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From EW.com
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| At the LA premiere of Public Enemies, Johnny Depp confirmed that he'll star in an upcoming big screen version of the cult 1960's show Dark Shadows, directed by Tim Burton. |
I didn't see anything indicating what role Depp would play. Seems a little young for Barnabas Collins?
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Re: DARK SHADOWS - Tim Burton/Johnny Depp
I guess Ben Cross played a younger version in the short-lived TV revival, so maybe it'll work.
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Re: DARK SHADOWS - Tim Burton/Johnny Depp
Very cool!
Sometime's you reach what's real by making believe.
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Re: DARK SHADOWS - Tim Burton/Johnny Depp
Cool.
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Again?
I'm beginning to feel like Burton simply can't direct anyone else anymore. Its becoming a reason for me to skip the box office these days and wait for it on cable or satellite.
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Yeah and that Kurosawa guy could only direct Mifune.
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Originally Posted by
Raasean Asaad 
Again?
I'm beginning to feel like Burton simply can't direct anyone else anymore. Its becoming a reason for me to skip the box office these days and wait for it on cable or satellite.
Scorsese is doing the same with Leo DiCaprio, which gives me much the same feeling but others seem to enjoy it.
If you find someone you enjoy working with, why not do it as often as you can?
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Scorsese cast De Niro in, what, 8 films? (Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, New York New York, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, GoodFellas, Cape Fear, Casino).
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I beg to differ, and I submit Ed Wood as Exhibit A.
There are many directors that have a very stylized approach that they rarely step away from, if ever. Tati, Suzuki, Ozu, Godard, etc. One can not be particularly fond of their style/aesthetic, but I don't think that's all there is to their films. There's the performances they obtain from their actors, for one, which Burton has always done well (Reubens in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Keaton in Beetlejuice, Depp in Ed Wood to name a few examples); Burton also oversees wonderful audio experiences in his films. And thematically, most of Burton's films explore the notion of how an introvert can engage "normal" society, and the consequences that result, both positive and negatively (Pee-Wee, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Batman, Ichabod Crane, Willy Wonka, etc.).
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