Jackie Earle Haley Close to Being Cast As Willie Loomis in 'Dark Shadows' Remake - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 02-02-2011, 07:39 PM

I'm told that Jackie Earle Haley is in talks to play Willie Loomis in Dark Shadows, the Tim Burton-directed horror film for Warner Bros, based on the 60s TV soap that will star Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins. At the same time, sources say that Bella Heathcoate is the choice to play Victoria Winters, the young governess of the Collins estate. Heathcote was among the names mentioned for Snow White and the Huntsman, a role which Deadline told you exclusively now has Twilight Saga's Kristen Stewart as front runner.The Vicki role was originated by Alexandra Moltke on the original soap.

As for Haley, the Loomis role was a pivotal one on the soap. Loomis is a notorious con artist who comes to Collinwood bent on swindling the reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard. He winds up living in the mansion and hatches a plan when he observes a portrait of the late Barnabas Collins, who wore some serious bling. Loomis breaks into the mausoleum and pries open Barnabas' coffin expecting to steal jewelry, he's given the shock of his life when he's attacked by the vampire and rendered the servant and whipping boy of the bloodsucker. The Loomis role was played by James Hall and later John Karlen in the original soap. Haley most recently stepped into iconic horror terrain when he played Freddy Krueger in the remake A Nightmare on Elm Street.

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MickeyMac · 02-03-2011, 07:44 PM

They changed the story around for the movie. In the TV series it was Jason McGuire who came to swindle Liz Stoddard out of a fortune, and he then brought in Willie Loomis to help out, but Willie's obnoxious behavior made it impossible for McGuire to work with him, and he arranged for Liz to give Loomis money to leave town. Instead Loomis heard about the legend the Collins ancestors were buried with their jewels. He attemps to rob a grave, but instead released Barnabas Collins.

It seems to me that Haley is too old to be playing Loomis.

02-02-2011, 07:39 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Jackie Earle Haley Close to Being Cast As Willie Loomis in 'Dark Shadows' Remake I'm told that Jackie Earle Haley is in talks to play Willie Loomis in Dark Shadows, the Tim Burton-directed horror film for Warner Bros, based on the 60s TV soap that will star Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins. At the same time, sources say that Bella Heathcoate is the choice to play Victoria Winters, the young governess of the Collins estate. Heathcote was among the names mentioned for Snow White and the Huntsman, a role which Deadline told you exclusively now has Twilight Saga's Kristen Stewart as front runner.The Vicki role was originated by Alexandra Moltke on the original soap. As for Haley, the Loomis role was a pivotal one on the soap. Loomis is a notorious con artist who comes to Collinwood bent on swindling the reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard. He winds up living in the mansion and hatches a plan when he observes a portrait of the late Barnabas Collins, who wore some serious bling. Loomis breaks into the mausoleum and pries open Barnabas' coffin expecting to steal jewelry, he's given the shock of his life when he's attacked by the vampire and rendered the servant and whipping boy of the bloodsucker. The Loomis role was played by James Hall and later John Karlen in the original soap. Haley most recently stepped into iconic horror terrain when he played Freddy Krueger in the remake A Nightmare on Elm Street. http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/jack...s/#more-103082
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02-03-2011, 07:44 PM	#2
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	They changed the story around for the movie. In the TV series it was Jason McGuire who came to swindle Liz Stoddard out of a fortune, and he then brought in Willie Loomis to help out, but Willie's obnoxious behavior made it impossible for McGuire to work with him, and he arranged for Liz to give Loomis money to leave town. Instead Loomis heard about the legend the Collins ancestors were buried with their jewels. He attemps to rob a grave, but instead released Barnabas Collins. It seems to me that Haley is too old to be playing Loomis.