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A big-screen adaptation of the cult 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows will be the next project for Tim Burton after Alice in Wonderland confirms producer Richard D. Zanuck in an interview with Collider. The groundbreaking series featured all manner of supernatural creatures from vampires and werewolves to witches and zombies and beyond over the course of its 1,225 episodes, so there is no doubt that there is plenty of material to work with here. In Burton's adaptation, go-to guy Johnny Depp is slated to play the lead role as vampire patriarch Barnabas Collins. So it appears that Depp, who has confessed that as a child he was so obsessed with the show that he wanted to be Barnabas Collins, may finally get his wish.
See also: A look at Tim Burton's strange fascination with Kabuki Johnny Depp.
Posted 12.10.08 by reelz -
Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton have enjoyed a long and successful partnership over the years, dating all the way back to 1990's Edward Scissorhands. Their latest collaboration, Sweeney Todd, arrived in theaters on Friday, accompanied by a slew of rave reviews.
I understand why Burton would want to work with such a talented and versatile actor as Depp, but why does he insist on having Johnny wear Kabuki makeup in all of their films? Check out the evidence and see for yourself:
Sweeney Todd (2007)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Ed Wood (1994)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Kabuki (c. 16th Century)
Posted 12.23.07 by reelz -
The release of Sweeney Todd is fast approaching, but Tim Burton is not one to rest on his laurels. The director has lined up two 3-D projects with Disney to start shooting in the new year.
First, Burton will undertake his vision of Alice in Wonderland. The live action version of the Lewis Carroll story will involve the performance-capture techniques currently making waves in Beowulf.
After that, he'll direct a stop-motion digital 3-D version of Frankenweenie, which is bsed on a 1984 short he did about a dead dog brought back to life. Sounds creepy.
Source: Variety.
Posted 11.16.07 by reelz -
Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton have enjoyed a long and successful partnership over the years, dating all the way back to 1990's Edward Scissorhands. Their latest collaboration, Sweeney Todd, arrives in theaters just before Christmas, and the interweb is all abuzz over the recently-released trailer.
I understand why Burton would want to work with such a talented and versatile actor as Depp, but why does he insist on having Johnny wear Kabuki makeup in all of their films? Check out the evidence and see for yourself:
Sweeney Todd (2007)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Ed Wood (1994)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Kabuki (c. 16th Century)
Posted 10.06.07 by reelz