Dark Shadows

The sexiest man in the world and the most famous pirate of the big screen, becomes a vampire in the remake of the famous The House of Dark Shadows. Tim Burton directs, of course

25/11/2009 - Friends, brothers, accomplices. Now the indissoluble artistic partnership between Tim Burton and Johnny Depp does not even news. It is almost taken for granted and understood that where there is one is the other. Also because the team that wins ... do not change.
Waiting to see the newly elected sexiest man in the world in the role of the Mad Hatter in the new Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton's, in fact), now it's official that the "Award Winning" Depp-Burton will star in a Another important and chatted project: a remake of The House of vampires (in the original The House of Dark Shadows), gothic-horror directed by Dan Curtis in 1970 and based on the successful television series Dark Shadows. "It's something that me and Johnny adore. We can not wait to start shooting "would have commented the director.
The story, infused with horror-gothic atmosphere (which Johnny has already accustomed with Sweeney Todd - a barber cut-in photo of Johnny Depp), will be scripted by John August and will see Depp takes on the role of Barnabas Collins, vampire patriarch reported recklessly "alive" by a servant of the family after 150 years of imprisonment in an ancient coffin. Bloody adventures, loves vampire ritual claims and in full respect of tradition follow each other within the walls of the Old House that can not be more gothic: the famous Lyndhurst, set de The House of shadows too damned (1971), sequel to The House of vampires. In short, a veritable saga of the supernatural where over the bloodthirsty protagonist can not miss witches, werewolves, ghosts and zombies.
Expect disturbing dreams ...

SOURCE: http://www.bestmovie.it/acm-on-line/Home/News/articolo6264.html

I've moved this to rumours until it's comfirmed. Thanks!