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Discuss: After Two Flops In Six Months, What's Next For Tim Burton?

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • October 8, 2012 1:30 PM
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  • 24 Comments
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Two years ago, it seemed like Tim Burton could do no wrong. Reteaming once again with frequent collaborator Johnny Depp, the pair took "Alice In Wonderland" to over a billion dollars worldwide, surfing the 3D wave in the aftermath of the success of "Avatar," and demonstrating once again that the pair were perfectly placed to bring the weird to the mainstream. A host of similar other projects were lined up for the filmmaker, but he settled on two that seemed to be close to his heart: an adaptation of supernatural soap "Dark Shadows" starring Depp, set for a plum summer release, and a stop-motion animated remake of the short film that made his name, "Frankenweenie."
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More: Features, Tim Burton, Frankenweenie, Dark Shadows, Big Eyes, Pinocchio, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, Night Of The Living

Jane Goldman Adapting Eisner Award-Winning Comic 'Nonplayer' For Warner Bros.

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • February 2, 2012 9:56 AM
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  • 0 Comments
News
Beloved and beautiful geek scribe Jane Goldman has her hands full. In addition to penning this weekend's gothic Hammer horror story "The Woman In Black," she's lined up a number of big projects. And while there's a chance one of them may or may not be involved in the forthcoming "X-Men: First Class" sequel, she may have bigger fish to fry.
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More: The Woman In Black, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, Nonplayer, Bloodshot

‘X-Men: First Class’ Writer Jane Goldman To Pen ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’ For Tim Burton

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 2, 2011 5:25 PM
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  • 1 Comment
News
As the pen behind "Stardust," "Kick-Ass," "X-Men: First Class" and the upcoming period horror flick "The Woman In Black," screenwriter Jane Goldman has established herself as one of the finest pens in the genre category. She's proven herself to be just as good (if not better) than the dudes who tend to dominate in the genre, and if all goes well, her next effort will be brought to the big screen by none other than Tim Burton.
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More: Jane Goldman, Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children

Tim Burton Wants To Visit 'Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 15, 2011 12:34 PM
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  • 3 Comments
News
An abandoned, crumbling orphanage? Oddball and potentially dangerous children? And an adventure to uncover a mystery? No wonder Tim Burton wants to direct this thing.
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More: Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, Tim Burton

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