According to The Hollywood Reporter, Michelle Pfeiffer may reteam with director Tim Burton in his movie adaptation of “Dark Shadows”.
According to the site, the actress is in talks to play Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the reclusive matron of the large Collins dynasty who hasn’t left her mansion since the disappearance of her husband ten years ago.
Johnny Depp is already scheduled to star in the film as Barnabas Collins, a 175-year-old vampire who hates himself due to his vampirism. He’s also searching for his lost love, Josette.
This will be Pfeiffer’s first time to work with Burton since 1992’s “Batman Returns”, in which she played Catwoman/Selina Kyle.
The late 1960s-early 1970s soap opera this film is based on was hugely popular during the time it was on television, developing a cult status among its viewers. Burton and Depp are also self-professed fans of the gothic romance/sci-fi/fantasy series; Depp has stated that he was so obsessed with the character of Barnabas as a child that he wanted to be just like him. It would seem that he has finally gotten his wish.
The film adaptation of “Dark Shadows”, also starring Jackie Earle Haley, Eva Green and Bella Heathcote is expected to be released sometime in 2012.
