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Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows’ Shooting Next Fall?!
While I would like to see Tim Burton shy away from the obvious, it’s impossible not to be excited for his theatrical version of the classic 1960s gothic TV soap opera Dark Shadows, which would star Johnny Depp as the vamp Barnabas Collins. While the project has been in development for years now, it looks as if it might start shooting as early as next fall. “We’re actually going to shoot that film next September/October with Tim Burton and Johnny,” Producer Graham King told Sci Fi Wire. “We’ve been given a script. John August wrote the first screenplay. We’re making some changes, but the film’s going to be in production, as I say, September or October of next year.” Over 1,225 episodes, “Dark Shadows” was a highly atmospheric, spooky soap that featured gothic horror staples like vampires, monsters, witches, werewolves, ghosts and zombies.
From LAIKA (Coraline, ParaNorman), the stop-motion fantasy adventure Wildwood opens in theaters on October 23 via Fathom Entertainment, and a new poster has arrived.
Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings, Masters of the Universe) directs from a script by Chris Butler (ParaNorman, Masters of the Universe), based on the 2011 children’s novel written by The Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy and illustrated by his wife, Carson Ellis.
In the upcoming Wildwood, “After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel launches a desperate rescue mission into the Impassable Wilderness—an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, Oregon.
“Joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg, Prue navigates a world of talking animals, bandits, and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition.
“As the pair is drawn into a conflict threatening the balance of the forest itself, Prue must discover the strength and belief she never knew she possessed. If she hopes to save her brother and protect Wildwood’s fragile future, she will have to risk everything.”
The voice cast includes Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Richard E. Grant, Awkwafina, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, Charlie Day, Blythe Danner, Arthur Knight, Maya Erskine, Jake Johnson, Tantoo Cardinal, Rob Delaney, Jemaine Clement, Marc Evan Jackson, Len Cariou, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Angela Bassett, and Mahershala Ali.
Described as “a sweeping adventure about love, sacrifice, and the magic that reveals itself when we dare to look beyond the familiar,” Wildwood is produced by Knight and Sam Wilson.
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