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Who's Directing Johnny Depp's DARK SHADOWS Movie??


Merrick here...

We've known for a while now that John August was scripting the Johnny Depp driven DARK SHADOWS movie for Warner Bros. But, we've never had a sense of who would be directing the film.

In an interview over at IESB, GET SMART director Peter Segal may've spilled the beans. In short, according to Segal at least, Tim Burton is the director of DARK SHADOWS.

For more details, read the IESB article HERE.

This makes sense, and isn't even particularly surprising. Depp and Burton have a long association, and August scripted BIG FISH, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, and THE CORPSE BRIDE for Burton.

Of course, he also scripted both CHARLIE'S ANGELS movies...




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Helllllo
by BenBraddock
Jun 2nd, 2008
08:36:22 AM
Helllloooo back
by BenBraddock
Jun 2nd, 2008
08:36:40 AM
Okay.
by Knuckleduster
Jun 2nd, 2008
08:36:52 AM
Echos in here
by BenBraddock
Jun 2nd, 2008
08:36:53 AM
When do we get Goosebumps: The Movie?
by Knuckleduster
Jun 2nd, 2008
08:39:07 AM
That's a Surprise!
by FILMFUNK
Jun 2nd, 2008
08:47:22 AM
Sounds..
by DonnieDorko
Jun 2nd, 2008
08:55:55 AM
oh burton and depp again thats really great
by Horsey
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:10:24 AM
suggestion
by sprucebruce
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:13:40 AM
Depp and Burton have a long association
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:16:09 AM
SURPRISE!
by hyperboycomics
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:19:57 AM
Hopefully this time
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:29:02 AM
The end will have a Vampire Abe Lincoln Memorial...
by tonagan
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:30:46 AM
Sweet.
by mr.brownstone
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:31:19 AM
i'm a bit tired of Burton's style.
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:32:00 AM
You mean Uwe Boll isn't?.......
by The Marquis de Side 3
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:34:28 AM
I Agree
by D o o d
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:35:23 AM
Oh great, the mind that is Merrick is back...
by silentbobafett2
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:35:26 AM
Yawn
by myrtle_mae_simmons
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:40:12 AM
Thank God they actually got a decent director
by HoraceS
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:41:39 AM
Burton has his own unique style...
by rbatty024
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:41:48 AM
Captain Justice...
by HitchCock'n'Balz
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:43:28 AM
I'm ready for a new Burton?Reubens Pee-Wee movie...
by HitchCock'n'Balz
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:46:43 AM
Danny Glover
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:03:24 AM
Burton's doing a movie called DARK SHADOWS
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:16:04 AM
Can someone say OBAMA RUNNING MATE
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:17:40 AM
Is this its own film genre now?
by lord_zedd
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:18:30 AM
DerLanghaarige, he got lazy
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:20:37 AM
Ed Wood should have been up for best picture instead of...
by rbatty024
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:23:38 AM
Dark Shadows doesn't need to be a movie
by I am the most horrible
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:23:47 AM
Depp And Burton And Dark Shadows
by Real Deal
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:24:28 AM
lord_zedd, yes it is called "Gothspressionism"
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:25:05 AM
Cancelling Angel to make the Dark Shadows revival really paid of
by lord_zedd
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:26:04 AM
will the boom be in the shot?
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:27:03 AM
I think Dannyglover's Dickblood sums it up nicely.
by rbatty024
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:27:19 AM
g-ride9000
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:28:34 AM
ummm Sleep Hollow is thin
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:29:32 AM
Also looking to the future
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:30:37 AM
DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
by ClarkWayne
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:32:47 AM
I love how the most damning "argument" against Burton...
by rbatty024
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:35:36 AM
ummmm danny glover is voting for
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:36:03 AM
Goth is funny
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:39:00 AM
Anyone mad at the Burton/Deep team
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:39:06 AM
DGDB, that's true
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:41:08 AM
rbatty024
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:41:12 AM
Yeah, why where has Keaton been?
by rbatty024
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:42:17 AM
I'm not a 14 year old fat girl
by Bobo_Vision
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:43:52 AM
Helena Bonham Carter
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:44:31 AM
Don't get me wrong folks, goth/hot topic/emo crap is lame.
by rbatty024
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:45:38 AM
I like Burton, but I'm not excited
by dr sauch
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:46:17 AM
And its amazing how people project onto...
by Bobo_Vision
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:46:48 AM
DGDB...
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:47:42 AM
Where Michael Keaton is:
by lord_zedd
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:48:47 AM

by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:52:09 AM
that last one i did was a real goth post
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:54:03 AM
Bobo Vision, unfortunately this is the nature of personality...
by rbatty024
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:54:04 AM
rbattys kinda right
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:55:42 AM
see you emo kids in the suicide recover wing
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:58:33 AM
Goth...
by lord_zedd
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:59:06 AM
"There are no facts, only interpretations." Friedrich Nietzsche
by www.valiens.com
Jun 2nd, 2008
10:59:56 AM
Burton Fun-Fest?
by Cartagia
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:01:06 AM
here is a fact* for you:
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:02:12 AM
Tim Burton
by kwisatzhaderach
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:02:26 AM
Michael Keaton is a cashier there
by lord_zedd
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:02:44 AM
rbatty
by Bobo_Vision
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:03:32 AM
DGDB...
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:03:45 AM
DerLanghaarige
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:04:08 AM
www.valiens.com
by g-ride9000
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:04:39 AM
Keaton was just about the best thing
by skimn
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:08:58 AM
Micheal Keaton and his hair had a falling out...
by tonagan
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:10:11 AM
DGDB, are hipster jokes better?
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:10:41 AM
14 year old fat girls dressed in black
by messi
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:13:23 AM
skimn
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:14:04 AM
DGDB NY
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:16:56 AM
As a 30 year old man...
by jimmy_009
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:17:25 AM
They should cast Kelsey Grammer as a vampire
by lord_zedd
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:19:07 AM
lord_zedd
by Shaun of the Dead
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:21:52 AM
I wonder how many fat housewives are masturbating to this articl
by scudd
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:22:13 AM
Well, I loved Sweeny Todd
by TheLastCleric
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:26:12 AM
Kelsey Grammer does need more work
by lord_zedd
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:26:21 AM
EXACTLY, lord_zedd
by Shaun of the Dead
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:27:38 AM
Danny Glover's Dick Blood...
by rbatty024
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:32:41 AM
Update on Michael Keaton!
by lord_zedd
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:33:42 AM
The reason some people are giving Burton a hard time
by moondoggy2u
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:34:09 AM
As long as Danny Elfman scores it....
by Organs
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:36:12 AM
Burton = Shit
by gmc2k2
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:37:48 AM
Elfman's
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:39:00 AM
Elfman
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:40:44 AM
tim burton films...
by two fathoms deep
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:40:52 AM
Elfman just composed the score to the documentary....
by rbatty024
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:45:04 AM
Anyone who says...
by Bobo_Vision
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:46:07 AM
no shit
by chaggard
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:01:31 PM
I'll always be there for a new Burton/Depp joint..
by Nasty In The Pasty
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:06:51 PM
Let me get this straight...
by moondoggy2u
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:13:46 PM
Its appropriate that Depp play a vampire
by skimn
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:14:06 PM
damn, I was hoping for Tim Story
by classyfredblassy
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:14:32 PM
I think Burton got on my nerves
by moondoggy2u
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:19:17 PM
McCain thinks he is Rambo
by spectrebeeyatch
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:37:16 PM
Yeah, that Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
by moondoggy2u
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:38:51 PM
The best things about Dark Shadows
by I am the most horrible
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:46:10 PM
Yeah
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:46:55 PM
My point being:
by I am the most horrible
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:49:13 PM
spectrebeeyatch
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:55:46 PM
DGNY
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
12:58:30 PM
Danny Glover
by Series7
Jun 2nd, 2008
01:07:54 PM
Big Fish
by Samuel Fulmer
Jun 2nd, 2008
01:19:10 PM
Danny Glover's new teeth
by Samuel Fulmer
Jun 2nd, 2008
01:30:43 PM
Shooter would've been better
by Samuel Fulmer
Jun 2nd, 2008
01:34:35 PM
Who'd like to see Howard Shore
by Samuel Fulmer
Jun 2nd, 2008
01:37:28 PM
Woody Allen's Dark Shadows
by Samuel Fulmer
Jun 2nd, 2008
01:38:26 PM
You know who should direct this?
by JimCurry
Jun 2nd, 2008
01:42:39 PM
Loved that scene in Blue Harvest...
by Kid Z
Jun 2nd, 2008
01:46:03 PM
Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is...
by Cartagia
Jun 2nd, 2008
01:47:18 PM
TIM BURTON WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY!
by Ray Gamma
Jun 2nd, 2008
01:58:26 PM
I was going to make a joke....
by I Dunno
Jun 2nd, 2008
02:06:03 PM
DGDB
by toadkillerdog
Jun 2nd, 2008
02:38:57 PM
Color me surprised
by Second Try
Jun 2nd, 2008
02:45:18 PM
Anyone who thinks Elfman only does the "oompa-oompa" shit...
by Nasty In The Pasty
Jun 2nd, 2008
02:50:36 PM
Burton's ego is now greater than his movies
by andtheflesh
Jun 2nd, 2008
03:04:36 PM
Burton's Planet of the Apes
by Second Try
Jun 2nd, 2008
03:06:05 PM
Burton is at times uneven, but usually entertaining...
by kuldan
Jun 2nd, 2008
03:28:57 PM
This isn't a big reveal
by Purgatori
Jun 2nd, 2008
03:41:31 PM
Just wanted you all to know
by scudd
Jun 2nd, 2008
04:06:18 PM
I want pre-Pirates Johnny Depp back
by IndustryKiller!
Jun 2nd, 2008
04:07:19 PM
Be A Hybreeder
by Brock
Jun 2nd, 2008
04:07:31 PM
Burton + Depp + Gothic + previous material = BIG SURPRISE!
by hegele
Jun 2nd, 2008
04:49:23 PM
BURTON + FILM = BORING
by The Goon
Jun 2nd, 2008
04:59:21 PM
What, is everyone here like 15?
by Alfred_Packer
Jun 2nd, 2008
05:22:52 PM
Yeah! I remember a fly...
by I am the most horrible
Jun 2nd, 2008
06:24:10 PM
DerLanghaarige go fuck yourself
by kingben
Jun 2nd, 2008
07:09:38 PM
Alfred_Packer
by lord_zedd
Jun 2nd, 2008
07:20:58 PM
It's about damn time
by 2dope
Jun 2nd, 2008
07:42:35 PM
Shame about the aborted 2004 remake on The WB
by YotzVonFrelnik
Jun 2nd, 2008
07:49:30 PM
House of Dark Shadows
by wilbur gray
Jun 2nd, 2008
08:47:11 PM
Sick of Hillary cult members whining about Obama.
by Hesiod2k7
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:08:47 PM
Oh...and Dark Shadows sucks.
by Hesiod2k7
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:10:43 PM
will they have...
by SenatorJeffersonSmith
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:12:25 PM
Kelsey Grammer Had A Heart Attack Recently!
by lord_zedd
Jun 2nd, 2008
09:49:16 PM
Heck, they've even got Tim Burton doing remakes now.
by fractureJonze
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:27:01 PM
Depp & Burton?
by EyeofPolyphemus
Jun 2nd, 2008
11:41:18 PM
I'm just happy Depp is finally
by Purgatori
Jun 3rd, 2008
12:19:03 AM
Dark Shadows
by OptimusCrime
Jun 3rd, 2008
01:31:17 AM
Bacci- I wasn't saying that the Wilder version...
by Cartagia
Jun 3rd, 2008
02:02:02 AM
Will there be spirals in this one?
by Dingbatty
Jun 3rd, 2008
02:20:22 AM
What About Alice In Wonderland?
by grievenom
Jun 3rd, 2008
03:17:55 AM
Dark Shadows is right up Tim Burton's alley.
by Yeti
Jun 3rd, 2008
05:57:34 AM
IMHO Burton is at his worst...
by Engelhast
Jun 3rd, 2008
07:06:04 AM
Please give Johnathan Frid a role!
by tvspace
Jun 3rd, 2008
07:06:26 AM
The seventies Willie Wonka version is much darker.
by rbatty024
Jun 3rd, 2008
07:07:05 AM
Apes & Chocolate were disappointing
by BenBraddock
Jun 3rd, 2008
08:53:17 AM
Anyone else sick of Tim Burton?
by fiester
Jun 3rd, 2008
08:53:40 AM
GOTHED THE FRIDGE
by ArcadianDS
Jun 3rd, 2008
08:56:34 AM
I didn't even need to read the article to know this.
by IAmMrMonkey!
Jun 3rd, 2008
09:40:55 AM
I'm actually watching DS: The Beginning
by Damned if I can login
Jun 3rd, 2008
10:08:12 AM
You guys have lost all credibility with your bitching
by Bobo_Vision
Jun 3rd, 2008
08:06:19 PM
Michael Keaton better get his shit together!
by PR1C3Y
Jun 6th, 2008
04:56:10 AM

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