Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, May 11, 2012 Nationwide
comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking
Plot: What's the story about?
In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet—or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets. Matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) has called upon live-in psychiatrist, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter), to help with her family troubles. Also residing in the manor is Elizabeth's ne'er-do-well brother, Roger Collins, (Jonny Lee Miller); her rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn Stoddard (Chloe Moretz); and Roger's precocious 10-year-old son, David Collins (Gulliver McGrath). The mystery extends beyond the family, to caretaker Willie Loomis, played by Jackie Earle Haley, and David's new nanny, Victoria Winters, played by Bella Heathcote.
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Who stars in Dark Shadows: Cast List
Johnny Depp ... Barnabas Collins
Jeanne du Barry, Black Mass
Jackie Earle Haley ... Willie Loomis
Alita: Battle Angel, London Has Fallen
Bella Heathcote ... Victoria Winters
Not Fade Away, In Time
Eva Green ... Angelique
The Three Musketeers - Part II: Milady, The Golden Compass
Helena Bonham Carter ... Dr. Julia Hoffman
One Life, Enola Holmes
Michelle Pfeiffer ... Elizabeth Collins
New Year's Eve, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Thomas McDonell ... Young Barnabas Collins
Prom, Fun Size
Chloë Grace Moretz ... Carolyn
(In Talks)
Let Me In, Nimona
Who's making Dark Shadows: Crew List
A look at the Dark Shadows behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Tim Burton last directed Dumbo and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. The film's writer John August last wrote Aladdin and Frankenweenie.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Johnny DeppDavid Kennedy
Graham King
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Production: What we know about Dark Shadows?
Key Facts
- Based on the ABC soap created by Dan Curtis that aired from 1966 - 1971.
Filming Timeline
- 2012 - April: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2012 - March: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2011 - September: The film was set to Production status.
- 2008 - December: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Dark Shadows Release Date: When was the film released?
Dark Shadows was a Nationwide release in 2012 on Friday, May 11, 2012 in around 3,755 theaters. There were 16 other movies released on the same date, including Sleepless Night, Hick and Changing The Game.
Dark Shadows DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Dark Shadows was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 .