It's official: Dark Shadows returns as a film with Johnny Depp

[Cousin_Barnabas]

Gothick,

You are right.  If we do get an NODS restoration out of this, I suppose it would be worth it; but i am still holding out hope that we can get NODS with Depp Shadows staying in the second dimension.   

As for merchandising, I AM looking forward to this aspect - so long as the characters resemble their 1960s counterparts in some way, shape, or form.  I'd love to see a Collinwood playset with corresponding action figures.  But, right now, I am happy with the Mego-style line coming out this summer. 

-CB-

[MsCriseyde]

Warner Bros. issued a press release today listing Dark Shadows among the upcoming films that they will release in the IMAX format.

http://losangeles.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2010/04/26/daily16.html

[Mysterious Benefactor]

The Depp/DS film in IMAX would be wild, regardless of whether it's in 2D or 3D. And it's great to see that it's considered "among the best Hollywood event titles slated for release in the coming years."

[Taeylor Collins]

GREAT NEWS!

[jimbo]

I agree. It is great news. It should be great in 2D on the large screen.

[Cousin_Barnabas]

This is very good news.  Hopefully this is an indication that Warner Bros. has big hopes for the project. 

[jimbo]

Not that any one is counting the days to the start of the Dark Shadows movie's filming (j/k), Pirates 4 has been reduced to a 90--95 day film shoot instead of 5 months. Pirates 4 is tentatively scheduled to begin filming on June 14, 2010 so the DS movie would still then be in position for a fall shoot if there are not any big delays.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-fi-ct-bruckheimer-20100427,0,2077706.story?page=1

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Well, this is good news - at least for us.    Thanks for sharing. 

[quentincollins]

Dark Shadows action figures with a Collinwood - and the Old House- playsets would be so awesome! Knowing I'd buy them all and play with them.
I've also really wanted a DS collectable card game. I'll be interested in new movie merchandise but I'll be most excited by any 60s DS swag that comes out.
 

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[jimbo]

I just read that the new Dracula movie will be filmed in 3D this January. It seems to me that it is more likely than not that the DS movie will also be filmed in 3D if it ever gets made.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=15184

[Mysterious Benefactor]

If they both end up being in 3D, let's just hope the Depp/DS film comes out first. And there could be a chance of that if it starts shooting later this year because that report states that Dracula (supposedly) won't start shooting until January.

As I've said, I've been hoping the Depp/DS film would be a fall release, but if it has to come out before that to beat Dracula to the punch, so be it. Then again, sometimes and for a variety of reasons Dario Argento's films have a hard time finding distribution in the US, so who knows if/when we may see it...

[jimbo]

And we need to be concerned that Breaking Dawn (Twilight) is being released on Nov. 18, 2011 I believe- another movie that can influence DS' release date. 2011 seems to be already crowded-I am not sure what WB is thinking.

[jimbo]

Variety.com today listed WB 2011 movie releases and DS is not included.

[jimbo]

sorry here is the link-this doesn't look very promising
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118019395.html?categoryId=13&cs=1

[Midnite]

DS is not included.

Because it doesn't have a release date yet?