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New Featurettes for THE AVENGERS and DARK SHADOWS

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 1st, 2012 at 5:16 pm

I don’t know if there’s any footage left to squeeze out of The Avengers, but the Marvel Marketing Machine (which could be the villain in a presumed sequel) is still cranking out propaganda, which you can get caught up on here.  We posted a new TV spot for the heroic assembly movie earlier today, but a new featurette has debuted as well.  Luckily, Dark Shadows has decided to release their own featurette which focuses on the Collins’ family.  The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg and Cobie Smulders opens May 4th.  Dark Shadows, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfieffer, Eva Green, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley, Johnny Lee Miller and Helena Bonham Carter opens a week later on May 11th.  Hit the jumps to check out the new featurettes.

9 Movie Clips and 12 Minutes of Behind-the-Scenes Footage from Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 29th, 2012 at 9:40 am

With Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows opening May 11, Warner Bros. has provided us with 9 clips and 12 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film.  The film stars Johnny Depp as a vampire who awakens in 1972 after having been buried for 200 years and tries to reconnect with his descendants.  Dark Shadows also stars Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloe Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley, Gulliver McGrath, Helena Bonham Carter, Bella Heathcote, Ray Shirley, and Jonny Lee Miller.

While the reaction to the last trailer was mixed, I’m excited by everything I’ve seen and think Depp and Burton look like they had a blast bringing their passion project to life.  In addition, I’ve spoken to a few people that  have seen the movie and all of them have said positive things.  Hit the jump to check out the footage and look for new interviews with the cast soon.

Over 20 High-Resolution Images from Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 27th, 2012 at 2:41 pm

Warner Bros. has released a full gallery of high-resolution images from Tim Burton’s upcoming Dark Shadows.  Johnny Depp stars as a vampire who awakens in 1972 after having been buried for 200 years and tries to reconnect with his descendants.  We’ve seen a couple of these images before, but Warner Bros. also released a number of images of Burton at work on set making artsy hand gestures.

Hit the jump to check out the images.  The film also stars Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloe Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley, Gulliver McGrath, Helena Bonham Carter, Bella Heathcote, Ray Shirley, and Jonny Lee Miller. Dark Shadows opens on May 11th.

DARK SHADOWS Featurette Highlights Christopher Lee’s Role, Cinematic Vampire History, and Shows Original Series Cast Members

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: April 26th, 2012 at 5:43 pm

With a cast that sports Johnny Depp, Eva Green, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley, Helena Bonham Carter and Michelle Pfeiffer, it’s easy to lose Christopher Lee in the mix.  This new Dark Shadows featurette reminds us that Lee is a consummate master of the horror genre and can boast a role that will forever be cemented in cinematic history.  There’s a nice visitation of classic (ie non-Twilight) vampire movies that serve as inspiration for Depp’s version of Barnabas Collins, an imprisoned vampire who is awakened in the 1970s and must protect his dysfunctional descendants.  The film, directed by Tim Burton, also stars Gulliver McGrath, Bella Heathcote, Ray Shirley, and Jonny Lee Miller. Dark Shadows opens May 11th.  Hit the jump to check out the featurette.

9 Character Banners for Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS Starring Johnny Depp

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 28th, 2012 at 12:04 pm

Warner Bros. has released nine character banners for Tim Burton‘s comedy Dark Shadows.  These banners are much better than the character posters, which made the entire cast look like albinos for some reason.

Hit the jump to check out the banners.  The film stars Johnny Depp, Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloe Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley, Gulliver McGrath, Helena Bonham Carter, Bella Heathcote, Ray Shirley, and Jonny Lee Miller.  Dark Shadows opens May 11th.

 

New TV Spots for DARK SHADOWS and SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 25th, 2012 at 8:15 pm

New TV spots have gone online for Tim Burton‘s Dark Shadows and the fairy-tale reimagining Snow White and the Huntsman.  The spot for Dark Shadows is amusing, and between this film and Burton’s stop-motion animated remake of Frankenweenie, the director may end up having a good comedy year.  As for Snow White, the spot plays up Charlize Theron as the Evil Queen along with the catchy visuals (even though there’s a weird coda of Chris Hemsworth swinging some axes).

Hit the jump to check out the TV spots.  Dark Shadows opens May 11th, and Snow White and the Huntsman opens June 1st.

9 Character Posters from Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 20th, 2012 at 11:48 am

The marketing campaign for Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows is now in full swing with a little less than two months to go before the film’s released. While I was pleasantly surprised by the goofy first trailer, I found the random Alice Cooper cameo to be a little irksome and cheesy. That said, it’s good to see Burton doing comedy again and I’m hoping for the best from this adaptation of the cult soap series. Nine character posters have now been unveiled, giving us a colorful look at this strange, strange family. The plot involves a vampire (Johnny Depp) who awakens in 1972 after having been buried for 200 years and tries to reconnect with his descendants.

Hit the jump to check out the posters. The film also stars Eva Green, Chloe Moretz, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jackie Earle Haley, and Bella Heathcote. Dark Shadows opens on May 11th.

First Trailer and Poster for Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS Starring Johnny Depp

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 15th, 2012 at 3:19 pm

The first trailer for Tim Burton’s feature film version of the cult TV series Dark Shadows has finally arrived. After seeing a bevy of images over the past few months (including some hi-res ones today), we finally get a look at this thing in motion. The plot centers on a vampire (Johnny Depp) who awakens after having been buried for 200 years and tries to reconnect with his descendants. The beginning of the trailer is played straight, and we’re lead to believe that we’re in for another nightmarish tale from Burton, but when Depp wakes up in 1972 things kick into gear. This is very much a comedy, and there are more than a few laughs on display in the trailer. Burton and Depp have a lot of fun with the 1970s setting, and Depp’s reaction to modern technology is amusing. It’s got a goofy tone in the vein of Beetlejuice or Mars Attacks!, and I’m eager to see if the whole film plays like a return to comedic form for Burton.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. The film also stars Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloe Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley, Gulliver McGrath, Helena Bonham Carter, Bella Heathcote, Ray Shirley, and Jonny Lee Miller. Dark Shadows opens May 11th. [Update: We've updated the article with a high quality trailer and the film's poster.]

New Images from Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS Starring Johnny Depp

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 5th, 2012 at 11:16 am

New images from Tim Burton‘s Dark Shadows have gone online.  The film is based off the 1960s-70s cult TV series, and centers on vampire Barnabas Collins’ (Johnny Depp) attempt to reintegrate with his descendants after having been buried for 200 years.  These new images give us a tiny look at caretaker Willie Loomis (Jackie Earle Haley), and another image of Michelle Pfieffer as “Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the reclusive matriarch of the Collins family.  The character has not left the mansion since the disappearance of her husband a decade earlier.”

Hit the jump to check out the images.  The film also stars Chloe Moretz, Gulliver McGrath, Bella Heathcote, Ray Shirley, and Jonny Lee Miller.  Dark Shadows opens May 11th.

First Official Image from Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS Starring Johnny Depp

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 22nd, 2011 at 9:10 am

After the leak of disconcerting photos of Johnny Depp in make-up on the set of Tim Burton’s adaptation of the 1960s cult TV series Dark Shadows, Warner Bros. has released a somewhat-reassuring image of the cast.  The look is unmistakably Burton with an emphasis on distinctive costumes (I would say they look retro but the movie is in the 1970s) and daunting architecture.  Oh, and there’s Helena Bonham Carter’s ridiculous bright orange hair and white pancake make-up because Burton clearly can’t help himself.  As for Depp, you’ll notice the whiteface and big blue sunglasses are gone, but this a promo shot and the set photos are from another scene in the movie where his character, vampire Barnabas Collins, has to go out into broad daylight.

Hit the jump to check out the full image along with the official synopsis and descriptions for some of the character.  The film also stars Chloe Moretz, Eva Green, Gulliver McGrath, Bella Heathcote, Ray Shirley, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, and Michelle Pfeiffer.  Dark Shadows opens May 11, 2012.

Jackie Earle Haley Joins Steven Spielberg’s LINCOLN

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 21st, 2011 at 9:24 am

The cast for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln continues to amass greatness.  According to Deadline, Jackie Earle Haley will be the latest terrific actor to hop on board the Abraham Lincoln biopic.  Haley will play Vice President of the Confederacy Alexander Stephens (pictured above), who in 1861 proclaimed, “Our new Government is founded upon exactly the opposite ideas; its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition.”  Charming.  And here’s a fun fact: despite being the Vice President of the Confederacy, Stephens was re-elected to Congress during Reconstruction.

Haley joins a cast that also features Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Strathairn, Tommy Lee Jones, John Hawkes, James Spader, Walton Goggins, Tim Blake Nelson, and Lee Pace.  As we reported yesterday, Lincoln will focus on the last four months of Lincoln’s life and Spielberg plans to release the film in 2012 after the Presidential election.

Full Synopsis Revealed for Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS: Jonny Lee Miller Joins Cast

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 18th, 2011 at 12:05 pm

Warner Bros. has announced that principal photography has begun on Tim Burton’s adaptation of the cult classic TV series  Dark Shadows.  While I’ve always found announcements about the start of production to be slightly baffling (Movie studio is making movies!  Will wonders never cease?!), they sometimes contain useful information.  In the case of this Dark Shadows announcement, there are two newsworthy items.  First up, Jonny Lee Miller (Dexter) has joined the cast which features Johnny Depp (of course), Helena Bonham Carter (again, of course), Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloe Moretz, Gulliver McGrath, Bella Heathcote, and Jackie Earle Haley.

Secondly, Warner Bros. has also released the full synopsis which not only provides plot details (but nothing spoilery) but also details the relationship between all of the characters.  Hit the jump to check out the press release, which includes the synopsis.  Dark Shadows is set to open May 11, 2012.

Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter May Reteam with Tim Burton for DARK SHADOWS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 15th, 2011 at 9:35 am

Michelle Pfeiffer is in talks to join the cast of Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows.  The film is an adaptation of the 1960s gothic soap opera of the same name.  Johnny Depp (who else) will star as Barnabas Collins, “a self-loathing vampire living in a Maine manor who is searching for his lost love.” According to Heat Vision, Pfeiffer is in negotiations for the role of “Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the reclusive matriarch of the Collins family which runs the Maine town. The character has not left the mansion since the disappearance of her husband a decade earlier.”  Meanwhile, Deadline reports that Helena Bonham Carter (again, who else) is in talks to play “Hoffman, a specialist in psychology and rare blood disorders who moves into Collinwood. While she initially is a threat to the vampire Barnabas, she eventually becomes his ally, who might be able to cure him of his thirst for blood.” Jackie Earle Haley, Eva Green, and Bella Heathcote have signed on to the project in the previous weeks.

Pfeiffer recently signed on to costar in the romantic-comedy New Year’s Eve and Alex Kurtzman’s directorial debut Welcome to People starring Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks.  Pfeiffer previously played Catwoman in Burton’s 1992 film, Batman Returns.  Bonham Carter has costarred in six of Burton’s movies dating back to his remake of Planet of the Apes.

Jackie Earle Haley and Bella Heathcote in Talks to Join Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 2nd, 2011 at 2:52 pm

Jackie Earle Haley and Bella Heathcote (Neighbours) are in talks to join Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp.  As we previously reported, Depp will play vampire Barnabas Collins in Burton’s adaptation of the 1960s gothic TV series.  Deadline reports that Haley is up for the role of conman Willie Loomis who, in the series, attempts to swindle the Collins estate only to be turned into Barnabas’ lackey and whipping boy.  The role was originally played James Hall and later John Karlen.  As for Heathcote, she’s reportedly in negotiations for the role of Victoria Winters, the young governess of the Collins estate.  On the TV series, Victoria was played by Alexandra Moltke.

With filming set to begin in April, expect more casting news on this project in the days and weeks ahead.  The real news will be if Tim Burton decides to not cast Helena Bonham Carter.

Chloe Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley, and Bailee Madison Join Kristen Bell in DANCE OF THE MIRLITONS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 30th, 2010 at 2:27 pm

In August, we reported that Kristen Bell has signed on to the dark indie ballet comedy Dance of the Mirlitons.  Today, THR is reporting that Chloe Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley, and Bailee Madison (Brothers) have joined the cast.  Per THR, the story centers on “an ambitious, slightly overweight ballerina (Madison) with an overbearing mother (Bell) who will stop at nothing to become a star. The girl enters a Mean Girls-type environment when she has to prove her worth in class.”  Moretz will play the Madison’s nemesis and the star ballerina of the class while Haley is “a subtly sadistic Russian ballet teacher of the highest order.”  Evan Greenberg wrote the script and will direct.

The project sounds like it could be a lot of fun.  It’s currently trying to close down the final piece of funding for a shoot next year.  Hit the jump for a refresher on the other projects these actors are currently attached to.

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