Frankenweenie

The original short film from 1984 is one of Tim Burton's earlier films. Watch the entire short beyond the break. ... Full Review

Director Tim Burton is to make a full-length movie of his 1984 short film Frankenweenie . So I'm quite excited to try to get a certain emotion and other characters in the new version, and I want to make it a slightly bigger story. ... Full Review

Either way they announced today - via an anonymous source - that Tim Burton will be bringing his original black and white short Frankenweenie to the big screen as a feature length stop-motion film. You can check out a bunch of stills from Burton's original film inside. ... Full Review

I know what you're probably thinking...'Frankenweenie' sounds like the title for a really sketchy, Halloween themed, -ahem- adult film, right? In reality, it is just one more family-friendly piece of brilliance from the mind of director Tim Burton. ... Full Article

It's been confirmed that John August ( Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Big Fish ) is going to write the screenplay for the upcoming Tim Burton produced Frankenweenie . ... Full Article

John August (Getty Images photo) John August, who just two weeks ago lamented on his screenwriting blog that his long-gestating "Shazam!" project at Warners hit a roadblock, suddenly has plenty of irons in the fire. ... Full Article

During an advanced screening of the upcoming Disney movie Enchanted, it appears Dick Cook, the Chairman of Walt Disney Pictures, let slip some news that wasn't supposed to be out there for at least another month. ... Full Article

It all started when Dick Cook, the Chairman of Walt Disney Pictures, mentioned during a Question and Answer session at North Carolina School of the Arts that Disney would be announcing a new stop-motion animated film in the next couple... ... Full Article