Michelle Pfeiffer In Talks For ‘Dark Shadows,’ Helena Bonham Carter Possibly Joining, Too
Tim Burtonmay have found his Elizabeth Collins Stoddard. The director is quickly assembling the cast for a big-screen version of the ’60s supernatural soap operaDark Shadows, withJohnny Deppleading the cast as Barnabas Collins. Now he’s gotMichelle Pfeiffer— famous for many roles, but not least for playing Catwoman inBatman Returns— in talks to play Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the matriarch of the family around which the soap was based.THRhas the details, thin as they are. She’s negotiating, and shooting starts in April, but she has to balance this gig with other roles: a small part in New Year’s Eve (there are so many people in that film that all the parts are smallish) and a much bigger role in Alex Kurtzman’s directorial debut Welcome to People.
AndDeadlinesaysHelena Bonham Carteris in line to play Dr. Julia Hoffman. I’d wondered which role she’d end up taking, as a Tim Burton movie without his wife is just slightly less likely at this point than a Tim Burton movie without Johnny Depp.
Dark ShadowsalsohasEva Greenas Angelique, a witch who has a deep backstory with Barnabas Collins.Bella Heathcotewill beVictoria Winters, employee and friend of Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, andJackie Earle Haleyis the con man who becomes a sort of Renfield to Barnabas. I have serious fatigue for the Depp/Burton/Carter team but have to admit this is quite a cast. Michelle Pfeiffer would make the film almost a must-see, especially if footage suggests that Tim Burton is able to bring out some of her old fire.
