FANGORIA #313 doesn’t hit the shelves or arrive in your mailbox till next month, but we’ve got the first peek at the covers and the full contents to share with you now! Yes, another pair of covers, both spotlighting Tim Burton’s eagerly awaited interpretation of the classic Gothic soap DARK SHADOWS, with Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins on the front and artist Mark Crow’s interpretation of Helena Bonham Carter’s Dr. Julia Hoffman on the back.
The issue features interviews with Burton, Carter and producer Richard D. Zanuck on their SHADOWS update, plus actress Marie Wallace on the original series.
Loyal fans of the 60's cult soap opera have been up in arms after seeing the first few minutes of Tim Burton's
Dark Shadows. And to be honest I don't know why. No, I'm not defending Tim Burton's vision of the show, my gripe is that this should have all been expected. There may not be a more predictable director in Hollywood. So why are fans of the series so shocked by the trailer? Did you really not think Tim Burton was going to be Tim Burton? Did you really not think Johnny Depp would show up in white make-up and alter his voice to a lampoonish level?
I'm sorry but the time to have cried about Tim Burton was a year ago, to do it now is frankly silly. Sure, some of you might feel betrayed because Burton and Depp professed their love for the original so much that you really thought they would keep the same tone and style as the soap, but that was wishful thinking my friends. It is time to except that the king of fluff, and zany dark humor has sunk his claws into your precious
Dark Shadows. Tim Burton is all about making
Dark Shadows in his vision, not yours.
Dark Shadows also stars Helena Bonham-Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Chloe Moretz and Jackie Earle Haley. The film will be in theaters May 11th, 2012.
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