Eva Green has landed the female lead in Dark Shadows, the Tim Burton-directed adaptation of the 60s supernatural TV soap opera for Warner Bros. Green, who made a most memorable impression when she broke James Bond's heart in Casino Royale as Vesper Lynd, is negotiating to play the role of Angelique. In the series, she was a powerful witch who was alternately tormented and bewitched by her love-hate relationship with Barnabas Collins. Depp will play Collins. Lara Parker played the role in the original Gothic horror soap. The French-born actress most recently starred oppposite Ewan McGregor in the romantic thriller Perfect Sense, the Sundance title just acquired by IFC. Green just signed with UTA and she is also repped by UK-based Tavistock Wood.

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Never heard of her.

Besides my ongoing skepticism about the whole venture, does anyone really think that the big screen is the right venue for this reboot? I mean, even if they make it 2 and a half hours long (which they most likely won't) that's not even CLOSE to enough time to introduce the myriad characters of the show plus get a cracking good storyline going AND present the family history, etc.

My guess is it's yet another example (Planet of the Apes, Willa Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Batman) of Burton 'reimagining' my childhood treasures in a way that will completely miss what made the originals so endearing and special.

PLEASE keep this man away from the Muppets!! :mad:

I think its a bad idea. Making movies out of TV shows never works, but Hollywood is run by people who were obviously short changed in the brains department.