The classic television character, vampire Barnabas Collins, reawakens this weekend in Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows. Starring as Barnabas is, of course, Burton’s right-hand man, the versatile Johnny Depp. Depp’s Barnabas resembles the original on a basic level—he has jagged bangs, large ears, and fangs—but makeup department head Joel Harlow says there are marked differences between the two. Besides giving Depp a more modern hairstyle, pointy ear extensions, and a prosthetic nose bridge, Harlow added a Burton-esque pallor. “Johnny’s Barnabas is quite a bit more pale than Jonathan Frid’s,” he says. “Another huge addition to Johnny is the finger extensions. His hands became their own character within his performance—I recall Tim saying that he wanted Barnabas to be very ‘tactile,’ with his hands leading the way.”



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