There is a new film coming to theaters this October from the rather kooky Tim Burton. Tim Burton is the man behind The Nightmare Before Christmas and Alice in Wonderland (Johnny Depp version).
Burton’s newest film, Frankenweenie, is made in the same style as The Nightmare Before Christmas, except this film is done in black and white and 3D, which should be interesting.
The voice cast for the film include Winona Ryder, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer (The Middle), Robert Capron (Rowley from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies), Conchata Ferrell (Two and a Half Men). Tim Burton directed and produced the film. It was also created by Burton too.
Frankenweenie is a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new “leash on life” can be monstrous.
Here are some interesting little bits of trivia about the film.
– When Tim Burton originally conceived the idea for Frankenweenie, he envisioned it as a full-length, stop-motion animated film. Due to budget constraints, he instead directed it as a live-action short, released in 1984.
– Frankenweenie follows in the footsteps of Tim Burton’s other stop-motion animated films Corpse Bride and The Nightmare Before Christmas—both of which were nominated for Academy Awards.
– Over 200 puppets and sets were created for the film.
– The voice cast includes four actors who worked with Burton on previous films: Winona Ryder (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands), Catherine O’Hara (Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas), Martin Short (Mars Attacks!) and Martin Landau (Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow).
– Several of the character names—Victor, Elsa Van Helsing, Edgar “E” Gore and Mr. Burgemeister— were inspired by classic horror films.
I’ll post more information about this movie as it becomes available to me.
What do you think? Do you think you’ll want to go and see the film? I think a movie done in both black and white AND 3D could be interesting.
Kimberly
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Kayla @ TheEclecticElement says
Aside from Hayao Miyazaki, Tim Burton’s animated films are my favorite! 🙂
I’m quite excited to see what this movie is all about!
Mary Withrow says
For Kids and Adults, lol I cant wait, we will go see it!
Chavonne H says
Sounds like a good story, kinda of dark though which I like. Should be interesting, thanks for the review 🙂
Betty Baez says
How exciting! I’m a big fan of nightmare before christmas for the past Halloween I carved all my pumpkins into characters from the movie :), I hope this turns out to be a good one!