The first glimpse of Dark Shadows footage has been revealed in an Ellen DeGeneres Show promo.
The brief clip of Tim Burton's forthcoming film is the first footage to be released.
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The film stars Johnny Depp as heartless playboy Barnabas Collins, who is cursed by heartbroken witch Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green), transforming him into a vampire and burying him for 200 years.
Barnabas emerges to find the sad remnants of his once powerful family, played by Michelle Pfeiffer, Jonny Lee Miller, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath.
Helena Bonham Carter and Jackie Earle Haley also star in Dark Shadows.
Depp has promised that Dark Shadows will be a "classic" vampire film.
Dark Shadows will debut on May 11 in the US and the UK.
See pictures from the set of Dark Shadows below:
'Dark Shadows': Ellen DeGeneres teases first footage
Published Wednesday, Mar 14 2012, 08:02 GMT | By Hugh Armitage | 2 comments
Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins with co-star Bella Heathcote, who plays Victoria Winters/Josette duPres.
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