"The Incredible Mr. Limpet" – Producers are interested in Depp for the title role of Kevin Lima’s remake, but he hasn’t signed on and production won’t begin until next year.

"Pirates of the Caribbean 4" – With Gore Verbinski no longer in the director’s chair, this project has slowed to a crawl. Disney is looking for a new director, and with a smaller budget, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom likely won’t be back.

"The Lone Ranger" – Depp is attached to play Tonto, but the title role still needs to be cast, and no director has signed on yet.

"Dark Shadows" – This Depp-Tim Burton collaboration is back-burnered while Burton finishes work on "Alice in Wonderland," which opens in March, 2010. 

Depp is also starring in the Hunter S. Thompson adaptation of "The Rum Diary" and has a supporting role in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus." Both are scheduled for a U.S. release sometime in 2010.

Still, it will be a while before we see Johnny Depp on screen again. That’s a sad thought. Then again, he could probably use some time off to chill on his boat in the Caribbean.

Image: Bauer-Griffin; Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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A “Dark Shadows” film is in the works, and Collider.com is reporting that director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are making the film next summer. It’ll be Burton’s next project after Alice in Wonderland.

Written by John August, the film is based on the cult ’60s TV show created by Dan Curtis. Johnny Depp will play Barnabas Collins, the vampire patriarch of the series played by Jonathan Frid in the TV series. Check out Jonathan’s official Web site.

It’s amazing that “Dark Shadows,” which ran from 1966 to 1971, has an archive of more than 1,225 episodes. I loved it. Loved all the spooky goth stuff, all the vampires, monsters, witches, werewolves, ghosts and zombies. Can’t wait to see what those two do with the film.

Image: Tim Burton, Johnny Depp; Sweeney Todd; DreamWorks SKG, 2007

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