The Tim Burton Collective - Big Fish News and Articles

Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace, Big Fish tells the story of a young man, William Bloom, trying to reconnect with his dying father through the elder Bloom's tall tales.

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The Official Big Fish site has the trailer, desktop wallpaper and other cool features. Also, the soundtrack by Danny Elfman is available from Amazon. You can listen to extacts from the soundtrack here. The DVD is available from Amazon.com.
You can discuss the movie with other Burton fans on the Big Fish message board.

News Updates

Note: due to the passage of time, some of the following links may no longer be available.

December 9th, 2004: It may seem like ages since the film came out, but Big Fish's soundtrack has been nominated for a Grammy!
May 9th, 2004: Here are some scans from a BF article in the French Premiere magazine
March 31, 2004: The Big Fish dvd will be released on April 27th, so be sure to pre-order it now so you will be among the first to get it!
January 17, 2004: Better late than never, here's a review of the film by one of the webmasters of this very site!
January 13, 2004: Big Fish opened wide this past weekend, almost knocking Return of the King off the top of the box office. It earned $13.8 million, bringing its total to $23.4 million. It was the biggest opening weekend for a Burton film that didn't have an existing fanbase (such as the Batman films or Planet of the Apes).
January 8, 2004: Big Fish continues to do well on limited release, last weekend it made $2.5 million more in box office. It has also got extremely positive reviews from both fans and critics. And of course as you know, tomorrow is the big day when it opens wide in 2500 theatres, so everybody, grab hold of everyone you know and go see Big Fish together! Tim Burton Collective staff officially recommend this magnificent movie to you :)
December 30, 2003: Last weekend Big Fish expanded from six to 124 theaters and collected an estimated $2.1 million in box office, for a total of $3.5 million. Other box office statistics can be found at Box Office Mojo
December 25, 2003: Big Fish is now playing at more select theaters around the country. Here is a new review courtesy of Paul Godbey.
December 18, 2003: Big Fish has been nominated for four Golden Globe awards, including Best Comedy Picture. See the full list of nominees here.
December 12, 2003: Click here to listen to an extract from the Charlie Rose interview with Tim Burton, Ewan McGregor and Billy Crudup.
December 11, 2003: Yahoo has some pictures from the New York premiere. Also, there's a whole slew of reviews on Ain't It Cool News
December 5, 2003: The Movie Box has a new TV spot to watch.
December 3, 2003: Yahoo Movies has some actual clips from the film!
November 29, 2003: Time Magazine has an article about Burton and Big Fish.
November 27, 2003: Extra TV has a video clip of Ewan McGregor talking about the film.
November 24, 2003: Collective member CrossStitchSally was lucky enough to catch a screening of Big Fish and an interview session with Burton recently. Read her exclusive full report here!