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2011-09-11 18:35:52 UTC
By The Woman In Black
Hermes Press hosted a "Dark Shadows" panel with Lara Parker (Angelique),
Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans and Josette du Pres), and Jim Pierson
(consulting producer for the new Dark Shadows film). The big news was
that four of the original cast members will be making cameos in Tim
Burton's new film! Read on for the details and much more.
Daniel Herman (publisher, Hermes Press) moderated, and Parker and Scott
were just about bursting at the seams to share the news that they, along
with both David Selby (Quentin Collins) and, yes, the much beloved
Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins) spent three days at Pinewood Studios
during the filming of Burton's upcoming Dark Shadows movie. They will
all be making cameos, but the real highlight for the quartet was being
able to thank Johnny Depp (who plays Barnabas in the new version) for
all the kind words and tributes he has given the 45-year-old show,
especially as it relates to Frid and his performance. The icing on the
cake was Depp telling Frid in person, "None of this would be here if it
wasn't for you."
Scott went on to describe the film as not an homage, but "so inclusive",
and she believes Burton's vision is not reverential, just "a damn good
movie." She and Parker joked about how both Helen Bonham Carter and
Michelle Pfeiffer are hooked on the old episodes of the series.
Originally Bonham Carter wanted to play Angelique but now loves being
Dr. Julia Hoffman - she's "eating it up!"
It was confirmed by Pierson that Danny Elfman is doing the music for the
adaptation, but Bob Cobert's original TV theme also plays a part.
Everyone feels like we (the "Dark Shadows" fans) are in good hands as
Depp has promised "poetry" in the final product.
Looking back on the series' 45-year history, Scott shared a story about
when they realized how broad a demographic their audience was comprised
of. The show was taken off the air during the 1967 Six-Day War (between
Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria), and they were inundated with
letters of protest from people of all walks of life - not just your
"typical" soap opera fans.
As for what our leading ladies Parker and Scott are up to now, both are
prolific authors. Parker has her third "Angelique" book coming out, and
it's based on both original and new characters. It's called The Salem
Branch and is about Angelique's first incarnation as a witch in Salem,
Massachusetts.
Scott, who has previously written mostly non-fiction about her time both
as a Playboy bunny and working on "Dark Shadows", has her first
fictional story, Dark Passages, coming out in August. It's about an
actress who is a real vampire and gets a job on a TV show not unlike
"Dark Shadows". In addition, the new NBC series "The Playboy Club" has
bought the rights to her autobiographical The Bunny Years to utilize as
a possible source for future episodes.
Both "Dark Shadows" based movies - House of Dark Shadows and Night of
Dark Shadows - are being restored for DVD to coincide with the release
of the new film, and fans of the latter will be especially happy to hear
that all the previously edited footage is being put back in.
Hermes Press is republishing Gold Key ComicsÂ’ original "Dark Shadows"
tie-in comics in a series of five hardcover volumes. Click here for more
info on that.
Lastly, the new comic books from Dynamite were touched upon. They pick
up directly where the original daytime episodes of "Dark Shadows" left
off, and the first issue is due out in October
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ISLAM: Winning the hearts and minds of the world, one bomb at a time.
Hermes Press hosted a "Dark Shadows" panel with Lara Parker (Angelique),
Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans and Josette du Pres), and Jim Pierson
(consulting producer for the new Dark Shadows film). The big news was
that four of the original cast members will be making cameos in Tim
Burton's new film! Read on for the details and much more.
Daniel Herman (publisher, Hermes Press) moderated, and Parker and Scott
were just about bursting at the seams to share the news that they, along
with both David Selby (Quentin Collins) and, yes, the much beloved
Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins) spent three days at Pinewood Studios
during the filming of Burton's upcoming Dark Shadows movie. They will
all be making cameos, but the real highlight for the quartet was being
able to thank Johnny Depp (who plays Barnabas in the new version) for
all the kind words and tributes he has given the 45-year-old show,
especially as it relates to Frid and his performance. The icing on the
cake was Depp telling Frid in person, "None of this would be here if it
wasn't for you."
Scott went on to describe the film as not an homage, but "so inclusive",
and she believes Burton's vision is not reverential, just "a damn good
movie." She and Parker joked about how both Helen Bonham Carter and
Michelle Pfeiffer are hooked on the old episodes of the series.
Originally Bonham Carter wanted to play Angelique but now loves being
Dr. Julia Hoffman - she's "eating it up!"
It was confirmed by Pierson that Danny Elfman is doing the music for the
adaptation, but Bob Cobert's original TV theme also plays a part.
Everyone feels like we (the "Dark Shadows" fans) are in good hands as
Depp has promised "poetry" in the final product.
Looking back on the series' 45-year history, Scott shared a story about
when they realized how broad a demographic their audience was comprised
of. The show was taken off the air during the 1967 Six-Day War (between
Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria), and they were inundated with
letters of protest from people of all walks of life - not just your
"typical" soap opera fans.
As for what our leading ladies Parker and Scott are up to now, both are
prolific authors. Parker has her third "Angelique" book coming out, and
it's based on both original and new characters. It's called The Salem
Branch and is about Angelique's first incarnation as a witch in Salem,
Massachusetts.
Scott, who has previously written mostly non-fiction about her time both
as a Playboy bunny and working on "Dark Shadows", has her first
fictional story, Dark Passages, coming out in August. It's about an
actress who is a real vampire and gets a job on a TV show not unlike
"Dark Shadows". In addition, the new NBC series "The Playboy Club" has
bought the rights to her autobiographical The Bunny Years to utilize as
a possible source for future episodes.
Both "Dark Shadows" based movies - House of Dark Shadows and Night of
Dark Shadows - are being restored for DVD to coincide with the release
of the new film, and fans of the latter will be especially happy to hear
that all the previously edited footage is being put back in.
Hermes Press is republishing Gold Key ComicsÂ’ original "Dark Shadows"
tie-in comics in a series of five hardcover volumes. Click here for more
info on that.
Lastly, the new comic books from Dynamite were touched upon. They pick
up directly where the original daytime episodes of "Dark Shadows" left
off, and the first issue is due out in October
======================================================================
ISLAM: Winning the hearts and minds of the world, one bomb at a time.