Vicki in a straightjacket is possibly a nod to Maggie's time at Windcliff...?

Bella Heathcote and Jonny Lee Miller aren't box office draws. Releasing still of them wouldn't generate much buzz.

The Barnabas and Willie shot are the first shot since the Entertainment Weekly group photo that gives you a sense of the "world". And the color palette looking so different from the shot of the foyer/staircase - maybe there's an Old House after all?

These will not be coming out until several months after the new film is released on Blu-ray and DVD, so sometime in 2013.

Only thing questionable there is that the new movie will definitely be out on blu and DVD before the end of the year. Big studio movies that came out in May and June of last year were on home video by September and October. Waiting til 2013 to release the new film on video is a big window.

It is obvious from the range of posts here and based on what we know so far that those looking for a dark, heavy, serious tone mixed with some comedic moments are going to be very disappointed; those wanting to see an over the top parody are going to love the movie.

What I'm looking for is something between the two extremes but, in terms of specifics, one which I'm not qualified to imagine. I pay 11 bucks (yep, 11) to see things I couldn't come up with on my own.

What I was saying is that I find it hard to believe that Burton and Co. would go to such lengths to recreate the look of the original and then not recreate the feel.  It's possible.  We'll see.

Didn't mean any offense, but whatever Burton & Depp's intention, the production/costumer designers and art directors aren't going to half-ass it based on the creative tone. They're spending millions of dollars on the film, and the design team is going to bring their A game, no matter what "legacy" is being pillaged for laughs...

I'm assuming everything we've read is true. They're making a completely goofy/out there homage to the show. Not sure why that's such cause for alarm. We'll always have the show (that whole "only soap to be released in its entirety on home video" miracle is never lost on me), and nothing is ever going to replace the show, so why not go for broke and give us something completely unexpected?  To be honest, when DCP/Pierson were in creative control of these relaunches, the results weren't so hot.

Just as an example: I'll never understand the slavish narrative loyalty that insisted BOTH the 91 and 04 versions HAD to start with Vicki on a train. Just because the original did? That's the opposite of creativity. Fan fiction is so often terrible because of that kind of fealty to the source. I'm excited for them to turn the property on its ear; the original series is safe on my shelf!

The sad thing is that hardcore fans are likely the only ones to get a kick out of this version. New folks will be left out of the joke, is my guess.