Movie Visual Companion Preview Pictures

The long-awaited behind the scenes guide for the recent Dark Shadows movie, The Visual Companion, is finally released next week and, courtesy of Titan Books, we're delighted to share some exclusive preview images from the book. 

Shown below are director Tim Burton posing with actors Gully McGrath, Jonny Lee Miller, Michelle Pfeiffer and Chloe Grace Moretz, along with early concept artwork for Widows' Hill and Collinwood. Click on the pictures for a larger view.

Dark Shadows: The Visual Companion by Mark Salisbury is published on 26th October 2012, by Titan Books priced £29.99, and will be released in the US in November. UK readers can order the book now at a discount price by clicking here. US readers can pre-order the book at a discount price by clicking here.

 
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New Dark Shadows Movie Portraits

Warner Bros. have released some unseen cast portraits from the Dark Shadows movie. Shown are Bella Heathcote as the ghost of Josette duPres; Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins; director Tim Burton with Barnabas' umbrella; and Burton pictured with Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman. Click on the pictures for larger views.

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New Backstage Shadows Movie Pictures

Warner Bros. have released another batch of publicity stills for the Dark Shadows movie, going behind the scenes of the production. Shown are director Tim Burton with Eva Green (Angelique Bouchard); The cavernous foyer of Collinwood constructed at Pinewood Studios; And finally, filming Barnabas' arrival with Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer (Elizabeth Collins Stoddard) and Jackie Earle Haley (Willie Loomis). Click on the images for a larger view. And to see all our photo posts from the film, click here.

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10 New Dark Shadows Movie Photos

Warner Bros. have unveiled a clutch of unseen stills from the new Dark Shadows movie, which can be seen below. 

The images show Victoria Winters (Bella Heathcote) arriving at Collinwood; Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) facing off with a troll doll; Barnabas with Carolyn Stoddard (Chloe Grace Moretz) and David Collins (Gully McGrath); Barnabas and David; Barnabas brushing his fangs; Barnabas and Willie Loomis (Jackie Earle Haley) at the Blue Whale pub; Barnabas in Carolyn's bedroom; The Collins family open for business – David, Roger Collins (Jonny Lee Miller), Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Carolyn; And finally, Elizabeth takes up arms. Click on the thumbnails for larger views.

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New Dark Shadows Movie Backstage Photos

Warner Bros have released a set of behind the scenes images from the Dark Shadows movie, featuring director Tim Burton at work with the cast. The photographs show Burton with Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins; Directing an awkward moment between Barnabas and Eva Green as Angelique; With partner Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman; And finally, with Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard. Click on the images for larger views.

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A Deadly Handshake From Barnabas In New Movie Still

Following on from yesterday's great batch of Dark Shadows movie stills, here's a new photo of Johnny Depp's Barnabas, standing beneath his painting in the Collinwood mansion. Click on the image for a larger view.

Elsewhere, the film's screenplay writer Seth Grahame-Smith dismissed previous reports that legendary actor Christopher Lee's character in the story will be Bill Malloy, a key figure in the original show's early months. "I'm not saying who Christopher Lee plays in Dark Shadows, but it's not who IMDB would have us believe," Seth wrote yesterday on Twitter. Empire magazine have described Lee as playing a "king of the fishermen."

And speaking of Twitter, don't forget you can keep up with all the latest Dark Shadows news via our dedicated Twitter feed, bringing daily dispatches, trivia and more. To follow us, click here.

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Barnabas Looms Large In New Shadows Stills

Warner Bros have released another batch of photographs from the new Dark Shadows movie, spotlighting Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins. The first two, shown above, feature him in modern dress with young David Collins (Gully McGrath), and amidst a haul of treasure in his eighteenth century clothes.

Additional pictures below show nanny Victoria Winters (Bella Heathcote) arriving at the Collinwood mansion, with Mrs Johnson (Ray Shirley) taking a nap; Barnabas holding court at the dinner table; Barnabas being comforted by his cousin Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer); Barnabas and the witch Angelique (Eva Green); Barnabas and Carolyn Stoddard (Chloe Grace Moretz) in her bedroom; Barnabas in Carolyn's room; Carolyn and young David; and finally, Barnabas spying on an intimate moment for Roger Collins (Jonny Lee Miller). Click on the images for larger views.

The US rating for Dark Shadows has also been confirmed this week, with the film receiving the anticipated PG-13 certificate for "comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking."

And in other movie news, an Amazon listing for the download version of Danny Elfman's Dark Shadows original score reveals the individual durations of the album's tracks, with a combined time of 52 minutes 45 seconds. To read more, click here, but be warned that spoilers lie ahead.

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Barnabas Hits The Road In New Shadows Movie Photo

Warner Bros have released a new still from the Dark Shadows movie, featuring a bloody-mouthed Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins. Click on the image for a larger view. The film's UK promotional campaign has just begun with the unveiling of a new trailer, which can be watched in the window below.

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New Movie Still Shows Barnabas In a Tight Spot

Warner Bros. have released a new photograph from the Dark Shadows movie, featuring Johnny Depp's Barnabas struggling to find a cosy nook. Click on the image for a larger view. In other movie news, the promotional campaign for Dark Shadows continues apace, with billboard adverts now in place in Los Angeles and New York's Times Square. 

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Shadows Movie News Digest

• Water Tower Music have released cover artwork for May's Dark Shadows soundtrack album, presenting Danny Elfman's orchestral score from the new film. The CD can be pre-ordered now by clicking here.
• Dark Shadows has been voted 'Best Production to work on' by the supporting artistes' union FFA. The film was awarded the title at the organisation's general meeting last weekend.
• Warner Bros will be promoting Dark Shadows at the trade event CinemaCon, which takes place on April 24 in Las Vegas. The presentation is expected to include sneak peek footage from the movie with personnel from the film in attendance.
• The Los Angeles Times' Hero Complex strand has published a set report from the Dark Shadows movie, interviewing several key players, including Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton. "If I go back and watch something like Star Trek, it's not that hard to analyze what the appeal was," says Burton. "The Dark Shadows appeal was a little more abstract. What I loved about it was the fact that it was a melodramatic soap opera, and, well, that flies in the face of any modern studio’s interests as far as moviemaking." Producer Richard D. Zanuck enthuses: "I've never seen a movie like this one; it's like no other. It's like five movies in one. It's a comedy, it's a romance, it's got special effects, it's got action, it's got some horror elements... It's got a lot of great things going for it. We just have to find a way to let people know what it is and what it offers." To read the full article, click here.
• And finally, Warner Bros have released two new Dark Shadows publicity stills, which can be seen below. The images show Johnny Depp as a newly-released Barnabas, prowling the streets of Collinsport, plus a backstage snap of Depp and Tim Burton on the Collinwood set. 

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New Movie Still Unveils Barnabas' Portrait

Warner Bros have issued a new image from the Dark Shadows movie, showing Johnny Depp's Barnabas posing in the hall of Collinwood beneath his portrait. Click on the image for a larger view.

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New Dark Shadows Movie Character Posters

Warner Bros have issued nine new character posters for the new Dark Shadows movie, spotlighting each of the film's key players. Shown are Eva Green as Angelique; Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins; Bella Heathcote as Victoria Winters; Chloe Grace Moretz as Carolyn Stoddard; Gulliver McGrath as David Collins; Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman; Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard; Jonny Lee Miller as Roger Collins; and Jackie Earle Haley as Willie Loomis. Click on the images for a larger view.