Thomas McDonell – the star of Disney’s upcoming teen movie Prom – will play the young Barnabas Collins in Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows, according to Deadline.

Johnny Depp is set to play the older version of the vampire in the revamped version of the classic gothic soap opera, while other confirmed cast members include Michelle Pfeiffer, Jackie Earle Haley and Eva Green.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies writer Seth Grahame-Smith has penned the script, and the cameras are due to start rolling in May.

Meanwhile, Big Finish are releasing a new Dark Shadows audio miniseries entitled Kingdom of the Dead. The cast includes David Selby, David Warner and original Dark Shadows stars Kathryn Leigh Scott, Lara Park and John Karlen.

Visit www.bigfinish.com/dark-shadows for more info.