Tim Burton's upcoming Dark Shadows movie will follow Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp), a vampire who has been buried for over 200 years trying to integrate with his family in 1972 and deal with the vengeful vampire who buried him, Angelique (Eva Green).1972?
Screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith told Empire, "Tim and Johnny took a long time explaining exactly why it had to be 1972. 1969 was too early and 1973 was too late. 1972 is right at the time when the hippie movement and all its peace and love is dying out and being replaced by this me-me-me generation in the '70s who are all about showing their wealth and having everything."
Dark Shadows will be released on May 11, 2012.
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