His early film career was fueled by almost unbelievable good luck, but it's his talent and originality that have kept him at the top of the Hollywood tree. Tim Burton began drawing at an early age, going on to attend the California Institute of the Arts, studying animation after being awarded a fellowship from Disney...See full bio »
Worked on the development of the film adaptation of The Death of Superman,
Superman/Doomsday, for about a year, even storyboarding the entire film. Left the project due to budget and creative differences.
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[Talking about the Batman characters]: "These are some of the wildest characters in comics and yet, they seem the most real to me."
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Is a big fan of Italian director Mario Bava. He once said he would like to remake Bava's classic
Black Sunday with his former partner Lisa Marie. He also appeared in two documentaries about Bava.
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He often likes to open his films with a quiet night time snowfall
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