Who says soap operas aren't profitible? Starting April 10, Dark Shadows: The Complete DVD Collection will be available for purchase. Fans can relive all their favorite moments of the gothic soap just in time for the big screen adaptation starring Johnny Depp. The collection will feature bonus interviews with the stars of the sudser and creator Dan Curtis. To pre-order the DVD's click here!

How important are early pictures from an upcoming movie in creating buzz? Very! The photo above of Johnny Depp as Dark Shadows’ Barnabus, and the two after the jump should have fans of the original supernatural soap debating the upcoming big screen adaptation.

Meanwhile, the folks at Movie Bytes, on You Tube created, a hilarious cheat sheet for “Dark Shadow virgins.” Watch it after the jump and then compare it to a classic clip from the original soap.

Are you looking forward to the Dark Shadows movie? Is it a movie you want to sink your teeth into?

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It's a good think Dark Shadows director Tim Burton is more of a fan of the classic, ABC Daytime soap opera than his wife is. Helena Bonham Carter, who stars in Burton's upcoming adaptation of Dan Curtis' classic, 60's sudser, royally dissed the movie's source material in an interview with MTV News. 

It's actually a really bad, hilariously bad soap opera. And because it's so bad, [Burton] felt he had to make a hugely expensive movie."

Gee, Helena. Tell us how you really feel! To her credit, the actress did say she loved playing Dr. Julia Hoffman, who tries to cure Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) of his vampirism in the flick. Are you excited to see Burton's take on Dark Shadows? Watch a clip from the original TV show after the jump, then sound off in the comments!
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THR: What show would you most like to reboot?

Williamson: I always wanted to reboot Dark Shadows, and that’s by the vampire guys. That was the goal, to do a show like Dark Shadows. Vampire Diaries is my version of that.
 

Fans of the cult  ABC soap opera Dark Shadows will want to check this out. The Village of Orland Park Arts Commission is hosting a free Dark Shadows Film Festival on October 23. The series, which is being adapted for the big screen by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as 175 year-old vampire Barnabas Collins, begins filming in February, according to ComicBookMovies.com. This seems like a perfect next franchise for the talented Mr. Depp. Watch the original Dark Shadows trailer after the jump! READ MORE

Soap fans waiting on word about the upcoming Dark Shadows revival don't have to wait any longer! While promoting his new film Alice in Wonderland star Johnny Depp had this to say about Dark Shadows:

Tim and I have tossed the idea for Dark Shadows over the years. It was a TV program in the States in the late 60s and early 70s that I remember watching as a kid. I was obsessed with this character, Barnabas Collins, who was a vampire. I came to find out many years later that when he was a kid, Tim ran home like I did to watch that Gothic soap opera. It was a very strange thing back then.We looked at ways to go, story-wise. We've started to come up with something interesting. If all goes well, I will jump into that toward the end of this year."

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