Tim Burton to direct Alice in Wonderland and Frankenweenie with Disney

[Hellboy Animated 101]

from Coming Soon.net:

Tim Burton to Direct Alice and Frankenweenie
Source: Variety
November 16, 2007


Tim Burton is pairing up with Disney to direct two 3-D films, Alice in Wonderland and Frankenweenie.

Variety says the two-movie deal with Walt Disney Studios begins with Alice in Wonderland, which will combine performance-capture imagery, currently seen in Beowulf, with live-action footage.

The script by Linda Woolverton (The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast) is based on the Lewis Carroll classic.

Burton, who is wrapping Sweeney Todd at Paramount and DreamWorks, will tackle Alice in Wonderland early next year, with production set to wrap by May.

After "Alice," Burton will helm and produce Frankenweenie, based on his 1984 short film about a pet dog brought back to life by his loyal owner. The movie will be shot in stop-motion animation and shown in digital 3-D.

nice. i just hope HIS version prooves that Walt Disney's version SUCKED ASS!!!!

[twilight]

nice. i just hope HIS version prooves that Walt Disney's version SUCKED ASS!!!!

It hardly "SUCKED ASS!!!!".

-Twi

[Ramiel]

from Coming Soon.net:



nice. i just hope HIS version prooves that Walt Disney's version SUCKED ASS!!!!

Bah, Alice In Wonderland is one of the best animated Disney films out there.

Anyway, this sounds interesting, I've liked Burtons previous movies and I do loved Alice In Wonderland, so maybe this will be good, only time shall tell

[Dave Bennett]

Burton . . will tackle Alice in Wonderland early next year, with production set to wrap by May.

That time frame can't be right -- unless it's a 12-minute feature!

It may take him that long just to come up with character designs (and I bet they'll be great!)

[Thorlief]

its about time if I might add

[Hellboy Animated 101]

That time frame can't be right -- unless it's a 12-minute feature!

It may take him that long just to come up with character designs (and I bet they'll be great!)

hmm. finish by may? that'll probably mean we might be seeing this in Real-D by Q4 08.

[The Batman]

This sounds great actually. The Alice thing sounds interesting (hopefully the mistakes made with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory won't be repeated) but I'm really excited about Frankenweenie.

Now all we need is for him to revisit Vincent, which is probably my favourite Burton project.

http://www.tim-burton.net/dossiers/vincent/photos/capture/25.jpg

[Hellbaby]

Frankenweenie sounds cool. Especially because I love stop-motion and 3-D, and since they're combining them... (!)

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

i bet you this is the REAL reason the Alice adaptation went into development hell.

[The Zapper]

Now all we need is for him to revisit Vincent, which is probably my favourite Burton project.
http://www.tim-burton.net/dossiers/vincent/photos/capture/25.jpg

That's one fine piece of film right there. I love Vincent. Anyway, I'm looking forward to this new Alice. I liked the Disney one a lot BTW.

[jesse_custer]

Ugh, typical Burton project. Let's see something different again, like "Ed Wood."

[EZMOHR]

Ugh, typical Burton project. Let's see something different again, like "Ed Wood."

Was Ed Wood really something not typical of Burton. It had all his same touches and the like. Hell, if anything, Pee Wee's Big Adventure might be the most non Tim Burton Tim Burton movie ever.

[The Batman]

Actually the most Tim Burtonless Tim Burton movie would be the phenomenal Big Fish.

[jesse_custer]

First, Ed Wood was black and white. Usually, Burton is obsessed with black contrasting with vibrant or muted colors.

Second, Ed Wood was not fantasy-based or a "story book" endeavor.

Given these two observations, I think Burton was stepping out of his comfort zone with Ed Wood. PeeWee is definitely unusual no matter what you compare it to, but I don't think Burton was challenging himself with making the film.

Edit: Big Fish is undoubtedly Burton, only a more sterile Burton.

[The Zapper]

Actually the most Tim Burtonless Tim Burton movie would be the phenomenal Big Fish.

Which was still very Burtonish. I love Burton movies though. Well, I didn't exactly love Planet of the Apes.

[Toku King]

I love the man's movies, even thought making a new "Alice" movie is ridiculous, since the original was so grand.

[The Batman]

First, Ed Wood was black and white. Usually, Burton is obsessed with black contrasting with vibrant or muted colors.

Second, Ed Wood was not fantasy-based or a "story book" endeavor.

Given these two observations, I think Burton was stepping out of his comfort zone with Ed Wood. PeeWee is definitely unusual no matter what you compare it to, but I don't think Burton was challenging himself with making the film.

Edit: Big Fish is undoubtedly Burton, only a more sterile Burton.


Ed Wood still dealt with the Burton theme of a idealistic, midunderstood and lovable freak making his way in the world. Something that's been at the heart of most every Burton film. Big Fish instead was about a son coming to terms with his father and the power of story-telling to convey truth. It has Burtonesque elements to it to be sure, but it feels less Burtonesque than Ed Wood does.

Whomever brought up Planet of the Apes though might be right, that might be the least Burtoneaque Burton movie. It's also, arguably, his worst movie.

[jesse_custer]

Actually, Burton films other than Big Fish allude to the father/son dynamic. Visually, Ed Wood was more different than anything he's done, and as I said, it wasn't this fantasy or story book plot.

Planet of the Apes is very un-Burton in a very bad way.

[EZMOHR]

Whomever brought up Planet of the Apes though might be right, that might be the least Burtoneaque Burton movie. It's also, arguably, his worst movie.

I was thinking Planet of the Apes as well. I'm guessing he had a house payment due or something with that one, cause I don't think there is much argument it is his worst.

[The Batman]

I thought that was a case of him coming in last minute on the project.

[The Batman]

Did anyone ever figure out the ending to Burton's Planet of the Apes. I know that traveling through the space storm futzed with time (things that went into it first came out last) and all that, but I mean precisely how did Mark Whalberg's Earth become a Planet of the Apes?

Did the Apes go through the storm and take over? Did what happen to the Planet of the Apes also happen on Whalberg's Earth?

Any clue?

[EZMOHR]

Did anyone ever figure out the ending to Burton's Planet of the Apes. I know that traveling through the space storm futzed with time (things that went into it first came out last) and all that, but I mean precisely how did Mark Whalberg's Earth become a Planet of the Apes?

Did the Apes go through the storm and take over? Did what happen to the Planet of the Apes also happen on Whalberg's Earth?

Any clue?

I don't know, but the only cool thing about the movie was Aperaham Lincholn.