---
title: 'Dark Shadows (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tim Burton'
released: '2012-05-09'
runtime_minutes: 113
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dark-shadows-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1077368/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dark Shadows (2012)

2012 · PG-13 · 113 min · Fantasy, Comedy · Australia, United States


## Synopsis

Dark Shadows is a 2012 Gothic dark fantasy comedy horror film based on the Gothic television soap opera of the same name. Directed by Tim Burton, the film stars Johnny Depp alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Chloë Grace Moretz, Helena Bonham Carter, and Bella Heathcote in a dual role. Christopher Lee has a small role in the film, marking his 200th film appearance and his fifth and final collaboration with Burton. Jonathan Frid, star of the original Dark Shadows series, makes a cameo appearance, and died shortly before the film was released. One of the film's producers, Richard D. Zanuck, died two months after its release. As of 2026, it is also Burton's last movie with frequent collaborators Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Johnny Depp](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-depp), [Richard D. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-d-zanuck), [Graham King](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-king), [David Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-kennedy-2)
- **Director:** [Tim Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-burton)
- **Screenplay:** [Seth Grahame-Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/seth-grahame-smith), [John August](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-august)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Danny Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-elfman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bruno Delbonnel](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-delbonnel)
- **Editor:** [Chris Lebenzon](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-lebenzon)

## Cast

- [Jackie Earle Haley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-earle-haley) as Willie Loomis
- [Helena Bonham Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/helena-bonham-carter) as Julia Hoffman
- [Michelle Pfeiffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-pfeiffer) as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
- [Ivan Kaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-kaye)
- [Thomas McDonell](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-mcdonell)
- [David Selby](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-selby)
- [Shane Rimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/shane-rimmer)
- [Gulliver McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/gulliver-mcgrath) as David Collins
- [Susanna Cappellaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/susanna-cappellaro)
- [Raffey Cassidy](https://cinepixo.com/people/raffey-cassidy)
- [Hannah Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannah-murray)
- [Guy Flanagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-flanagan)
- [Alice Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-cooper) as Alice Cooper
- [Jonathan Frid](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-frid)
- [Eva Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-green) as Angelique Bouchard Collins

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Official site: http://darkshadowsmovie.warnerbros.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dark-shadows-2012
Film facts: Wikidata (Q323318); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.