Variety reports that Tim Burton will expand his 1994 short film FRANKENWEENIE into a feature for Walt Disney Pictures. The original is a spoof of the classic FRANKENSTEIN about a young boy (Barret Oliver) who brings his dead dog back to life through mad-science means; it was previously available on DVD on the now-out-of-print NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS special edition. While that version was live-action, the longer film will be created via stop-motion animation and exhibited in 3-D; Burton will also helm a dimensional ALICE IN WONDERLAND for Disney, following the successful reissues of NIGHTMARE in that process.
The director next has the bloody musical SWEENEY TODD hitting theaters next month; see Fango #269, on sale in December, for their exclusive set visit.
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