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Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator. He is known for his dark, gothic, and eccentric horror and fantasy films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ''Ed Wood'' (1994), ''Sleepy Hollow'' (1999), ''Corpse Bride'' (2005), ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (2007), ''Dark Shadows'' (2012), and ''Frankenweenie'' (2012). He is also known for blockbusters such as the adventure comedy ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (1985), the superhero films ''Batman'' (1989) and its first sequel ''Batman Returns'' (1992), the sci-fi film ''Planet of the Apes'' (2001), the fantasy drama ''Big Fish'' (2003), the musical adventure film ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (2005), and the fantasy film ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010). Tim has worked repeatedly with actor Johnny Depp and with musician [[Danny Elfman]], who has composed scores for all but three of the films Burton has directed. | '''Timothy Walter Burton''' (born August 25, 1958) is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator. He is known for his dark, gothic, and eccentric horror and fantasy films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ''Ed Wood'' (1994), ''Sleepy Hollow'' (1999), ''Corpse Bride'' (2005), ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (2007), ''Dark Shadows'' (2012), and ''Frankenweenie'' (2012). He is also known for blockbusters such as the adventure comedy ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (1985), the superhero films ''Batman'' (1989) and its first sequel ''Batman Returns'' (1992), the sci-fi film ''Planet of the Apes'' (2001), the fantasy drama ''Big Fish'' (2003), the musical adventure film ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (2005), and the fantasy film ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010). Tim has worked repeatedly with actor Johnny Depp and with musician [[Danny Elfman]], who has composed scores for all but three of the films Burton has directed. | ||
[[Amy Lee]] is hugely inspired by Tim Burton's films - her favourite being ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''. She sang a cover of ''[[Sally's Song]]'' from the film, which was featured on the 2008 album, ''[[Nightmare Revisited]]''. | [[Amy Lee]] is hugely inspired by Tim Burton's films - her favourite being ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''. She sang a cover of ''[[Sally's Song]]'' from the film, which was featured on the 2008 album, ''[[Nightmare Revisited]]''. | ||
{{quote|The Nightmare Before Christmas ''is my number one biggest influence artistically in every way. [When I was young] I literally would sit in my bedroom and sing ''Sally’s Song'', or in the car driving to school. The best part about it [recording the song] was that I had no restrictions or direction or anything. I picked the producer, who’s a friend, and we just made the song however we wanted together.''<ref>https://www.spin.com/2008/10/evanescences-amy-lee-its-not-all-sad/</ref>}} | {{quote|The Nightmare Before Christmas ''is my number one biggest influence artistically in every way. [When I was young] I literally would sit in my bedroom and sing ''Sally’s Song'', or in the car driving to school. The best part about it [recording the song] was that I had no restrictions or direction or anything. I picked the producer, who’s a friend, and we just made the song however we wanted together.''<ref>https://www.spin.com/2008/10/evanescences-amy-lee-its-not-all-sad/ (2008)</ref>}} | ||
Amy also attended the New York premiere of | Amy wore a coat that was previously owned by Burton in [[Johnny Cash]]'s tribute video for ''[[God's Gonna Cut You Down]]''. She also attended the New York premiere of Burton's film ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' on December 3, 2007 with her husband, [[Josh Hartzler]]. | ||
Amy has stated many times that Burton is her dream collaborator.<ref>[https://www.kerrang.com/11-things-we-learned-from-amy-lees-reddit-ama From Bring Me To Life to Chewbacca, here's 11 things we learned from Amy Lee's Reddit AMA] (October 28, 2021)</ref> | |||
{{quote|“I’d do anything to work with Tim Burton. I love him, but I’ve never been able to meet him. I got to meet [frequent Burton musical collaborator] Danny Elfman – he had me come over to his house. I wanted to learn more about Danny’s process! | |||
“I would love to meet Tim Burton, but there would have to be a reason, there would need to be the right project, the right film. That would be a moment where you could just print up the tombstone. It’s his contrast; everything is like a cartoon, the colours are like a dream of life, like a painting that’s come to life.<ref>[https://www.loudersound.com/news/evanescence-amy-lee-tim-burton "Evanescence’s Amy Lee: “I’d do anything to work with Tim Burton”"]. Metal Hammer. October 21, 2022.</ref>}} | |||
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*''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' (2016) | *''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' (2016) | ||
*''Dumbo'' (2019) | *''Dumbo'' (2019) | ||
*''Wednesday'' (TV series; directed the first four episodes) (2022) | |||
===As Producer=== | ===As Producer=== | ||
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Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator. He is known for his dark, gothic, and eccentric horror and fantasy films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Dark Shadows (2012), and Frankenweenie (2012). He is also known for blockbusters such as the adventure comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), the superhero films Batman (1989) and its first sequel Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and the fantasy film Alice in Wonderland (2010). Tim has worked repeatedly with actor Johnny Depp and with musician Danny Elfman, who has composed scores for all but three of the films Burton has directed.
Amy Lee is hugely inspired by Tim Burton's films - her favourite being The Nightmare Before Christmas. She sang a cover of Sally's Song from the film, which was featured on the 2008 album, Nightmare Revisited.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas is my number one biggest influence artistically in every way. [When I was young] I literally would sit in my bedroom and sing Sally’s Song, or in the car driving to school. The best part about it [recording the song] was that I had no restrictions or direction or anything. I picked the producer, who’s a friend, and we just made the song however we wanted together.[1] | 
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Amy wore a coat that was previously owned by Burton in Johnny Cash's tribute video for God's Gonna Cut You Down. She also attended the New York premiere of Burton's film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on December 3, 2007 with her husband, Josh Hartzler.
Amy has stated many times that Burton is her dream collaborator.[2]
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“I’d do anything to work with Tim Burton. I love him, but I’ve never been able to meet him. I got to meet [frequent Burton musical collaborator] Danny Elfman – he had me come over to his house. I wanted to learn more about Danny’s process!
“I would love to meet Tim Burton, but there would have to be a reason, there would need to be the right project, the right film. That would be a moment where you could just print up the tombstone. It’s his contrast; everything is like a cartoon, the colours are like a dream of life, like a painting that’s come to life.[3] |
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Filmography
As Director
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- Beetlejuice (1988)
- Batman (1989)
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Ed Wood (1994)
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- Big Fish (2003)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Corpse Bride (2005)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
- Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- Dark Shadows (2012)
- Frankenweenie (2012)
- Big Eyes (2014)
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
- Dumbo (2019)
- Wednesday (TV series; directed the first four episodes) (2022)
As Producer
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- Cabin Boy (1994)
- Batman Forever (1995)
- 9 (2009)
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
- The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015)
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
References
- ↑ https://www.spin.com/2008/10/evanescences-amy-lee-its-not-all-sad/ (2008)
- ↑ From Bring Me To Life to Chewbacca, here's 11 things we learned from Amy Lee's Reddit AMA (October 28, 2021)
- ↑ "Evanescence’s Amy Lee: “I’d do anything to work with Tim Burton”". Metal Hammer. October 21, 2022.
