Johnny Depp to play Barnabas Collins?

[BuelahWitch]

For those of us who were fans of the late '60s/early '70s soap:

"Johnny Depp is getting in touch with his inner vampire.

Warner Bros. is teaming with Depp's Infinitum-Nihil and Graham King's GK Films to develop a feature based on the '60s daytime supernatural sudser "Dark Shadows."

Depp has said in interviews that he has always been obsessed with "Dark Shadows" and had, as a child, wanted to be Barnabas Collins, the vampire patriarch of the series. The role was originated by Jonathan Frid.

A rights deal just closed with the estate of Dan Curtis, the producer/director who created the soap that aired weekdays on ABC, from 1966 to 1971. Depp and King will produce with David Kennedy, who ran Dan Curtis Prods. until Curtis died last year of a brain tumor. Infinitum-Nihil's Christi Dembrowski served as the point person on the deal.

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. The show has a continuing rabid fan base that populates Dark Shadows Festival conventions. Numerous TV revivals of the series and pic adaptations have been attempted over the years but none with as high-wattage a star as Depp."

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117969246.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

[lost-in-nj]

1. I can see it

could be great!!!!


lost


:hi:

[BuelahWitch]

3. Me too!

I think Depp's one of the best actors in our generation.

[Parche]

5. Gorn!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDj8ofYW9I4

One of my favorite shows.....

No one compares to Barnabas

:woohoo: :hi:

[graywarrior]

2. So who plays Quentin?

OMG, Dark Shadows!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[BuelahWitch]

4. Who is as hot as David Selby?

:shrug: I had forgotten who played Quentin, then I Googled him. Wow!

[graywarrior]

7. Seriously.

Might have to be

[buddhamama]

9. who is that?

oh my...

[graywarrior]

10. Josh Holloway/Sawyer from LOST.

*sigh*

[lost-in-nj]

6. Alan would do very nice in that role

don't you think???

:hi:




lost

[graywarrior]

8. No, Alan will be busy sleeping with me