Frankenweenie
Tim Burton sports fan are in for a goody next yr , seeing how the film maker will bring home the bacon them with a threefold dose of Gothic good : first , with hisDark ShadowsTV show adaptation , and later with hisFrankenweeniefeature - length adaption .
you could glint through early imagery fromFrankenweeniein the gallery above - or , read on for more about the film , plus larger versions of those boast pictures .
Quick history : Frankenweeniewas originally a live - action half - 60 minutes short pic created by Burton back in 1984 - one that say the story of young Victor , a boy who practice carving - sharpness skill to bring his beloved latterly - deceased pup Sparky back to life . Jump ahead some twenty - seven years ( as well as numerous box office hits later ) and the filmmaker is now revisiting his own quirky twist on theFrankensteinstory - by turning it into a 3D stop - movement animated pic .
WhileFrankenweeniewill ( surprisingly)notfeature Johnny Depp in a role , it has reunited Burton with many of his other premature collaborator , include : regular / voice - play talent like Winona Ryder ( Beetlejuice ) , Catherine O’Hara ( The Nightmare Before Christmas ) , Martin Short ( Mars Attacks ! ) , Martin Landau ( uncredited inSleepy Hollow ) , and Conchata Ferrell ( Edward Scissorhands ) - along with Burton ’s frequent scribe , John August ( swelled Fish , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Corpse Bride ) and go - to composer , Danny Elfman .
Frankenweeniealso boast the vocals of young non - Burtonverse vets like Atticus Shaffer , Charlie Tahan , and Robert Capron , as well as experienced spokesperson player Tom Kenny : the man responsible for the dulcet flavour of SpongeBob SquarePants , Nute Gunray onStar Wars : The Clone Wars , and Wheelie in theTransformersmovies , among many other animated fictitious character .
With all that said - check out a behind - the - scene image of Burton ( viaEW ) working with someFrankenweeniecharacter model - along with real still frames from the motion-picture show - below :
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It look as though Burton’sFrankenweeniecharacters will bear a potent resemblance to his previous stop - motion creations - such as the titularVincentin his first animated light or the humanity inCorpse Bride . This project also continue the sinister - and - white-hot aesthetic of its 1984 predecessor , as an homage to the classic studio repulsion films which heavily work Burton ’s ( now promptly recognise ) warped and Expressionistic sense of mise - en - scène .
answer it to say , Burton is n’t exactly broadening his artistic horizons here - but , if done properly , Frankenweeniecould be just as much kooky merriment - and oddly poignant - as the filmmaker ’s best work . Here ’s hop for the estimable …
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Frankenweenieis schedule to arrive in 2D and 3D theaters around the U.S. on October 5th , 2012 .
For more about the film , learn out the full article over atEntertainment Weekly .
