Empire Magazine was on the set of Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows and while the new issue has a feature on this set visit, the mag’s website has an excerpt and a couple of never-before-seen photos. In the excerpt, the film’s 1972 setting was addressed, with screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith offering, “Tim and Johnny took a long time explaining exactly why it had to be 1972. 1969 was too early and 1973 was too late. 1972 is right at the time when the hippie movement and all its peace and love is dying out and being replaced by this me-me-me generation in the ’70s who are all about showing their wealth and having everything.”
Also in the excerpt, producer Richard Zanuck explains why the film was NOT shot in 3D. Dark Shadows will be released on May 11, 2012.
Diabolus
September 27, 2011
A little bit of Nosferatu? It all looks incredible. Love the cliff motif in the wall paintings on the walls of Collinwood. Any way you slice it this is going to be a amazing treat.
Dark Shadow
September 27, 2011
Barn’s resurrection? (18th Century attire plus gravesite filth).
While these ARE official set pictures, there’s still plenty of post-production work that will be done before it hits the screen. So please, let’s not dive back into the pale makeup hysteria. Pre-emptively, I don’t think Burton will be seen in the final production
Looks great!