Thanks LdyAnne- I guess it was announced at Comic-Con and was just not given that as a reference right away. At any rate, it's been announced!
Gothick, you're absolutely right that it may be a long time before this film comes out, and of course there are no guarantees that it even will. First of all, it doesn't sound like there is even a script yet, and they will have to get that ball rolling. Johnny himself has film commitments for at least the next year- he is next slated to film Shantaram from Jan to May of '08, and it was recently announced that the Hunter S. Thompson novel, The Rum Diary, will probably be next up after that. There are some other tentative and rumored roles in the pipeline, as well, and his production company has a number of other projects going on besides Dark Shadows.
That said, I am really optimistic about this in the long run! Johnny has long said that he was always a huge fan of the show, and if he is passionate about something, he will pursue it very relentlessly, even if it may take awhile.
Cathy