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14Oct2009

Tim Burton's Big, Strange 'Frankenweenie' Remake

DateWednesday, October 14, 2009 at 11:56PM
OK...so Tim Burton apparently has plans for a movie that isn't just a self-remake but also a stop-motion, black and white, 3-D remake. Well, that about covers all the bases, doesn't it?

I suppose if you're Burton and the film in question is his very odd 80s short film, Frankenweenie, you know going in that you're not going to hit the widest possible audience anyway, so you might as well have a lot of fun with it. Coming Soon reports that producer Allison Abbate, who has the new stop-motion flick Fantastic Mr. Fox in theaters soon, has updates of sorts about the project, which would shoot for a couple years in London if everything comes together as planned.

Among the ideas currently being discussed is to make the feature version of Burton's film stop-motion, like his previous Corspe Bride and The Nightmare Before Christmas, directed by Coraline's Henry Selick. As an added perk, to make it look like a campy 50s B-movie (similar to the director's Ed Wood), it could be in 3-D, and for added kitsch, be shot in black and white, like the original short.

Provided they can come in with a reasonable budget, I don't see why they shouldn't give this a shot. I mean, obviously, if it costs $50 million or more, you'll have trouble earning that money back because this is too strange.

And here's irony: The project will supposedly come through Disney, which fired a young Burton back in the mid-80s because of the original Frankenweenie. At the time, the studio said he "wasted" resources on movies that weren't family friendly. Fast forward 25 years and all is forgiven.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment1 Comment |

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I can't wait for this to come out... I don't think the audience will be too small, alot of people love 'Corpse Bride' and 'Nightmare', and just Burton's films in general.

Thursday, October 15, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterKai J.

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