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Current Talk '24 I / Re: It's official: Dark Shadows returns as a film with Johnny Depp
« on: November 15, 2010, 07:14:58 PM »I know it doesn't do any good to post this, but a few nights ago I was watching a bit of the new Sherlock series on pbs.org and it suddenly hit me that Benedict Cumberbatch would make a perfect Barnabas Collins. The lighting, the coat, the hairstyling for Sherlock all would be ideal for a re-conceptualization of Barnabas. Of course Cumberbatch would have to dial the whole manic genius thing WAY down for Barn but he is clearly a highly skilled actor...
He just seems to have more of "that Barnabas edge" to me than Depp. Of course, I am clearly the only fan who thinks this, so...
Actually you're not alone because I agree that Cumberbatch has many qualities that could make for a perfect Barnabas. And there were no signs of the manic genius persona that he displays as Sherlock Holmes when he did The Last Enemy, which was part of the '08 season of Masterpiece Contemporary. But as you say, it doesn't do any good to wonder what Cumberbatch might be able to do with the role because it's already cast. Though I do have a great deal of confidence that Depp also has what it takes to play Barn, and I'm really looking forward to his take.