp is a great actor. Bring it on ...

[Kemal]

Originally Posted by urgeok2

If Burton and Depp got in a brawl with Scorcese and Dicaprio, i wonder who'd win ?

All of us.

[Ressurrector]

Got burton on it should be cool. Hope he gets Danny Elfman to do the orchestra like on batman.

[Doc Faustus]

Originally Posted by urgeok2

If Burton and Depp got in a brawl with Scorcese and Dicaprio, i wonder who'd win ?

Burton, crippled by awkwardness and possibly mesmerized by a swirling striped object in the distance, would take several minutes to realize he was indeed in a fight. Scorcese would use this time to break his knees with a tire iron. Depp would try desperately to find a realistic reaction to his colleague's crippling. He would select crying. DiCaprio, not to be outacted, would cry as well. Scorcese would come to his senses and give the little snot the smackdown. When Di Caprio hits the ground, Depp would start kicking him, realizing that he might have an opportunity to endear himself to a director who might stop casting him as wacky outcasts and allow him to act. Burton would crawl off to write a poem about how Scorcese misunderstood him, possibly personifying himself as a lanky manicdepressive made out of grahamcrackers. Scorcese would tire of Depp' s silly posturing and cripple him as well. A triumphant Scorcese would make a documentary on David Bowie as Burton would begin work on Graham Crackers Mc Gee of Spookytown Hollow. Depp would (literally) come crawling back, believing himself capable of playing the part using method acting to recall his beating at the hands of Scorcese. He wouldn't be, but nonetheless, Burton will get an Oscar nod and make trillions in merchandising from Hot Topic. Scorcese's Bowie documentary will go largely ignored. Winner: Scorcese. Real winner: Tim Burton. Super duper loser: the American moviegoer.

[Halfpastundead]

Originally Posted by Doc Faustus

Burton, crippled by awkwardness and possibly mesmerized by a swirling striped object in the distance, would take several minutes to realize he was indeed in a fight. Scorcese would use this time to break his knees with a tire iron. Depp would try desperately to find a realistic reaction to his colleague's crippling. He would select crying. DiCaprio, not to be outacted, would cry as well. Scorcese would come to his senses and give the little snot the smackdown. When Di Caprio hits the ground, Depp would start kicking him, realizing that he might have an opportunity to endear himself to a director who might stop casting him as wacky outcasts and allow him to act. Burton would crawl off to write a poem about how Scorcese misunderstood him, possibly personifying himself as a lanky manicdepressive made out of grahamcrackers. Scorcese would tire of Depp' s silly posturing and cripple him as well. A triumphant Scorcese would make a documentary on David Bowie as Burton would begin work on Graham Crackers Mc Gee of Spookytown Hollow. Depp would (literally) come crawling back, believing himself capable of playing the part using method acting to recall his beating at the hands of Scorcese. He wouldn't be, but nonetheless, Burton will get an Oscar nod and make trillions in merchandising from Hot Topic. Scorcese's Bowie documentary will go largely ignored. Winner: Scorcese. Real winner: Tim Burton. Super duper loser: the American moviegoer.

Well said, I can picture it all happening. Looking forward to Dark Shadows though.

[_____V_____]

It's one of the cultiest of all cult shows with a loyal (if tiny) following, but we'll excuse you if you've never heard of Dark Shadows.

Running from 1966 to 1971 on US TV, it was a cheesy gothic horror series focusing on vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) and the spooky goings on in his Maine hometown, which was filled with all manner of supernatural beings.

According to producer Graham King, Tim Burton is on board to direct a movie version from a script by John August, who was also responsible for penning Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Corpse Bride, while Johnny Depp is in line to play the 175 year-old vampire lead.

"We've been working on the script a lot, even though Tim's working on Alice in Wonderland," King told Sci Fi Wire. "We've been given a script. John August wrote the first screenplay. We're making some changes, but the film's going to be in production September or October of next year."

You might think the last thing the world needs is another vampire movie, but considering Dark Shadows' pedigree (think The Munsters crossed with Upstairs, Downstairs, but played totally straight) and, of course, input from Hollywood's very own gothic two-piece, and this could be a winner.

Don't expect a full adaptation of the show's entire storyline, however - Dark Shadows churned out an astonishing 1,225 episodes.

[phantomstranger]

Dark Shadows Set to Shoot in January
Source: Deadline
July 15, 2010


Tim Burton's Dark Shadows is set to roll in January 2011, reports Deadline.

The film has also received a new writer in the form of Seth Grahame-Smith (author of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who will rewrite the John August screenplay.

Based on the cult soap opera from the 1960's, the film stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, a popular vampire character who took over the show's focus after he first appeared one year into the series' original five year run.