Frankenweenie gets an official synopsis
From creative genius Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas) comes Frankenweenie, a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life-with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new "leash on life" can be monstrous.
A stop-motion animated film, Frankenweenie, will be filmed in black and white and rendered in 3D, which will elevate the classic style to a whole new experience.
Here are some additional details about Frankenweenie, which goes into greater detail about the production and where the story came from.
- When Tim Burton originally conceived the idea for Frankenweenie, he envisioned it as a full-length, stop-motion animated film. Due to budget constraints, he instead directed it as a live-action short, released in 1984.
- Frankenweenie follows in the footsteps of Tim Burton's other stop-motion animated films Corpse Bride and The Nightmare Before Christmas - both of which were nominated for Academy Awards.
- Over 200 puppets and sets were created for the film.
- The voice cast includes four actors who worked with Burton on previous films: Winona Ryder (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands), Catherine O'Hara (Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas), Martin Short ("Mars Attacks!") and Martin Landau ("Ed Wood," Sleepy Hollow").
- Several of the character names - Victor, Elsa Van Helsing, Edgar "E" Gore and Mr. Burgermeister- were inspired by classic horror films.
Frankenweenie was released October 5th, 2012 and stars Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Winona Ryder, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer, Robert Capron, Christopher Lee. The film is directed by Tim Burton.
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SpaceCowboy
Can't wait!
1 year agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag
bud2fresh
Aslong as thers no Depp i'll go see it! I'm not saying anything bad about him its just that i don't feel like ANOTHER 2 hours of the same character he's been playing for the past couple years minus Public Enemys.
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
While I never saw Alice in Wonderland as good as I thought it would be, I'm excited for this, since Burton is great with stop motion and the death genre.
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skywise
This sounds like something i can get in to. I know this has been on his mind for a long time so i am very interested to see this one.
2 years agoby @skywiseFlag
Ensigndesign
burton and stop motion plus a little death, this is going to be good.
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Dan
I love oddball movies like these, and stop motion is cool.
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Fat_Jesus
I'll be blown away if Johnny Depp doesn't get on board.
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