Interesting. Gabriel Freilich, whose name used to appear on the IMDb cast list as playing Hippie #3, tweeted this earlier:
GabrielFreilich
First day on the 'Dark Shadows' set Monday, v. excited! Will Tim realise it was all a frightful mistake and boot me off? Time will tell
4 hours ago
So, apparently he is still doing the film. So, who knows why his name was removed from IMDb? But then, ours is not to fathom the insanity that is IMDb...
320 days 3 hours 19 minutes 20 seconds until the day the Depp/Burton DARK SHADOWS is released(ET)!!