Again, there are always a lot of rumors about Johnny appearing in upcoming movies, and only a small fraction will really come true. Of current rumors, my odds for whether they'll happen, at least any time soon (these are only my own feelings and not based on any inside knowledge}:
-Mad Hatter/Alice In Wonderland: 90%. The rumors have been strong even before the recent press; I just have a feeling about this one. But I think this would only be a small role.
-Lindsay/Shantaram: 75%. Someone who claims to be involved in this production has posted to IMDb that Johnny still intends to star in the film. The previous comments by the Infinitum Nihil representative were misquoted or taken out of context. That said, there's still been no news on this film in awhile, but it WAS going to be his next project.
-Barnabas/Dark Shadows: 70%. This is a solid project; it's just a matter of when it might happen.
-Toby/The Man Who Killed Don Quixote: 15%. Terry Gilliam is being optimisitc to think he can get this film together any time soon. Could happen, though.
-Paul Kemp/Rum Diary: 10%. Johnny wants to do this, but I think the film is jinxed, and nearly everyone thinks he's getting too old to play the character
-Riddler/Batman sequel: 5%. Not impossible but I think this one was just made up
-Tommy Lee/Tommy Lee biopic: 0%. Tommy Lee's wishful thinking. No way would this ever happen.
Johnny is not filming now and he has no films coming out this whole year. He is publicity shy as it is, so there aren't likely to be any major interviews until next year, when The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Public Enemies come out. So, chances that anyone will be able to quote him about Dark Shadows are pretty sliim right now, unless we're lucky. Tim Burton might be more likely to speak about DS if he gets interviewed about Alice. Remember that regardless of Johnny's itinerary, if Burton is really going to direct, his schedule is going to have to be free, too. And directors often need a larger chunk of time than actors (if they're involved in editing and other post-production).
'Course, it'd be great if the studios or Johnny's publicist could just throw us a bone
Cathy