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DARK SHADOWS is in development over at Johnny Depp's Infinitum-Nihil
and Graham King's GK Films along with Warner Bros. It is a feature based on the
'60s daytime supernatural soap opera.
{sidebar id=1}While no director, writer or cast has yet been announced, the
film is based on over 1,225 episodes of the television series dating from 1966
to 1971. Dark Shadows was a highly atmospheric, spooky soap that featured
gothic horror staples like vampires, monsters, witches, werewolves, ghosts and
zombies.
This weekend, the IESB exclusively learned the names of the
people set to bring this project to life.
While interviewing GET SMART director Peter Segal this past
weekend in Beverly Hills, he spoke briefly about writer John August. Segal says
August, who is writing BILLY BATSON AND THE LEGEND OF SHAZAM for Segal over at
WB, is jumping back and forth between Tim Burton's DARK SHADOWS and his SHAZAM
script trying to work on both films at the same time due to a back log of work
after the writers' strike earlier this year.
So, while we can't confirm the rumors of Depp starring as
Barnabus Collins in DARK SHADOWS, the IESB has confirmed that TIM BURTON is
attached to direct and JOHN AUGUST has been brought in to write the adaptation
for the film.
Stay tuned to the IESB for further updates!
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