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Current Talk '24 I / Re: It's official: Dark Shadows returns as a film with Johnny Depp
« on: March 29, 2008, 07:25:24 PM »
It's not at all unusual for it to sometimes take a long time for a screenwriter to be chosen. It's also not unusual for the development phase of a movie to take years. I know we'd much prefer that not to be the case with the Depp/DS film - but it is possible.
And knowing the way WB operates, I wouldn't be at all surprised if they're waiting to greenlight the NoDS restoration until after the Depp/DS film is out of development and on its way to production. They're no doubt figuring the new film will bring publicity to all the versions of DS and they can parlay that into hopefully greater sales for the DVD. Studio execs think that way - especially when they get it into their heads that they can probably save big on the DVD's promotion budget by somehow piggybacking it with the film's promotion.
And knowing the way WB operates, I wouldn't be at all surprised if they're waiting to greenlight the NoDS restoration until after the Depp/DS film is out of development and on its way to production. They're no doubt figuring the new film will bring publicity to all the versions of DS and they can parlay that into hopefully greater sales for the DVD. Studio execs think that way - especially when they get it into their heads that they can probably save big on the DVD's promotion budget by somehow piggybacking it with the film's promotion.