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Current Talk '24 I / Re: It's official: Dark Shadows returns as a film with Johnny Depp
« on: July 29, 2010, 12:14:54 AM »
It's not simply the new writer on his own that's sparking fears. It's the type of stuff the new writer is known for, the remark made by Richard Zanuck that the previous script was "very funny," and remarks Burton has made (chiefly the ones on Late Night with Jonathan Ross), and Burton's often quirky take on things. All that combined together can lead one to believe that Burton is looking more toward doing a parody of DS rather than a straight dramatic/Gothic version. Though, of course, it's definitely not fair to judge or presume anything before we actually know what the take on DS actually will be. And I'm certainly trying my best to keep an open mind. But at the same time I can understand the fears many fans are experiencing at this juncture...
As far as I could tell from his credits, he hasn't. Though that doesn't necessarily mean he's incapable of writing a great screenplay for the Depp/DS film. One can only hope that he is... (Though I do believe he's also adapting his own AL:VH for the screen. Though that's his own work, so it's very different than DS...)
seen any of his movies if he's done film adaptation before i mean. i have no idea if he has or not.
As far as I could tell from his credits, he hasn't. Though that doesn't necessarily mean he's incapable of writing a great screenplay for the Depp/DS film. One can only hope that he is... (Though I do believe he's also adapting his own AL:VH for the screen. Though that's his own work, so it's very different than DS...)