Tim Burton Announces End in Making Disney Films Following 'Horrible' Dumbo Experience

Tim Burton stated that it is likely the end of his collaboration with Disney. In an interview with Melanie Goodfellow of Deadline that was published on Saturday, Burton discussed his thoughts.

After directing the 2019 'Dumbo' remake, Burton, 64, informed the outlet that he had no further plans to collaborate with Disney.

Tim Burton Regrets Working For Disney

Per Deadline, a star-studded ensemble for the 'Dumbo' adaptation includes Danny DeVito, Colin Farrell, Eva Green, and Michael Keaton.

In March 2019, Burton admitted to IndieWire that he connected with the movie's lead character. The 'Beetlejuice' filmmaker added that Disney is presently concentrating on Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars content, which implies that individual projects are receiving less attention.

Burton was sacked in 1984 after making 'Frankenweenie' because he utilized company funds to produce a movie that was too frightening for children. Burton had been an apprentice at Disney in the early 1980s.

'James and the Giant Peach' and 'Alice in Wonderland' are two of his more well-known Disney movies. He rejoined with the studio in 1993 for 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' and went on to direct numerous additional projects with Disney.

After being presented with an honorary Prix Lumiere at the Lumiere Festival in France, Burton claimed in a press conference that working for Disney was like being confined to a "big, horrible circus."

According to CNN, Burton remarked, "It's gotten to be extremely homogenized, very consolidated. This was in relation to his experience working with Disney on the making of the movie, 'Dumbo.' There's less room for other kinds of things," he said, even going so far as to say that he couldn't imagine himself working on a Marvel film.

He stated, "I can only deal with one universe, l can't cope with a multi-universe," to that effect, but according to Deadline, the filmmaker has never really given independent production any thought. Throughout his whole career, he has only ever worked with studios.

The well-known director-producer said he has lost faith in the House of Mouse and is unlikely to collaborate with the studio on upcoming projects. After beginning his career at Disney as an artist, Burton went on to produce and direct a number of well-liked films for the studio, including 'Corpse Bride' and 'The Nightmare Before Christmas.'

Burton received the esteemed Prix Lumière at the current Lumière Festival. Wednesday, an 'Addams Family' spinoff series, is his first film to be directed since 'Dumbo' opened to unimpressive reviews. It debuts on Netflix on November 23 and stars budding scream queen Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams.

Tim Burton Recreates Lumière Brothers' 1895 Film

Moreover, Tim Burton followed in the footsteps of Auguste and Louis Lumière, the fathers of French cinema in the 19th century, by directing his own adaptation of their 1895 picture La Sortie De L'Usine at the location of their former factory in Lyon.

In his other role as director of the Institut Lumière, Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux led the Lumière Festival, which the filmmaker attended as the festival's honorary guest of honor in Lyon.

Per Deadline, Burton was furthermore requested to recreate the historic debut film by the Lumière Brothers as the 14th recipient of the festival's Prix Institut this year. Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and Jane Campion are past winners who also produced their own adaptations.