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Current Talk '24 I / Re: It's official: Dark Shadows returns as a film with Johnny Depp
« on: April 29, 2008, 11:59:10 PM »it appears that we won't know anything about the movie at the time of the Fest
I have to confess that given the writers' strike and the film load Depp already had in the wings, several DS friends and I laughed when we first saw that the Fest had set aside 30 minutes to discuss the Depp/DS movie because, even back when the schedule was first announced, it didn't seem as if there would be enough info available to fill 3 let alone 30 minutes - and that seems to be even truer now.
I can certainly understand the Fest wanting to set aside that much allotted time on the off chance that developments substantial enough to actually trigger a 30 minute discussion might take place between the drafting of the schedule and July 19th. However, at this point I'm still going with my initial reaction because, unless a lot of stuff is happening that not even the trades are aware of as yet, it seems unlikely there will be much news beyond what we already know in time for the Fest. Don't get me wrong - I would love for something to actually happen that would be worthy of a 30 minute discussion - it's just that with every passing day it seems less and less likely.
We've given this warning several times in the past, but it never hurts to repeat that a good rule of thumb so far as the Fests go is that it's often a smart idea to take the heralding of "surprise" announcements or even planned panels with a grain of salt. All too often they fall flat or even disappear altogether without any explanation whatsoever once the Fests actually roll around...