tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111663752007-01-16T20:43:46.199ZTBCBlogger1031tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1166501863682890612006-12-19T04:07:00.000Z2006-12-19T04:17:43.740Z

Two small news items today. For those of you that don't already know, Matthew Bourne's stage production of Edward Scissorhands is currently on tour in America. More information on the dates and locations can be found here. Also, Variety reports that Steve Oederkerk (Kung Pow) is working on the script for Believe It or Not, with Burton and Jim Carrey still attached. So we may yet see this delayed

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1166040524262448382006-12-13T20:03:00.000Z2006-12-13T20:08:44.366Z

Technical problems have prevented any news being posted in a while, so here is a quick update on the latest Burton news. Alan Rickman has been cast as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd. There are also rumours that Anthony Stewart Head (Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer) will play a role in the film. In other news, The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D is now on release in the UK and Empire Magazine has an

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1163563456378199362006-11-15T03:59:00.000Z2006-11-15T04:06:15.353Z

We reported a while back on the rumour about Sacha Baron Cohen playing a role in Sweeney Todd. Well the English comedian, whose film Borat is currently busting blocks around the world, has been officially confirmed as playing Pirelli by Variety. Most of you have probably heard this sad news already, but another Burton collaborator, Jack Palance, has recently passed away. Palance had a long

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1162431851774662332006-11-02T01:38:00.000Z2006-11-02T01:44:11.816Z

Now that Halloween is over, Nightmare 3D has stopped playing just about everywhere. For those of you who weren't lucky enough to see it this time, Disney has promised they intend to bring it back for future Halloweens, hopefully on more screens. And if you're interested in box office figures, Nightmare 3D earned over $6 million in less than two weeks of release, pushing the film's lifetime box

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1161875932817928772006-10-26T15:10:00.000Z2006-10-26T15:20:41.843Z

For those of you who missed it on MTV yesterday, you can watch Burton's video for "Bones" by The Killers on the MTV website. As you'd expect, it features people stripping down to their skeletons and getting involved in all kinds of shenanigans. There's also a making of video on the site.

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1161295141653149962006-10-19T21:44:00.000Z2006-10-19T21:59:01.746Z

Lots of Burton interviews for you today. For those who missed his appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, you can watch the whole interview on youtube. Harry Knowles over at Aint It Cool News also has an interview with Burton about a variety of topics. If that's not enough for you, there's an also an interview with Tim on the USA Today website. And for those of you in the USA who have cable

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1161193373431695832006-10-18T17:38:00.000Z2006-10-18T17:42:53.520Z

This news will be no suprise to anyone, but Helena Bonham Carter has been cast in Sweeney Todd. She will play the role of Mrs. Lovett. There are also some pictures and video clips of the Nightmare Before Christmas 3D premiere that took place on Monday night, courtesy of Independent Entertainment News!

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1161119575571796692006-10-17T21:01:00.000Z2006-10-17T21:12:55.606Z

Our West Coast representative was lucky enough to be at the premiere of The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D in Hollywood last night, and here's his report: "As you would expect the premiere was a fairly dull affair, who needs to brush shoulders, well 6' away, with John Lasseter, James Cameron, Danny Elfman and Tim Burton and walk down the red, ok black, carpet! There were quite a few people in

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1160762486014067322006-10-13T17:58:00.000Z2006-10-13T18:03:41.150Z

The latest, most exciting news about Sweeney Todd is that Sacha Baron Cohen (aka Borat, Bruno and Ali G) is reportedly in talks to appear as Todd's rival barber, Signor Adolfo. You can read more about the story here. Let's hope the rumours are true!

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1160585838480091612006-10-11T16:52:00.000Z2006-10-11T16:57:18.553Z

With just over a week to go until the release of the 3D version of The Nightmare Before Christmas, there's lots of exciting news coming out. You can listen to several of Elfman's songs covered by artists such as Fiona Apple and Marilyn Manson on the myspace page for the film. There will also be a star-studded premiere for the film in Hollywood on October 16.

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1158512165218079872006-09-17T16:41:00.000Z2006-09-17T16:57:24.380Z

Tim Burton has been nominated for best director in the 1st Annual movies.com Reader's Poll, alongside Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino and George Lucas. Burton is in fourth place at the moment, so if you want to show your support click here to vote. In other news, there are reports that Sweeney Todd will begin filming at Pinewood Studios in England from the 5th February next

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1157044934278693532006-08-31T17:16:00.000Z2006-08-31T17:23:30.036Z

The latest news about the upcoming rerelease of The Nightmare Before Christmas is that there will also be a new double CD soundtrack in stores. One disc will features Elfman's original music while the other will have covers of the songs by artists (and Nightmare fans) such as Marilyn Manson, Fiona Apple and Panic! at the Disco. This sounds like it could be either genius or completely awful. The

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1156807827500796022006-08-28T23:24:00.000Z2006-08-28T23:30:27.570Z

The latest rumour about Sweeney Todd is that Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent, who was to star in the new movie version of Hairspray, will now appear in Burton's musical instead. Curiously, Broadbent will be replaced in Hairspray by Burton regular Christopher Walken. Read more about this story here.

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1156530679205635072006-08-25T18:08:00.000Z2006-08-25T18:31:19.266Z

Just to remind everyone that Tim Burton turns 48 today! Post your birthday wishes here, and your plans for the day (movie marathons, etc.)

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1155872010138640622006-08-18T03:28:00.000Z2006-08-18T03:33:30.170Z

This is just an update on our last story for those who haven't heard already - Johnny Depp has been officially confirmed as playing the lead in Sweeney Todd. So post your thoughts on Burton and Depp collaborating yet again.

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1155600493481448822006-08-15T00:01:00.000Z2006-08-15T00:10:51.536Z

The latest news about Sweeney Todd is that Johnny Depp, still the favourite for the lead role, will reportedly have to take a singing test in order to get the approval from composer Stephen Sondheim. If Depp wins the role, it'll be his sixth collaboration with Burton. You can read more on this story here.

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1153504183062709952006-07-21T17:44:00.000Z2006-07-21T17:49:43.090Z

With only three months to go before the release, the poster for the 3D version of The Nightmare Before Christmas has been unveiled! Thanks to Aint It Cool News for the scoop.

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1152836784465157962006-07-13T23:44:00.000Z2006-07-14T00:26:24.496Z

Burton will reportedly direct the video for The Killer's song "Read My Mind", which may excite some people. Anyone else remember the last time Burton was rumored to direct a music video (Madonna's "Bad Girl") but it fell though? And in the crazy, unverified rumors department, Playfuls.com has the story that Burton will direct the feature film of the video game Grim Fandango after he completes

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1150165258711085532006-06-13T02:17:00.000Z2006-06-13T02:20:58.770Z

According to Slate.com, Burton's film, starring Jim Carrey as Robert Ripley, has been postponed due to script problems and the escalating budget. This is disappointing if it's true, but the same story says that Burton has been switched to directing the often-rumoured Sweeney Todd instead. So either way it seems like we'll have at least one Burton film to look forward to in the near future.

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1146866606456329672006-05-05T21:48:00.000Z2006-05-05T22:03:26.490Z

A couple of small but interesting stories today. First of all, Burton has been selected as one of the Cinéfondation jury members at this year's Cannes Film Festival. The jury will, among other things, hand out the Palme d'or for Best Short Film during the Closing Ceremony. Also, Animated News has a link to an interview with Mike Johnson where he talks about his experiences of directing Corpse

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1146620894171721072006-05-03T01:37:00.000Z2006-05-03T01:48:14.206Z

Exciting news today that Disney are planning another re-release of The Nightmare Before Christmas this Halloween, and this time you'll be able to see Jack and co. in 3D. Full details here.

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1145290319826875082006-04-17T16:07:00.000Z2006-04-17T16:13:41.030Z

Finally some news on Burton's latest film. It's just been reported in the Chinese press that actress Gong Li, star of the upcoming Miami Vice movie, has been cast in Believe It or Not, beating out another contender, Zhang Ziyi. It hasn't been officially confirmed yet, but you can read more about the news here.

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1144003849854699382006-04-02T18:46:00.000Z2006-04-02T18:50:49.906Z

Real news this time, honest! Guardian Unlimited has Johnny Depp's new foreward from the book for you to read, where he discusses working with Tim on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, their shared fatherhood and more. Don't forget the new edition of Burton on Burton is available from Amazon UK.

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1143871645742414792006-04-01T05:55:00.000Z2006-04-01T06:07:25.843Z

From The Milton Keynes Gazette comes the exciting news that Keaton will reteam with Burton for not one, but two long-awaited sequels. First up will be Beetlejuice II: Gothic Boogaloo, which finds the bio-exorcist trapped in the world of the living and performing his own one-man show in Vegas. Once that wraps, the dynamic duo will then move on to Batman Ends, which will chronicle the final

TBCtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11166375.post-1142560715843490102006-03-17T01:36:00.000Z2006-03-17T02:20:10.266Z

The lastest issue of the Australian magazine Filmink has an article about Burton. Click on the following links to read part one and part two of the article. You can find out more about the magazine (which is available in Australia and New Zealand, and can be ordered online) on their website.

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