Tim Burton returns to the big screen with the sequel to Beetlejuicemore than 30 years after the original film premiered in 1988. The creative mind behind many iconic films, Burton also addressed the appeal of his projects to children.
Apart BeetlejuiceHe has made films like the 2005 one Corpse Bride and the 2010s Alice in Wonderlandand wrote the story for Henry Selick The Nightmare Before Christmas. Talk to Collider As for whether some of his films are “coming-of-age” horror films for children, the director admitted that it’s always a case-by-case basis. Burton added that some children can handle more than their parents think and may watch scarier movies.
Asked whether he tries to balance his horror tendencies with the idea of children watching his films, the director revealed: “Well, yes and no.” He continued: “Like I said, my whole career, People say, “Oh, that’s too scary. [Nightmare Before Christmas]children can’t watch this…’ I know how I’ve always felt, and I grew up watching monster movies myself. I’ve always thought that everyone, adults and children, is different.
I know how I’ve always felt, and I grew up watching monster movies myself.
Burton then explained: “Some kids can watch this stuff, some can’t. You could, I could, others can’t, neither can my daughter. The fact is, I never felt like I knew exactly, I just knew myself, and I know how I felt as a kid and all that kind of stuff. I always feel like parents worry more about their kids, and kids can handle more than the parents think they can handle. “That has always been my approach.”
Tim Burton didn’t need to watch the first Beetlejuice to make the sequel
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice The film takes place over three decades after the original, but the director and the rest of the cast have praised how easily they were able to reprise their roles, despite all that time. Burton praised Michael Keaton’s uncanny ability to reprise his role as the Phantom with the greatest success. He also noted that he didn’t do any rehearsals for the sequel, and furthermore, didn’t even watch the original to prepare.
Burton was more interested in making a good film than creating a sequel. He admitted to watching the first film after making the sequel.I saw it after, but like I said, when I did it, it was important for me not to think about “sequel,” “franchise,” all those words. “When I started, none of those words existed: franchise, reboot, rehabilitation, restructuring, whatever.”
The director is not interested in further sequels to his films. “In fact, I think I would say the opposite, in a funny way, because I’ve done it a little bit. I feel like if I do something next, I don’t know what I’ll do, but I want to do something where… I almost stopped making films after my last one because I just didn’t feel the studio side of it.” . ”
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice hits theaters on September 6.
Source: Collider