Johnny Depp as Barnabas!!!

topic posted Tue, July 31, 2007 - 11:06 AM by 
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A friend put the rumour my way today that Johnny Depp is slotted to play Barnabas Collins in a new fim version of Dark Shadows. Well, I nearly wet my pants. And searching about, it seems it could be true!
www.bizofshowbiz.com/2007/07...dar.html
www.variety.com/article/VR...969246.html
Like Johhny, I was a dedicated fan of the original series and am currently being treated to the 90's remake on the Horror Channel UK.
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  • Re: Johnny Depp as Barnabas!!!

    Tue, July 31, 2007 - 12:30 PM
    I heard about this myself and I am stoked!!! I wonder if Johnny will have his friend Tim Burton help out with this? It will be interesting to see who they will get to play Quentin as well.

    Dan Curtis would be proud :)
    • Re: Johnny Depp as Barnabas!!!

      Thu, July 3, 2008 - 5:46 PM
      According to IMDB, Tim Burton will indeed be the director.

      Myself, I'm interested in finding out the rest of the cast when they get around to making those decisions.
      • Re: Johnny Depp as Barnabas!!!

        Mon, July 7, 2008 - 3:11 PM
        Woo Hoo!!! I had a feeling Tim Burton would want to do this. I hope they keep it in the classic 60's-70's style, because "The Revival" in the 90's, as in trying to make it relevant to the current date didn't work as well I think.
        I'm curious as to the rest of characters as well. Quentin just held a special place in my heart watching the entire series and his character's progression as the show went on. They might not even go there in the rewriting for the movie, so who knows. With Tim Burton directing and Johnny Depp as Barnabas, though, this will be a great one for sure!!! I'm so excited!
        • Re: Johnny Depp as Barnabas!!!

          Sun, January 25, 2009 - 3:59 AM
          There's still not much news on this production, other than that filming is due to start in London later this year. So, why don't we play dream cast? With Tim Burton directing, I expect Helena Bonham Carter will be in it - she could of course play Angelique, but I think that's too obvious. My dream choices would be Anjelica Houston as Dr Julia Hoffman. Depending on which storyline they go with - Hugh Jackman as Quentin. Gates McFadden as Elizabeth Collins. Billy Drago as Willie Loomas. And I can't decide on Reese Witherspoon or Julia Stiles as Angelique - I think they both have the potential to play evil. I realised how out of touch I am with twenty-something actors when I tried to think of someone for Victoria Winters. Who's a younger version of Jennifer Connelly? Anyone else want to play?

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