Sep 13, 2011 by B. Alan Orange

Dark Shadows Set Photos Reveal Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins

Johnny Depp has been spotted in costume as Barnabas Collins on the beach-side set of director Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, which is now in production. These images offer an interesting look at the direction Johnny Depp and Tim Burton are taking this adaptation of the popular 60s supernatural soap opera. Check them out below.

Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins on the Dark Shadows Set #1
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Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins on the Dark Shadows Set #7

Dark Shadows was released May 11th, 2012 and stars Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz. The film is directed by Tim Burton.

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Comments (39)

  1. Salem6777

    @XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Alice in Wonderland made me loose hope in Tim Burtons Ability to Direct...

    8 months agoby @Salem6777Flag

  2. XxNickTheFilmCriticXx

    @Salem6777 -- How is that possible?

    8 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  3. Salem6777

    @XxNickTheFilmCriticXx yea i have seen his other films but that doesn't really change any thing

    8 months agoby @Salem6777Flag

  4. Furankisan

    I remember watching the tv series when I was a kid. This should have been gothic. This looks horrible with the makeup. Another Burton skinker like Alice Wonderland.

    8 months agoby @furankisanFlag

  5. utubeslasher

    oh look! i didnt know willy wonkas in this movie!

    8 months agoby @utubeslasherFlag

  6. skywise

    @rufio Its not that i didnt like those films, its just that they seemed to be over the top in his wacky style but lacking in heart. That is not the norm for Burton but i agree with @dan1 i like his non wacko roles too. The movies mentioned like Blow, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Donny Brasco along with Whats eating gilbert Grape, Benny & Joon, Nick of Time and The Ninth Gate also come to mind.

    However, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hallow (awesome burton movies) and Fear and Loathing are wonderful wacko roles that never get old.

    9 months agoby @skywiseFlag

  7. Rufio

    @herione32 beautiful was the first couple films. now he's his own burton cliche. his style is his own genre and he never steps out of it. so much, in fact, that no matter what the story many of his movies all look the same. alice in wonderland looked like charlie and the chocolate factory looked like Nightmare Before Christmas looked like Beetlejuice looked like Edward Scissorhands (which, in my opinion, was one of his better films). there is something to be said for having vision and a unique sense of storytelling, but burton uses the same cast and effects every film (now rendering him more creepy than visionary or creative). even man-boy Michael Bay switches stuff up a little from time to time.

    9 months agoby @rufioFlag

  8. Steph Scott

    Im not interested in the film but just had to have a lol at Johnny Depp so Lol great look, it suits him :) x

    9 months agoby @steph-xFlag

  9. herione32

    @ejk1 i did not know it posted that many times lmao and @rufio thats what i love about tim burton his weirdness and the stunning visual effects its all beyond beautiful on what he does and what he can create in his head and put it on the big screen..... even to batman and beetlejuice it was all amazing

    9 months agoby @herione32Flag

  10. XxNickTheFilmCriticXx

    @Salem6777 -- Really? That's kind of low - It wasn't all that good, but it wasn't terrible either. Have you watched the other films Tim Burton made? You may want to change your statement if you have.

    9 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  11. Brizzy

    WHOA! It is definitely a change, looks sweet!

    9 months agoby @BrizzyFlag

  12. m2

    I haven't seen a good Burton film since Todd, so I'm still waiting.lol

    9 months agoby @m2Flag

  13. Mr. Fixit

    PASS!!!

    9 months agoby @mrfixitFlag

  14. ROFLitschristian

    Like the look. Hate the fact that it's a vampire though.

    9 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag

  15. Jimthar

    looks more like michael jackson to me, but whatever. i'm not really excited about this movie to begin with. i'm sick of the whole burton/depp thing.

    9 months agoby @jimtharFlag

  16. Sean

    Hmmm, i don't know what to say about this.

    9 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag

  17. ChiRep_1

    I have serious respect for Depp for taking roles like these. Serious (or what you guys are calling "normal") roles will always be there for the taking but the man chooses to step into unfamiliar roles that only reinforce how versatile of an actor he is. When hollywood loses all creativity to CGI he and Burton will be remembered for bringing our imaginations to life ( and Pixar =P).

    I'm not crazy about the guy, nor have I seen half of his Burton films. I just give the guy credit for doing what most choose not to do.

    9 months agoby @ChiRep-1Flag

  18. Salem6777

    this will suck Tim Burton lost all of the respect i had left for him after I watched Alice and wonderland.......

    9 months agoby @Salem6777Flag

  19. Mram5

    im really getting tired of this. I get it johnny depp your wierd and you like to do wierd movies with tim burton. i mean come on your great actor and you have so much range but you keep doing these wierd as things and im tierd of it. do something else like play a NORMAL PERSON!!!!

    9 months agoby @mram5Flag

  20. Dan

    @rufio I typically like his non-weird roles better. Donnie Brasco, Blow, Once Upon a Time in Mexico (though he was kinda weird there).

    9 months agoby @dan1Flag

  21. Rufio

    @herione32 while i think burton is a good director, i contest greatly the idea that anything he touches is going to be good. as @skywise said - the last handful of flix he directed were not good. while he managed to keep CCF closer to the novel, he managed to creep out most of his audience members (parents and kids, alike). his style is definitely signature, but it also wears old. they're all over-the-top presentations with weird characters and creepy fantasy.
    who knows - maybe this one will be different, but JD is rocking the Michael Jackson look and outside of Jack Sparrow, many of his Burton characters are not beloved (yes i know sparrow is not burton, which only illustrates my point further).

    9 months agoby @rufioFlag

  22. ejk1

    @herione32 Well, no one can say you didn't get your point across :P

    This could be good.

    9 months agoby @ejk1Flag

  23. moviegeek

    Depp's a busy guy.

    9 months agoby @moviegeekFlag

  24. herione32

    you do know the reason behind tim using johnny in all his films is bcz i think its johnny is tim burtons kids god father or vise versa one of the two just like tim burton uses his wife in all his films either way anything that tim burton touches is going to be good

    9 months agoby @herione32Flag

  25. herione32

    you do know the reason behind tim using johnny in all his films is bcz i think its johnny is tim burtons kids god father or vise versa one of the two just like tim burton uses his wife in all his films either way anything that tim burton touches is going to be good

    9 months agoby @herione32Flag

  26. herione32

    you do know the reason behind tim using johnny in all his films is bcz i think its johnny is tim burtons kids god father or vise versa one of the two just like tim burton uses his wife in all his films either way anything that tim burton touches is going to be good

    9 months agoby @herione32Flag

  27. herione32

    you do know the reason behind tim using johnny in all his films is bcz i think its johnny is tim burtons kids god father or vise versa one of the two just like tim burton uses his wife in all his films either way anything that tim burton touches is going to be good

    9 months agoby @herione32Flag

  28. skywise

    Tim Burton even

    9 months agoby @skywiseFlag

  29. skywise

    Time Burton is a great director. There i said it. But he also pisses me off more than almost any other director out there because when you are as talented and visionary as Burton you tend to expect a lot. The last few films he has directed have been disapointing. I would like to see him back in form here.

    9 months agoby @skywiseFlag

  30. LilZook

    why does every tim burton movie have to have the white face paint

    9 months agoby @lilzookFlag

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