Dark Shadows Eva Green

Eva Green looks dark-haired in the scenes where she has Barnabus buried alive. However, upon her return to his life in the 1970s, she's blonde. Her character is obviously HIGHLY sexed and I think a bit reminiscent of Joan Cusack's Debbie in the Addams Family. Green has her American accent down to a T. Lets see what comes of this film.

Eva Green discusses how welcoming Johnny Depp and Tim Burton were to her when filming Dark Shadows.


For this interview, she describes here "ballsy barbie" character of Angelique Bouchard, and her chemistry with Johnny Depp's Barnabas Collins

Eva Green Interview

- Malibu Magazine, June 10, 2011

What are you working on right now?
I'm starting shooting in a few days for the Dark Shadows movie with Tim Burton. I'm prepping like mad. It's quite a tough, unusual character, and it's the first time I'm doing an American accent, so it's a challenge.

When speaking English, you have quite the British accent. How is your American coming along?
I hope it'll be fine. It's my standard American. It's a bit of an old-fashioned American accent.


How did working with Tim Burton come about? Did you audition?
It's came really quite easily. We met a couple of times. He wants to connect with the person. He wants to hear you thinking about your role, and he looks at your previous work. He's kind of old-fashioned in a very nice way. It's a big machine, people are doing auditions, auditions and people get stuck, and instead, he just wants to connect, and that was just wonderful. And I got fucking lucky.

And they've already begun filming on Dark Shadows, yes?
They have. That's why I feel like "Oh my god! What if they don't like me?"

You play Angélique Bouchard. Describe who she is.
Well, I can't say too much, but she's a woman who is madly, madly in love with this guy called Barnabas Collins. They are attracted to each other, but from her point of view, I mean, he doesn't think that he's in love with her. It's kind of a man-hates-love relationship. There's a lot of banter, and it's a passionate, obsessed love story. It's a great, great character. We've never seen a character like her. She's really koo-koo.

How do you prepare for this kind of role?
I work with a dialect coach, and I work with my old drama teacher that I used to have in drama school years ago when I was young. We talk a lot about the character because there are so many possibilities, so many options, so it's good to explore them with someone else. I love prepping; it's great. Now, of course, I'm very nervous because it's next week, and I'm like, 'Aaah!' I find it exciting and stressful.

Eva Green Interview

Eva Green interview: Playing Evil - The Guardian, June 5, 2011

She still feels physically awkward and ill at ease.It's hard to speak about. I think I like my body more when I'm exercising I've never been comfortable with it [but] I know I'm not terrible looking either." At the moment, she feels guilty about eating too much because her character in Dark Shadows has to wear a bone-crushing corset.

"I'm like 'Oh my God, I have to lose weight! Tonight, I'll eat salad, no wine, that's it," she sighs. But it is hard to see where she could possibly lose weight from.

Early in 2012, tabloids and celebrity mags alike were full of rumours about a split between Dark Shadows leading man Johnny Depp and longtime girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis. The mags went on to then blame the supposed split on both Eva Green and Depp's costar in The Tourist, Angelina Jolie. Paradis denied the split when asked about it. No word came from Johnny Depp's or Eva Green's publicists though. Here are just a few of the articles hinting at an affair between Depp and Green.

• Johnny Depp Falls For 'Dark Shadows' Eva Green - International Business Times - Entertainment & Stars, January 17, 2012


• Johnny Depp Dating 'Dark Shadows' Costar Eva Green? - RumorFix, February 2, 2012

Song To The Siren: An Interview With French Temptress Eva Green - Malibu Magazine, Yasha Wallin, June 10, 2011
Eva Green interview: Playing Evil - The Guardian, Elizabeth Day, June 5, 2011
Eva Green on Perfect Sense, Dark Shadows and Love In The Time of Calamity - Movieline, February 1, 2012