Depp’s Dark Shadows Dead
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Entertainment Weekly has a story in this week’s issue about Johnny Depp’s upcoming film schedule. The article had this to say about Depp’s planned updating of Dark Shadows:
“Two long discussed Depp projects appear kaput for now: Shantarum, based on a novel about a heroin addict’s adventures in India, and the movie version of the 60’s vampire soap Dark Shadows, a childhood favorite of the actor’s.“
To be honest, this is good news. I’ve never understood the fascination with Dark Shadows. Yeah, it was a show about vampires and ghosts-but it was still a goddamn soap opera. I mean, Marlena was possessed by Satan on Days of Our Lives at some point (I only know this because my sister watches the show…I swear) and you didn’t see a big influx of horror fans tuning in to that show, did you? I’ve seen a few episodes of DS, and let me tell ya, I’d rather have spent that time jamming rusty re-used heroin needles into my eyeballs. The thought of seeing a new version of this on the big screen (even with Depp in it) gives me hives.
