Burton likens Dark Shadows to a ‘weird soap opera’

Telling the story of an ancient vampire (Depp) who tries to reconnect with his descendants after spending 200 years in a tomb. Michelle Pfeiffer plays one of said relatives, and we’re not sure how well things actually go looking at this still!

Burton has hailed ‘weirdness’ as the main theme, saying  “It’s got such a strange vibe,”  “And it’s not something that a lot of people necessarily know. You’re trying to do a weird soap opera… Some of the cast knew about it. Some didn’t, but they were all game for it — getting into the weird spirit of what Dark Shadows was.” 

“It has a weird sense of heightened melodrama… It was hard to put into words the tone it was. It had a weird seriousness, but it was funny in a way that wasn’t really funny. We just had to feel our way through it to find the tone.”

EXCITED to say the least! UK Release is 11 May 2012