'Dark Shadows' Sequel Series In The Works At The CW
Warner Bros. and The CW have begun development on a Dark Shadows sequel series to the gothic soap-opera from Dan Curtis that aired from 1966 to 1971.
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LOL: The Worst Movies Of 2012 Review Themselves
Many fans consider 2012 to be one of the best years for film in a long time. We've had great popcorn movies, huge epics, mind-melting indies and new films from some of the best filmmakers around. But every year has some stinkers and as good as 2012 has been, it's probably been equally as bad…
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/Filmcast Ep. 185 - Bullying Film Critics And Dark Shadows
This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam reflect on the online film world's quest for uniformity and discuss Tim Burton's latest collaboration with Johnny Depp, Dark Shadows. Special guest Laremy Legel joins us from film.com. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Download or Play Now in your…
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'Dark Shadows' - What Did You Think?
There was the time when the release of a new Tim Burton movie seemed like a major event. And, after Alice in Wonderland made an insane amount of money thanks in part to being part of the immediate post-Avatar 3D boom, for Hollywood the release of a Burton movie remains a big deal. The director…
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'Dark Shadows' Review: Vamping In The Ashes Of A Dead Affair
Barnabas Collins is a vampire, but like many supernatural creatures he started out as a man. In his mortal days he made a common mistake. Barnabas got it on with a passionate partner to whom he had no intention to commit, while holding a flame for another chaste beauty. This did not end well. The…
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Early Buzz: EW's Anthony Breznican Reviews Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows' On Twitter
Now that a bunch of people have seen the summer's first blockbuster, The Avengers, our eyes wander down the calendar to the summer's second weekend: May 11. There's just one wide release that day (likely because studios were still afraid of Marvel's team up) and it's Tim Burton's Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bohnam…
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Yellowstone's Josh Lucas Was Kept Away From Kevin Costner For A Good Reason
Despite the fact Josh Lucas plays a younger version of Kevin Costner's John Dutton on "Yellowstone," both men hardly spent time together on set. Here's why.
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New Footage In 'Dark Shadows' And 'Snow White And The Huntsman' TV Spots
If you watched last night's Mad Men premiere you might have caught a couple of TV spots for upcoming films for which we've only just started to see a lot of footage. Tim Burton's Dark Shadows has two new spots, both with bits of new footage, and Snow White and the Huntsman had a couple…
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/Film Interviews: Timur Bekmambetov And Seth Grahame-Smith Talk 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' At WonderCon
One of summer's biggest wildcards is the 3D, hyper-stylized, historical action-horror film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Based on a novel of the same name by Seth Grahame-Smith (who also wrote the screenplay) the film is directed by Timur Bekmambetov and tells the fictional story, infused with a lot of non-fiction, of how Abraham Lincoln decicated his…
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'Dark Shadows' Character Posters And International Trailer (With Bonus Alice Cooper)
What to make of Dark Shadows? Is Tim Burton's adaptation of / sequel to the '60s supernatural soap opera itself a sort of giant melodrama, or a supernatural comedy, or something else? Or all of the above? 'All of the above' is what Burton would have made twenty years ago, and there are certainly moment…
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'Dark Shadows' Trailer: Has Tim Burton Made The Biggest-Ever Fan Film?
Here at last is the trailer for Dark Shadows, the most recent of many pairings between director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. The actor has wanted to revive the '60s supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows for years, and he and Burton, after much planning, finally shot the movie last year. One of many questions about…
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See The First Snippets Of Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows'
We've been very curious to see the trailer for Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, starring Johnny Depp, Eva Green and Michelle Pfeiffer, but despite the film's opening date being just a couple months away, so far we've seen only stills. The first trailer will arrive on Thursday, via a rather unlikely source: The Ellen Degeneres Show.…
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With These New Photos From 'Dark Shadows,' You Can Start To Assemble Your Own Trailer
Is Warner Bros. mounting the most abstract trailer release ever? We've seen so many new photos from Tim Burton's Dark Shadows in the past week, it's like the studio is just releasing the trailer one frame at a time. And it is a little bit weird that we've already got a trailer for the stop-motion…
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Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows' Character Portraits
Tim Burton has two films scheduled for release in 2012 and, earlier today, we got the trailer for the second one: Frankenweenie. That still leaves us without a good look at the Burton that comes out first, May 11th's vampire adaptation Dark Shadows. The new issue of Vanity Fair helps curb that with some striking…
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New 'Dark Shadows' Image Features Eva Green; Screenwriter Promises A Heightened, Grand, Absurdist Story
Here's a new image from the other Tim Burton movie that will be out in the first half of 2012. While we just saw a trailer for his producing effort Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, this is for the movie he directed after many years of talking about the project: Dark Shadows. This look at star…
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Another New 'Dark Shadows' Image Shows Johnny Depp's Softer Side
Every look we get at Johnny Depp in character as Barnabas Collins in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows seems to be a bit different. There were the freaky early on-set spy pics, followed by an official pre-shoot image (above) in which Depp looked both childish and aged, like a tall version of one of the numbered…
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New 'Dark Shadows' Image And Details From Tim Burton
Remember when we saw a set photo featuring Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, and he looked like a weird supernatural Michael Jackson cosplayer? We've seen one big official cast photo that made him look a lot better, and now there's a good official image of Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer. And in this one,…
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Reboot Bits: José Padilha Talks 'Robocop', 'Tomb Raider' Script Completed, Helena Bonham Carter Calls 'Dark Shadows' "Impossible To Sell"
Reports of the death of creativity in Hollywood are probably somewhat exaggerated, but it can't be denied that there are a lot of reboots, remakes, adaptations, sequels, prequels, etc. in the pipeline. After the jump, updates on three we've got our eye on: Jose Padilha describes his Robocop as being about "a man being turned into a…
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New 'Dark Shadows' Photos: Johnny Depp Does His Best Nosferatu
The first images we saw from Tim Burton's Dark Shadows were cause for concern: paparazzi photos of Johnny Depp in extreme whiteface and a more than slightly Michael Jackson-inspired getup. Warner Bros. countered with an official still showing the entire cast, and that mollified fans (somewhat) who had become concerned about the film's direction. Now…
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First Official Look: Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows'
The first images we saw of Tim Burton's feature version of Dark Shadows were not flattering. They showed Johnny Depp heavily made up as the vampire Barnabas Collins, looking more like a Michael Jackson cosplayer than anything else. Now Warner Bros. has released the first official image of the entire Dark Shadows cast, and though…
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First Look: Is Johnny Depp A Ghoulish King Of Pop In 'Dark Shadows'?
[No photo] Prognosticators of doom and gloom for Tim Burton's latest effort, here's your biggest opening to date. These are the first set pics of Johnny Depp on the set of Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, and at the very best, he looks like a dandied-up zombie version of Michael Jackson as he might exist in…
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Danny Elfman To Score Sam Raimi's 'Oz' And 'The Hunger Games'
Danny Elfman had a fairly high-profile falling-out with his Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 director Sam Raimi while trying to score Spider-Man 2 -- a falling out that prompted the composer to declare that the two would never work together again. Well, something happened, because now, in addition to scoring Tim Burton's Dark Shadows and Frankenweenie,…
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Tim Burton Skipping 3D For 'Dark Shadows'
Tim Burton recently started production on Dark Shadows, his new big-screen version of the '60s soap opera that is well-known for indulging a good many supernatural characters and storylines. We know the basic plot of the film and we know the cast -- Johnny Depp leads the roster as Barnabas Collins, with Chloe Moretz, Helena…
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'Dark Shadows' Storyline Revealed
Tim Burton started shooting Dark Shadows this week, and along with an announcement of that fact, Warner Bros. has released the first comprehensive account of the film's story. The basic concept behind the film is to remake the '60s soap opera that was famous for its supernatural aspects, and one central character in particular: the…
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WB Sets Release Dates For 'Dark Shadows,' 'Journey 2' And 'Rivals'
After years of talk, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are finally making a film version of the '60s supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows, and Warner Bros. has just given the film a plum date: it will open on May 11 2012. So one year from now, you'll be able to join the argument over whether…
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Will Chloe Moretz Be In 'Dark Shadows'?
UPDATE: Deadline and Variety both report that Chloe Moretz is in talks for the Dark Shadows role. She'll play Carolyn, daughter to Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer). Original article follows. Time for a little speculation. Just a couple days back Thomas McDonell was cast in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows; he'll play the young version of…
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Thomas McDonell Joins 'Dark Shadows,' Michael Sheen Eyed For Role
While the idea of Tim Burton doing yet another film with Johnny Depp is almost as predictable as the sunrise, it is difficult to deny the power of the cast they've pulled together for the big-screen version of supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows. In addition to Johnny Depp playing Barnabas Collins, the film boasts Jackie…
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