Why?

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton to Vamp It Up in 'Dark Shadows'

Don't get me wrong, I think Johnny Depp is a good actor, but I already know he excels in creepy, quirky roles, which he has proven in Edward Scissorhands, three Pirates of the Caribbean movies (so far), Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd, and the soon to be released Alice in Wonderland.

He keeps doing the same types of roles over and over again, usually alongside Helena Bonham Carater, and director Tim Burton. To see him in yet another freaky role alongside the other two will simply be meh. Can Tim Burton give two other actors a chance in one of his films for once? It would be interesting, it would be different and a nice change of pace for once.

I'm also getting bored with Helena Bonham Carter, yes she is good, yes she plays a certain type of character very well, yes I enjoyed her way back in Fight Club, but it is time for her to play something different from the roles she usually plays, branch out as an actress. I should not have been having flashbacks to Sweeney Todd during Half Blood Prince. During the scene where Bellatrix LeStrange destroys The Burrow, I should not have been thinking "oh my god, it is Helena Bonham Carter"?

Well, at least these two haven't been cast in the next Batman movie. There has been talk about Depp playing the next Riddler, and frankly I'd rather see the role re-imagined by Jim Carey.