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The IESB has a scoop on the new adaptation of the ‘60s supernatural series, “Dark Shadows,” which is in development in development at Johnny Depp’s Infinitum-Nihil and Graham King’s GK Films along with Warner Bros.
Says the article, “While no director, writer or cast has yet been announced, the film is based on over 1,225 episodes of the television series dating from 1966 to 1971. Dark Shadows was a highly atmospheric, spooky soap that featured gothic horror staples like vampires, monsters, witches, werewolves, ghosts and zombies.
This weekend, the IESB exclusively learned the names of the people set to bring this project to life.
While interviewing Get Samrt director Peter Segal this past weekend in Beverly Hills, he spoke briefly about writer John August. Segal says August, who is writing Billy Batson and the Legend Of Shazam for Segal over at WB, is jumping back and forth between Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS and his Shazam script trying to work on both films at the same time due to a back log of work after the writers’ strike earlier this year.
So, while we can’t confirm the rumors of Depp starring as Barnabus Collins in DARK SHADOWS, the IESB has confirmed that TIM BURTON is attached to direct and JOHN AUGUST has been brought in to write the adaptation for the film.”
When we first heard about this project, Burton was naturally the first person on everyone’s mind as the perfect choice of director for a movie of this nature. And, if true, this film has now leaped to the forefront of our radar for next year’s event, must-see films. Sweeney Todd’s Jayne Wisener would be perfect for Victoria Collins. All we need now is the some sort of formal announcement from Warners, as well as Helena Bonham Carter and Danny Elfman involvement, and we’ll be in business. [SOURCE]
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