Very cool!  The blood spattered claws are a very Nosferatu touch.  Michelle Pfeiffer is really going to put her own mark on the role of Liz, I can tell.  I hope she and Miller get at least a couple of juicy scenes together.  Wouldn't it be cool if they re-staged the legendary "Because I choose to do so!" scene!

I'm wondering if Burton isn't going to make this his personal tribute not just to DS, but to the whole aesthetic of classic horror that DS looked back upon.  Cobwebbed staircases, secret passageways, crashing thunder, shadows upon shadows.  I saw (and taped some of) Burton commenting on classic horror films on AMC many years ago--he's a huge fan of the genre.

From what I read of the text, there will be more of the Seth interview in the mag.  There may or may not be more photos.  Unfortunately mags from the UK often don't show up here until 3 to 4 weeks after they are released in the UK.  I don't know why since there are many daily flights between London and major cities of the US.

I didn't notice anything particularly spoilery in what was said in the text on the website, but Your Mileage May Vary.  Interesting that Burton decide the year "had to be" 1972.  I'd like to read more of his thoughts about that...

G.

A panel for Victoria Winters has been added, along with sketches (some very rough) for the Foyer in 1796 and 1969, and for the scene where Barnabas first meets the family.  The latter includes a rough concept for Roger which he says is going to be developed further.

I'm touched that he references the wonderful album by Wendy and Bonnie, Genesis, in his writing about Vicki.  The artist seems to share Donovan's 1960s obsession with the sexuality of teen (or even tween-)aged girls.

http://caltsoudas.deviantart.com/gallery

G.

I just have to add that BarnaDepp makes me think of one of Edward Gorey's drawings... a point of favor in my book...

I am quite curious as to whether Julia will appear only briefly in the movie, given Miss BC's original statement that it was going to be quite a minor role..  I think she was just having a little joke...

G.

I could be wrong, but I don't think they started referring to the Devil or Prince of Darkness/Fire on the series until Cassandra showed up in the Spring of 1968.  While Cass is incanting over her favorite Dr. Lang doll/pincushion, at one point she exclaims "my powers were given to me by the Devil himself!"  If you go back and watch the original 1795 episodes, Angelique's original spells are all more like hedge witchcraft, involving herbs, object links belonging to the person, etc.  Demonology enters the picture when she creates the bat to be her servitor and spy on Barnabas but even then I don't recall her mentioning the Devil, though Hell may have been mentioned.   

I could never understand why they started up with the Satan stuff in 1968 but then it hit me:  Rosemary's Baby was big news so the writers decided to introduce that element.

I guess that even though the Diabolos sequences come across today as atmospheric but on the edge of a little TOO extreme (GREAT voicework from the guy who played Diabolos), the production unit never again revisited this particular terrain.  But it was enshrined forever in our memories because THESE were the episodes chosen for the series' Viewmaster reel. 

In the booklet that came with the reel, incidentally, "Diabolos" is referred to as Balberith.  I don't know whether that came from a DS script, or if whoever wrote the booklet came up with that name themselves.  There's a Wikipedia entry on Baal-berith (who, like many demons, started out life as a Canaanite Deity) but I quite like this site where he is described as "chief secretary of Hell"... which fits rather well with the DS representation of him, don't you think?

http://www.whiterosesgarden.com/Nature_of_Evil/Demons/List_of_Demons/B_contents/baalberith.htm

cheers, Gothique (rhymes with "eek!")

Janet darling, Brace yourself:  it's Willie.
In this redaction, the characters of Willie and Matthew Morgan appear to have been combined.

Don't you just LOVE remakes??

cheers, Steve

MB honey, did you scroll down and read the blurb for each character below the photo? There's a LOT of new information presented... it's from an interview with Seth something-or-other, the screenwriter...

The blurb has mostly minor character details, but there are a couple of spoilery bits...

G.

Today he has added his written outline for the graphic novel scenario.  I just made a print of it.  From glancing at it, it seems to be a mixture of the original series (dateline 1969/1796) and the little synopsis Warners released for the Burton/Depp feature--e.g. this novel has Barnabas returning to a semi-ruined, dilapidated Collinwood with "strange decor."

He said it's not likely to be up on his deviantart page for long, so if you're curious to read it, don't hesitate.  The text is a PDF file you download from Googledocs so you need a Google/whatever log-in.

G.