The acclaimed director additionally dished on attainable future sequels
Tim Burton isn’t closing the door on one other inventive partnership along with his longtime collaborator Johnny Depp.
Talking to IndieWire on the Marrakech Worldwide Movie Competition on Saturday, November 30, the acclaimed director revealed he’s open to reuniting with Depp on a future challenge, although it will depend upon the fabric.
“Well, I’m sure there will be,” Burton, 66, stated when requested about working with Depp once more. “I never feel like, ‘Oh, I’m going to use this and that actor.’ It usually has to be based on the project I’m working on. That’s what film is all about. It’s collaboration and bouncing ideas off the people around you.”
The duo first teamed up in 1990’s Edward Scissorhands and went on to collaborate on movies reminiscent of Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, and Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing facility. Regardless of their longstanding inventive historical past, Burton made it clear that some tasks are finest left untouched.
Throughout a Q&A on the competition, Burton firmly dominated out an Edward Scissorhands sequel. “There are certain films I don’t want to make a sequel to,” he defined. “It felt like a one-off thing.”
He added that The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas additionally falls into that class, saying, “Certain things are best left on their own.”