Dark Shadows Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Every Family Has Its Demons

Amy Renner

Last modified: Jan. 2, 2013

Dark Shadows

Release Date: Friday, May 11, 2012 Theaters

Director: Tim Burton

Starring: Johnny Depp • Jackie Earle Haley • Bella Heathcote • Eva Green • Helena Bonham Carter

PG-13 Comedy 2 hrs, 0 m

3.68 / 5.0

88% WILL SEE 12% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet—or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets. Matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) has called upon live-in psychiatrist, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter), to help with her family troubles. Also residing in the manor is Elizabeth's ne'er-do-well brother, Roger Collins, (Jonny Lee Miller); her rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn Stoddard (Chloe Moretz); and Roger's precocious 10-year-old son, David Collins (Gulliver McGrath). The mystery extends beyond the family, to caretaker Willie Loomis, played by Jackie Earle Haley, and David's new nanny, Victoria Winters, played by Bella Heathcote.

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Who stars in Dark Shadows – Cast List

Johnny Depp
... Barnabas Collins

Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Jackie Earle Haley
... Willie Loomis

Shutter Island, Parkland
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Bella Heathcote
... Victoria Winters

The Neon Demon, In Time
Eva Green
... Angelique

Arbitrage, Kingdom of Heaven
Helena Bonham Carter
... Dr. Julia Hoffman

One Life, Enola Holmes 3
Michelle Pfeiffer
... Elizabeth Collins

Oh. What. Fun. , Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Thomas McDonell
... Young Barnabas Collins

Fun Size, Prom

Who is making Dark Shadows – Crew List

A look at Dark Shadows behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Tim Burton last helmed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Dumbo. The film's writer John August last penned Aladdin and Frankenweenie.

Director: Tim Burton
Screenwriters: John August
Seth Grahame-Smith
Producers: Johnny Depp
David Kennedy
Graham King

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: GK Films
Infinitum Nihil
Tim Burton Productions

Production – What we know about the Dark Shadows

Key Facts

Based on the ABC soap created by Dan Curtis that aired from 1966 - 1971.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Apr 2012

Completed

Changed Dark Shadows movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2012

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Sep 2011

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Dec 2008

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking
Runtime: 2 hrs, 0 m
Tagline: Every Family Has Its Demons
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Dark Shadows Trailers and Clips

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Dark Shadows Release Date: When was the film released?

Dark Shadows was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, May 11 , 2012. The film was released in approximately 3,755 theaters. There were 16 16 other movies released on the same date, including Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview, The Cup and Girl in Progress.