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Anne Hathaway, Lindsay Lohan and Jennifer Lawrence auditioned for the role of Angelique.

When Michelle Pfeiffer heard about an adaptation of Dark Shadows (1966), she called up Tim Burton to ask him for a part in the film, something she rarely does.

This is Tim Burton's eighth film with Johnny Depp, his seventh film with Helena Bonham Carter, his fifth film with Christopher Lee, and his second film with Michelle Pfeiffer (Pfeffer had starred in Batman, le défi (1992) twenty years previously).

At the Collinwood ball, Carolyn repeats the first lyrics of "The Ballad of Dwight Fry" to her mother, causing her to get tense. The lyrics ("Mommy, where's daddy? He's been gone for so long. Do you think he'll ever come home?") hint at a possible Dark Shadows (1966) storyline: Carolyn believes Elizabeth murdered her father.

The producers scoured the UK and Maine to find an appropriate fishing village to film Collinsport in, but couldn't find one that fit. Thus they constructed the whole town from scratch in Pinewood Studios.

Kathryn Leigh Scott reported at the Dark Shadows Festival in Brooklyn (August 19-21, 2011) that she, Lara Parker, David Selby and Jonathan Frid were treated "like royalty" when they arrived on set for their cameos during the first week of July 2011, and that Johnny Depp walked up to Jonathan Frid and said, "None of this would be possible had it not been for you" referring to Frid's original portrayal of the Barnabas Collins role and its impact on the success of the original series.

For the sex fight sequence, the actors worked with stunt coordinator Eunice Huthart and wore harnesses that spun them through the air. Eva Green was not too fond of the sequence since she doesn't like heights

To prepare for his role as Barnabas Collins, Johnny Depp undertook a weight-loss regime and a diet of green tea and low-sugar fruit, getting his weight down to 140 pounds.

Chloë Grace Moretz (Carolyn Stoddard) and Gulliver McGrath (David Collins) were also both in the the film Hugo Cabret (2011) but shared no screen time together.

This was Jonathan Frid's last film.

In Dark Shadows (1966), , Dr Julia Hoffman was played by Grayson Hall, wife of the show's head writer Sam Hall. In an interesting parallel, Dr Hoffman in this film is played by Helena Bonham Carter, wife of the director Tim Burton.

Eva Green makes an uncredited appearance as Angelique's mother in the prologue.

When David first meets Barnabas, he looks at the ancestral portrait and notes the similarity, just as in Dark Shadows (1966). In the series Barnabas denied there being any connection, but in the film he proudly notes the likeness.

Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer were fans of the original Dark Shadows (1966), having watched it when they were young.

The scene where Barnabas approaches Collinwood in 1972 is a direct copy of Barnabas's first scene in La fiancée du vampire (1970), where he approaches Collinwood from the shadows.

According to costume designer Colleen Atwood, she designed the 18th and 20th century costumes and then overlaid and blended in elements from both to create a smooth, similar feel that suited the film.

Colleen Atwood created Josette duPres's dress from nylon and aluminum.

This was producer Richard D. Zanuck's last film.

Eva Green described her role of Angelique as "Bette Davis and Janis Joplin mixed together."

Shipped to theaters under the code name "Night Moves".

Jonathan Frid, Lara Parker, David Selby and Kathryn Leigh Scott, who played Barnabas Collins, Angelique Bouchard, Quentin Collins and Maggie Evans/Josette DuPres in the original Dark Shadows (1966), appear at the ball at Collinwood Manor in two scenes: 1) when they are welcomed at the door by Barnabas, and when Alice Cooper begins his second number, Elizabeth is seen talking talking with Scott, Selby and Parker.

According to Johnny Depp, the filming of the sex scene resulted in a lot of trashed hotel rooms.

Tim Burton wanted the film to reflect the era of its setting, and showed cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel several 1970s vampire movies to help him understand the way the film should be shot.

Angelique's car is a 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda

Production designer Rick Heinrichs designed Collinwood to reflect its maritime heritage (the mansion was close to the ocean, and its owners have a background in fishing); ocean motifs like fish and mermaids are present throughout the house and its furnishings, including seahorses in the fireplace along with statues of the sea god Neptune.

Tracy Curtis and Linda Curtis, daughters of "Dark Shadows" creator Dan Curtis, served as consultants on the film.

This is the third cinematic adaptation of Dark Shadows (1966) after La fiancée du vampire (1970) and Night of Dark Shadows (1971), and the third revival after La malédiction de Collinwood (1991) and _Dark Shadows (2005) (TV Movie)

The film is set in 1972, a year after Dark Shadows (1966) ended its run.

Josette has blonde hair while Angelique has dark brown hair. When in 1972, this was reversed: Josette/Maggie has dark brown hair and Angelique is blonde.

Christopher Lee stars with Jonny Lee Miller in this film; decades earlier, Lee had appeared with Miller's grandfather Bernard Lee in the 007 film L'homme au pistolet d'or (1974), which was based on a novel written by Lee's cousin Ian Fleming.

A 33-foot-high miniature of Collinwood Mansion was constructed, measuring 1/3 in scale to the actual set of the Mansion.

Makeup artist Joel Harlow applied several layers of custom greasepaint to create Barnabas Collins's chalk-white complexion.

With no time for rehearsal prior to filming, Tim Burton found a way to put his entire main cast in the mindset of their respective roles: He gathered them together on the set for a photo session in which they replicated the famous image of the original Dark Shadows (1966) cast all standing in the foyer of Collinwood. This image evolved into the film's teaser poster.

Angelique built up a rival fishery, Angel Bay Seafood, to bring down the Collins. This was done by Burke Devlin in Dark Shadows (1966)'s first season.

During the sex fight sequence at one point Angelique had at least 4 arms wrapped around Barnabas.

Matthew Hall, son of Sam Hall and Grayson Hall (Dr Julia Hoffman from Dark Shadows (1966)), claimed he enjoyed the film but didn't like what they did with his mother's role: "My mother, short and fat and drinking anything besides black tea first thing in the morning? Sorry, you must have the wrong Dr. Hoffman!"

The time line cited in the film appears to be accurate: 1760 (at around 1 min) + 1 year (construction of the Collinsport dock and the Joshua Collins Cannery) + 15 years (construction of Collinwood at 02:08) = 1776; 1776+196 (entombment at 43:20) = 1972, the year in which the bulk of the film is set. Also Barnabas' age of 6 years on leaving Liverpool (end credits) + 1 year + 15 years = 22 years when he was propositioned by Angelique. Early press releases state that the family left Liverpool in 1752.

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