It’s Alive! New Photos of Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’ Emerge
Long before Tim Burton was attempting to make “creepier” versions of Alice in Wonderland and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, he made quirky and demented little short films that had a lot of heart. One of which was Vincent; A loving ode to the director’s love of the macabre tales of Edgar Allan Poe narrated by horror icon Vincent Price. The other was Frankenweenie. It doesn’t take a doctor to figure out that the short was comedic take on the Frankenstein story.
Though the recent buzz may all be about the director’s upcoming take on Dark Shadows, these new photos from the feature length version of Frankenweenie should remind horror fans of Burton’s other pet project. Entertainment Weekly has revealed the first photos from the full lenght film set to be released Oct. 5, 2012. The stills not only hold true to the look of the 1984 creative short, but they remind us that Burton can still do something other than just a remake or adaptation. It’s kind of sad to think that since 2001’s Planet of The Apes, the director has only made a few original projects while the other five have all been either a remake or an adaptation of a previous film, play, or tv show. Hopefully Frankenweenie will give life to some new and fresh ideas instead of playing “mad scientist” to old ones. Click the link all the way at the bottom of the page to read what Burton has to say about the film.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
Michael Haffner
Somewhere between growing up on a steady diet of Saturday morning trips to the local comic-book shop, collecting an unhealthy amount of action figures, and frequent viewings of Ray Harryhausen and Hammer Horror films, came forth a nerdy boy that was torn between journalism and the arts. In high school, Michael found himself writing a movie column for the school newspaper. Yet, he went on to get a BFA in Studio Art at Webster University. When not writing about films, you can still find him discussing classic horror, collecting action figures, and reading Batman. Clearly, not much has changed.
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