sound like a horrible train wreck. i must watch it.
Eva Green cast as female lead in Dark Shadows
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Every time I read about Depp and a Dark Shadows movie, the print squiggles and it looks like "Depp plays Quentin Collins, a werewolf." Jeffrey Dean Morgan, or Sam Trammell (who doesn't play a vampire on True Blood,) are more my idea of a Jonathan Frid character. Someone a little older, shows a little mileage, who can be sympathetic, tragic and still sexy. Depp is still glossy.
The problem with Bonham-Carter as Dr. Hoffman is Mrs. Lovett. Good performance, wrong movie to bring the character to. The actress who plays Julia Hoffman has to project an intelligent, gracious, normally attractive woman who is in her fifties. And she has to be good. Hollywood more or less shoots all women over forty.
The problem with Bonham-Carter as Dr. Hoffman is Mrs. Lovett. Good performance, wrong movie to bring the character to. The actress who plays Julia Hoffman has to project an intelligent, gracious, normally attractive woman who is in her fifties. And she has to be good. Hollywood more or less shoots all women over forty.
Hi Clay. I'm aware Potter is not Burton. However, for me it seems like sometimes we can't tell the difference between performance by Carter and weird roles- whether they are Burton associated or not- because the strange stuff seems to dominate in recent years. The irony is she is good in small doses at being weird, like Bellatrix. I would like to see more of Bellatrix, but then again it makes you wonder if the little is just the right amount when you see her as Mrs. Lovett.
At some point also, you do have to wonder about the nepotism. As good as an actress as she is, it's not like she has to lobby for a part in a Burton movie. I personally, don't think she's awfully good in any Burton film in which I've seen her. Just my opinion, sorry if you felt I was stupid or negative. However I really don't want to see her squeezed into Dark Shadows just for the sake of it.
Regarding the original series, maybe they will release slim style sets now in time for this new movie, or the original movies themselves? I think they are something like $40 a piece, which in itself isn't so bad and you get a lot per set, but there are a lot of effing sets! Blu-ray could contain a lot more material per set, but they would jack the price higher of those. Occasionally I see sets used, but that's a tough way to collect so much.
At some point also, you do have to wonder about the nepotism. As good as an actress as she is, it's not like she has to lobby for a part in a Burton movie. I personally, don't think she's awfully good in any Burton film in which I've seen her. Just my opinion, sorry if you felt I was stupid or negative. However I really don't want to see her squeezed into Dark Shadows just for the sake of it.
Regarding the original series, maybe they will release slim style sets now in time for this new movie, or the original movies themselves? I think they are something like $40 a piece, which in itself isn't so bad and you get a lot per set, but there are a lot of effing sets! Blu-ray could contain a lot more material per set, but they would jack the price higher of those. Occasionally I see sets used, but that's a tough way to collect so much.
Yeah, one of those weekend parallel-time trips when nobody was looking.That was during one of the Parallel-Time trips, correct?
I agree. "Trials and Tribble-ations" proved the same thing. If it were me, I'd keep the look and feel as consistent as possible with the original.
Quentin was cool. I always dug Werewolves.I began reviewing some of the extra discs in the series. My husband started me with Collections 11 and 12. When he asked why I wanted to start in the middle, I explained, "My favorite's Quentin!"
1200 half-hour episodes. So hour-for-hour it's probably about the same as Trek. And isn't Dark Shadows already out on DVD?
My mom is a huge fan of DS and she was excited when I told her about this and Johnny Depp being involved with it. I'm remain dubious mostly due to Burton.
yes, but its very expensive.
^ And there's about a hundred or so volumes, AFAIK. I don't think they have season sets.
^ 26 volumes @ about $50 each
I don't know that soap operas have seasons per se. It's too bad Syfy doesn't show these anymore.
I don't know that soap operas have seasons per se. It's too bad Syfy doesn't show these anymore.
yeah, i remember catching random re-runs back years ago. i managed to get the first dvd set, the one that starts with the first appearance of Barnabas, it was $27 used. so beyond that set, my memories of the series are kinda fuzzy.
More casting news: Michelle Pfeiffer is in talks to play Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and Mike Fleming at Deadline Hollywood has been told that Helena Bonham Carter is in line to play Julia Hoffman, although talks haven't started yet.
Still not sure about HBC, but Pfeiffer is worthwhile indeed. I don't really think of her as that old or old looking, but as an aristocrat lady aging gracefully, I can see. Especially if we are in the past, I'm thinking of her in Age of Innocence.
I just worry about which HBC we are going to get, her classic acting or her weird Burton injection.
In fact, if I think of Pfeiffer in Wolf, I could see her as Julia Hoffman, too. HBC should just cameo as Mrs. Johnson or Minerva Trask. That I could really see!
I just worry about which HBC we are going to get, her classic acting or her weird Burton injection.
In fact, if I think of Pfeiffer in Wolf, I could see her as Julia Hoffman, too. HBC should just cameo as Mrs. Johnson or Minerva Trask. That I could really see!
i see what you are saying. i hope that HBC will play Dr. Hoffman with just a bit of that weird Burton-esq. as for Mrs. Johnson...i wonder if they will even bother with that character. Dark Shadows has such a large cast.I just worry about which HBC we are going to get, her classic acting or her weird Burton injection.
If anything, Pfeiffer seems almost wasted in the part. No offense to Joan Bennett, but who cares about Elizabeth Stoddard? She wasn't exactly the most compelling character on the old show. Did she ever do anything interesting?
When I remember DS, I remember Barnabas and Angelique and Josette and Dr. Hoffman and (later) Quentin. Elizabeth was usually just standing around without a clue as to what was actually going on . . . .
Or so I recall.
Okay, I remember Willie and Victoria, of course, although I can't say Victoria made much of an impression. She was just the ingenue for the first few seasons . . . .
I remember when Bennett was ill or had a theatre roll, that was when they wrote out Stoddard as having been buried alive and put her back in in the coffin pressing the button when she was ready to return.
I suspect this means Pfeiffer will have a larger part or be on the level perhaps of Stardust or a few critical scenes. I don't think you can put her in a half there role. Again unless they are somehow doing both the 1966 Barnabas unchained and the 1795 past with Pfeiffer also as Naomi Collins? That I could seriously see.
See again, I worry HBC may get teh better part just via nepotism. Pfeiffer as Hoffman would be wonderful.
Eh, any more concrete casting news? I heard wishful thinking somewhere for Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Quentin, which I would love. I remember when the WB pilot was being shopped it was pre-Tudors, and I thought he might do it as a television role. But really I don't expect to see Quentin any time soon, unfortunately.
I suspect this means Pfeiffer will have a larger part or be on the level perhaps of Stardust or a few critical scenes. I don't think you can put her in a half there role. Again unless they are somehow doing both the 1966 Barnabas unchained and the 1795 past with Pfeiffer also as Naomi Collins? That I could seriously see.
See again, I worry HBC may get teh better part just via nepotism. Pfeiffer as Hoffman would be wonderful.
Eh, any more concrete casting news? I heard wishful thinking somewhere for Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Quentin, which I would love. I remember when the WB pilot was being shopped it was pre-Tudors, and I thought he might do it as a television role. But really I don't expect to see Quentin any time soon, unfortunately.