With all of the talk about Depp Shadows and the evolution of the characters, I would be interested in hearing everyone's ideal casting and writing for a Dark Shadows project. Here's your chance to rate the characters as they were written in each version and the actors who portrayed them. Rank from favorite to least.
ELIZABETH COLLINS STODDARD
Joan Bennett (OS)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Jean Simmons
Joan Bennett (HODS) -- Wonderful presence, but way too little of her in the script.
BARNABAS COLLINS
Jonathan Frid (OS)
Jonathan Frid (HODS)
Ben Cross
Johnny Depp
VICTORIA WINTERS
Early Alexandra Moltke
Joanna Going
Bella Heathcote
Later Alexandra Moltke
Carolyn Groves
Betsy Durkin
ROGER COLLINS
Louis Edmonds (OS)
Johnny Lee Miller
Louis Edmonds (HODS) -- Great presence, but way too little for him to do.
Roy Thinnes
DAVID COLLINS
Joseph Gordon Levitt
David Henesy/Gulliver McGrath (TIE)
CAROLYN STODDARD
Nancy Barrett (OS)
Nancy Barrett (HODS)
Barbara Blackburn
Chloe Grace Moretz
MAGGIE EVANS
Kathryn Leigh Scott (OS/HODS)
Bella Heathcote
Ely Pouget
ANGELIQUE BOUCHARD
Lara Parker (OS)
Eva Green
Lysette Anthony
WILLIE LOOMIS
John Karlen (OS)
Jim Fyfe/Jackie Earle Haley
John Karlen (HODS)
MRS. JOHNSON
Clarice Blackburn
Julianna McCarthy
Ray Shirley
Barbara Cason
DR. JULIA HOFFMAN
Grayson Hall (OS)
Barbara Steele
Grayson Hall (HODS)
Helena Bonham Carter
