KLUB 106.9 The Rock » tim burton http://1069therock.com The Best Classic Rock & The Best New Rock Fri, 24 May 2013 23:03:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Tim Burton and Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Pinocchio' Hires 'X-Men: First Class' Writer http://1069therock.com/tim-burton-robert-downey-jr-pinocchio/ http://1069therock.com/tim-burton-robert-downey-jr-pinocchio/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:34:05 +0000 Britt Hayes http://screencrush.com/?p=63030 Tim Burton is still planning on making that 'Pinocchio' movie, but before you roll your eyes too hard, at least he's hired a talented writer for the project: Jane Goldman.

]]> http://1069therock.com/tim-burton-robert-downey-jr-pinocchio/feed/ 0 Getty Images, Disney Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie' Trailer Rises From The Grave http://1069therock.com/frankenweenie-trailer/ http://1069therock.com/frankenweenie-trailer/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000 Mike Sampson http://thefw.com/?p=105203 In 1984, a young Disney animator named Tim Burton directed his live-action debut, the short film ‘Frankenweenie.’ Disney planned for the short to run before a theatrical re-release of ‘Pinocchio,’ but once they screened the completed project, they fired Burton on the spot.

Burton, of course, went on to a somewhat legendary career as a filmmaker and in 2010 made Disney over $1 billion on ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ And now, in 2012, Disney is finally OK with the idea of a little boy who brings his dead dog back to life.

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