Dark Shadows News

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According to the Dark Shadows News Page blog, MTV's Movie Blog has interviewed Tim Burton on his upcoming Alice in Wonderland film, where he touches on the upcoming Dark Shadows movie project, which he is attached to direct.

I am such a geek when it comes to Dark Shadows! I cannot wait to see this movie. Of course, I was so excited for a new Planet of the Apes movie and then I wasn't crazy about Burton's interpretation - although I love Burton's other works. But I have high hopes for Shadows!

Dark Shadows 2010

According to a post on Shock Till You Drop, there may be life in the 2010 adaptation of Dark Shadows:

"A Japanese press schedule published by Warner Bros., which you can see in its entirety here (unfortunately, it's in Japanese), has the Johnny Depp-produced Dark Shadows feature film positioned for a winter 2010 release. That's just overseas, but it gives you a good idea of when the studio might have it ready for us here in the States."

As you will recall, Johnny Depp bought the rights to Dark Shadows after Dan Curtis - the creator - died in 2006. Warner Brothers will be teaming with Depp's Infinitum-Nihil and Graham King's GK Films to develop a feature based on the '60s daytime supernatural soap opera.



There has been no word on casting, but it is rumored Depp will play Barnabas Collins - be still my beating heart!! It is also rumored that Tim Burton will direct. Depp and Burton working on Dark Shadows - that is a perfect combo in my opinion.

Because I'm a Dark Shadows addict, I am watching for any and all news concerning this projects.

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Depp In the Hand of Dante

Johnny Depp's production company Infinitum Nihil has acquired screen rights to the Nick Tosches novel "In the Hand of Dante." The novel will be developed as a potential star vehicle for Depp.

Infinitum Nihil also is working with GK Films and WB on a film transfer of "Dark Shadows" that will have Depp playing Barnabas Collins.

Read the full article from Variety.

Tag - I'm It

Julia from A Piece of My Mind tapped me in the Tag, You're It! game.

Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. List 6 unspectacular quirks you have.
4. Tag 6 bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each person’s blog to let them know they’ve been tagged.

Okay, here goes:

1.)I am a Dark Shadows fanatic. Remember the 1960s soap opera with Barnabas the vampire? Yeah, that's the one. I own ALL the Dark Shadows DVD collections: 26 collections with 4 discs each, plus The Beginning collections (pre-Barnabas) 1-5, also with 4 discs each (the final Beginning collection will not be released until October). You do the math - that's 124 individual DVDs - not counting the blopper, reunion and movie DVDs.

2.) I'm a Planet of the Apes freak! I love the movies and the television series - and I own them all on DVD. When I was younger, I read all the comic books and even watched the animated cartoon on Saturday mornings.





3.) I HATE being in crowds of people - I'm more of an introvert than an extrovert.





4.) When I'm home alone, I love to put a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album on the stereo and dance while singing at the top of my voice!







5.) I take my children's old shoes and add them to my shoe garden. Recycling at it's most primitive.





6.) I love reading old books from my childhood. I'm currently working my way through the Trixie Belden books - this is the first time I've read them in over 20 years. Starting this coming Wednesday, I'm starting a Way Back Wednesday segment on my book blog - Bobbi's Book Nook - and I'm going to feature all the Trixie Belden books.





Now for the fun part - tag, you're it:

Mrs. Who
The Mother Tongue
Eat*Play*Love
Buried in Legos
Rock and Roll Mama
Draco's Rose

Thursday Thirteen #7 - Favorite Vampire Movies

Here are my top 13 favorite vampire movies:


1.) Dracula - 1931, starring Bela Lugosi; based on the Bram Stoker novel of the same name.















2.) Bram Stoker's Dracula - 1992, starring Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder; based on the novel by Bram Stoker of the same name.













3.) Interview With the Vampire - 1994, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt; based on the Anne Rice novel of the same name.














4.) From Dusk Till Dawn - 1996, starring George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino; written by Quentin Tarantino.














5.) Dracula 2000 - 2000, directed by Wes Craven.














6.) House of Dark Shadows - 1970, directed by Dan Curtis and based on the television series, Dark Shadows.













7.) The Lost Boys - 1987, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Haim and Corey Feldman.














8.) Blade - 1998, starring Wesley Snipes.













9.) Underworld - 2003, starring Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman and Michael Sheen.














10.) Salem's Lot - 2004 TV adaptation of Stephen King's novel by the same name; starring Rob Lowe, Rutger Hauer, James Cromwell and Donald Sutherland.











The last 3 are not movies, but television series that I enjoy and still watch on a frequent basis:


11.) Angel - 1999-2004, starring David Boreanaz and Charisma Carpenter; created by Joss Whedon.





12.) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) - 1997 - 2003, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and Anthony Stewart Head; created by Joss Whedon.





13.) Dark Shadows (TV series) - 1966-1971, starring Alexandra Moltke, Joan Bennett, Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Louis Edmonds, Nancy Barrett, Lara Parker; created by Dan Curtis.