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Eva Green (“Kingdom of Heaven,”
“Casino Royale”) stars as Angelique Bouchard, a witch who knows how to hold a
grudge, in Warner Bros.' new black comedy “Dark Shadows.”
In
the film, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp), an 18th-century lothario, breaks the
heart of a heartless witch by the name of Angelique. When Barnabas declares his
love for another, the ethereal Josette (Bella Heathcote), Angelique exacts her
revenge on both of them: taking Josette’s life while giving Barnabas an eternal
one as a vampire. It’s not much of a life, however, as she proceeds to bury him
in a coffin forever…or at least the foreseeable future.
“Director Tim Burton kept asking,
‘What if there was this tremendous fight brewing between this man and woman,
who each have supernatural abilities, for 200 years?’” screenwriter Seth
Grahame-Smith remembers. “And that’s basically what we see towards the end of the
film, the tension that has been brewing for the entire movie—sexual tension,
financial tension, physical pure hatred of each other. I mean, after all she
did lock Barnabas in a box for two centuries!”
“Angelique’s our villain,” producer
Graham King says. “She just wants Barnabas at any cost and has the power to do
that, so it’s a fantastic role for Eva Green to get her teeth into and she’s
amazing.”
“Everything
is magnified with her—her pain, her desire, her vengeance,” Green remarks.
“It’s such an outrageous character, but I don’t see her as necessarily evil.
Her heart was broken, and when Barnabas re-emerges, it’s overwhelming for
Angelique. She’s at the height of her power and yet she’s very vulnerable
because Barnabas is her weak point. She’s convinced he loves her as much as she
loves him, but he won’t admit it. She wants to own him, to possess every bit of
him.”
“Eva
was the first person that came to my mind for Angelique,” Burton offers. “I was
so happy to have her in the role because she ended up bringing much more to it
than even I imagined. She had great ideas, was real fun to work with and
surprised me every day.”
“I’ve always been a fan of Tim’s,”
Green says. “He’s so creative, but also open to suggestions, which is wonderful
for an actor. We had the same understanding of Angelique’s character. He never
treated her like a one-dimensional villain; he got her pain.”
Angelique
is a woman who has changed with the times. During the 18th century,
Angelique was a dark-haired servant girl. As Angie, the CEO of Angel Bay, she’s
a successful blonde businesswoman. “Tim wanted her to look like the American
dream,” says Green. “Everything about her is perfect. Too perfect. Perfect
makeup, red lips, platinum hair. She’s very glamorous yet sophisticated. But,
little by little, from the moment Barnabas escapes from his tomb, her facade
starts to crack.”
“Dark Shadows” is distributed by Warner Bros.
Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
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