Rumor has it that Johnny Depp has spilled a bit o' rumor juice, stating that he and Burton will collaborate again next year. The project is said to be a remake of the cult classic / horror soap opera Dark Shadows. The timing is perfect, what with seemingly everyone from tweens to moms having their collective panties in a bunch over everything vampire. Barnabus Collins (the vampire) was the the major character of Dark Shadows when it originally aired, and in at least one subsequent re-make.
The show was extremely popular and remains so even today, gaining new fans every year. It's tough to tell from whic angle Burton and Depp will take the material, however, because it's rife with kitsch, but also gothic and (pardon the pun) deadly serious. Perhaps some mixture of the two will make everyone happy. But it's good to know it's in the hands of two genuinely bizarre and risk taking artists. Humor has worked in the past, IE: Ed Wood, so there is no reason to think lightening can;t strike again. (No reference to Frankenstein / Frankenweenie intended).
The trailer for Alice In Wonderland was "leaked accidentally" by IGN - call me a cynic. I mean, not that I do not firmly believe idiots run the top level of just about everything, but I don;t think this would accidentally leak. I thinkit's a deliberate attempt at buzz. (Is it just me or is "buzz' starting earlier and earlier. Kind of like Christmas music). Alice in Wonderland is due in regular format as well as digital 3D, March 5, 2010. (Though it should be noted that many sources have stated the release date is March 10).
Whatever the intention of IGN and Disney, here the early "leaked" trailer was since removed from www.traileradict.com with the accompanying message "easer trailer for Alice in Wonderland has been removed at the request of Walt Disney Pictures." Aren't they "rolling out" the trailer tomorrow anyway?
Alice in Wonderland releases in March, and an upcoming Comic-Con appearance with tons of geeky questions will likely shed more light on the subject.
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