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Dark
Shadows John Wells Productions
and Dan Curtis Productions in association with Warner Bros.
Television
Format:
Filming was completed in
and around Los Angeles from April 3-23 on an hour-long pilot,
in consideration for a weekly primetime slot on the WB
for fall 2004. The WB network rejected the pilot and
attempts to find an alternative broadcast home have not been
successful.
Key
characters in the pilot are listed below. Sarah Collins, Maggie
Evans and Sam Evans did not appear, but would have featured
in the projected series and were included in earlier drafts
of the shooting script.
The
Cast
Alec
Newman Barnabas Collins:
British born Alec is 29 years old and starred in the
two Sci-Fi Channel Dune miniseries. His most recent
work includes a guest spot on Angel and the title role
in the upcoming Frankenstein miniseries.
Marley
Shelton Victoria Winters:
30 year old Marley's past work includes the big-screen
features Pleasantville, Never Been Kissed and Uptown
Girls. Dark Shadows will be her first leading role
for television.
Matt
Czuchry Willie Loomis: 27
year old Matt's films include Swimming Upstream, Eight
Legged Freaks and Midsummer's Night Rave, along
with recurring roles on the television shows Young Americans
and Hack.
Ivana
Milicevic Angelique: 25
year old Ivana is a Bosnian born actress whose credits include
the films Love Actually, Mail Order Bride and Vanilla
Sky. Her television guest credits include Charmed,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Friends.
Blair
Brown Elizabeth Collins Stoddard:
Blair is a Tony winning stage and screen actress. Her
stage work includes Copenhagen, James Joyce's The Dead
and Cabaret. Her films include Altered States
and the upcoming Dogville.
Martin
Donovan Roger Collins: Martin
is a prolific screen and stage actor, whose film credits include
Insomnia, The Opposite of Sex and Malcolm X.
His television work includes the acclaimed miniseries Traffic.
Jessica
Chastain Carolyn Stoddard:
Jessica is primarily a stage actress, appearing in
productions of The Seagull, Trojan Women, The Grapes of
Wrath and several Shakespearean roles. She has also guested
on television's E.R.
Kelly
Hu Dr. Julia Hoffman: 36
year old Kelly is best known for her lead roles in the series
Martial Law and Nash Bridges, plus many television
guest roles. Her films include The Doors, The Scorpion
King, X-Men 2 and Cradle 2 the Grave.
Jason
Shaw Joe Haskell: Jason
has modelled for Calvin Klein, Lacoste, Gap and Ralph Lauren,
along with appearing in dozens of commercials. He has worked
as a fashion presenter for E!, along with appearing
in the film Save Me A Seat.
Alexander
Gould David Collins: Nine
year old Alexander is best known for providing the voice of
Nemo in Finding Nemo. His other work includes guest
spots on Malcolm in the Middle, Freaks and Geeks
and Ally McBeal.
Jenna
Dewan Sophia Loomis: 24
year old Jenna's background is primarily as a dancer, including
tours with Janet Jackson, Ricky Martin and Toni Braxton. She
has also appeared in the films The Hot Chick and
Hip Hopera: Carmen.
Alexis
Thorpe Kelly Vance: 23
year old Alexis is best known as Cassie DiMera on Days
of Our Lives. She has also appeared on The Young and
the Restless and the movies American Wedding and
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Michael
D Roberts Sheriff George
Patterson: 46 year old Michael brings a wealth of television
experience, with roles in Friends, Beverly Hills 90210
and Seinfeld. His film credits include Manhunter,
Rainman, Suckers and The Golem.
Guest
Cast: E. J. Callahan (Old Man), Nathan Weiss (Boy
in Devil Costume), Doug Jones (Demon on Train/Double
for Barnabas)
The
Production Team
John
Wells Executive Producer:
John is an acclaimed writer and producer of television
and film. His work has included executive producer credits
on television's The West Wing, Third Watch, E.R and
the movie One Hour Photo.
Dan
Curtis Series Creator
and Executive Producer: Dan created the original Dark
Shadows format, which he executive produced and directed.
In addition to helming Dark Shadows for the big screen
and its 1991 revival, he received acclaim for his epic miniseries,
The Winds of War and War and Remembrance.
Mark
Verheiden Executive Producer,
Series Developer and Pilot Writer: Mark is co-executive
producer of Smallville, for which he has written extensively.
His other work includes writing and producing the television
series Timecop.
P.J.
Hogan Director: The
Australian writer and director's previous work includes the
hit cult film Muriel's Wedding, the feature film
My Best Friend's Wedding and last year's live action adaptation
of Peter Pan.
Associate
Producer: Jim Pierson, Director of Photography: Bobby
Bukowski, Editor: Kaja Fehr, Production Designer:
Kirk M. Petruccelli, Costume Designer: Lyn Paolo,
Makeup Design: Todd McIntosh and Steve Anderson,
Prosphetic Makeup: Andrew Clement/Creative Character
Engineering, Hairstylists: Gloria Casny and Lisa
Marie Rosenburg-Alpert, Visual Effects Producer:
Rick Baumgartner, CGI: Stargate Digital,
Casting: Matthew Lessall and Robin Day
News
Headlines
Pilot
Post Mortem
January 26 2005
Pilot
Takes Flight in Fangoria November 18 2004
Pilot
Heads for Fangoria October 18 2004
Ivana
Meets Frankenstein October 2 2004
Newman
Speaks on Pilot October 1 2004
Angelique
Pilot Photograph September
21 2004
New
Pilot Photographs September
12 2004
Pilot Presentation Comment
August 24 2004
Pilot Round-up August
2 2004
Wells
Speaks Out July 21
2004
Pilot Interview and Photos
July 20 2004
Pilot Hopes Fade July
15 2004
WB
Pans Pilot
July 15 2004
Levin
Leaves
June 19 2004
Jenna Dewan Profiled June 17 2004
Pilot
Photograph Posted June 10 2004
Pilot
Review May 27 2004
New
Pilot Photograph May 20 2004
Alexis
Resurrected
May
19 2004
Pilot
Press Clippings May 18 2004
No
Dark Shadows for WB May 17 2004
Pilot
Personnel May 12 2004
Midseason
Best Hope? May 12 2004
The
Mountain is Go May 11 2004
Location
Round-up May 11 2004
Additional
Locations May 10 2004
Shadows
a Long Shot May 10 2004
Jack
and Bobby Picked Up May 8 2004
Blair
Brown on Stage May 6 2004
WB
Schedule Shapes Up May 5 2004
Pilot
Guest Cast May 4 2004
Test
of Faith May 3 2004
First
Pilot Photograph May 3 2004
Three
Weeks and Counting... April 27 2004
Curtis
Approves April 26 2004
Dan Curtis Reception April 23 2004
Pilot
Updates April 23 2004
Casting
Updates April 16 2004
Production Notes April 16 2004
Kelly
Hu is Julia Hoffman April 14 2004
New
Look Hoffman? April 14 2004
Pilot
News Round-up April 13 2004
Greystone
is Collinwood Location April 10 2004
Starting
in Style April 9 2004
Frid
Passes on Pilot April 8 2004
Series
Hints April 8 2004
Reinventing
Shadows April 8 2004
Alexis
Thorpe Speaks April 8 2004
More
Cast Announcements April 5 2004
Monster
Makers April 5 2004
Blair
Brown is Elizabeth Collins Stoddard April 2 2004
Filming
Begins April 2 2004
Shadows
Over Germany March 31 2004
Decisions,
Decisions... March 30 2004
Pilot
Cast Announced March 27 2004
Ivana
on CSI March 24 2004
Angelique
is Cast March 22 2004
Director
Changes as First Cast Announced March 6 2004
Six Episodes? March 6 2004
Pilot
Date and Location March 5 2004
Casting
Shadows March 5 2004
WB
Speaks March 1 2004
New
Directions February 26 2004
Pilot
Writer Speaks February 25 2004
Vote
Dark Shadows! February 24 2004
Pilot Casting Begins February 22 2004
Pilot
Director Confirmed February 19 2004
Angel
Cancelled as Pilot Details Emerge February 14 2004
Pilot
Reports February 3 2004
Dark
Shadows Pilot Confirmed January 28 2004
WB
Script Details January 22 2004
Joss
Whedon Surprised by Dark Shadows Pilot January 20
2004
Rewriting
the Myth December 22 2003
Casting
Speculation Begins December 5 2003
WB
Behind Dark Shadows Pilot November 11 2003
A
New Dark Shadows? November 7 2003
Features
Casting
Shadows Our reader's dream casting suggestions
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Interview:
Jim Pierson Associate Producer
Interview: Todd McIntosh Makeup Department Head
Interview:
Andrew Clement Prosphetic Makeup Designer
Interview:
Rick Baumgartner Visual Effects Producer
With
thanks to Andrew Clement/Creative Character Engineering,
Dan Curtis Productions, the Dark
Shadows Festival, Darren Gross, BarnabasUndead,
VictoriaWinters,
and ShadowGram
