Henry Selick, the filmmaker of The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas, is revealing his idea for a potential prequel thirty years after the movie’s debut.
The director mentioned the primary film is “an ideal film [that] got here out of the proper time, solely to develop into one thing far greater over time,” in an interview with Individuals journal that was revealed on-line on Friday.
He additionally acknowledged that he would not be excited concerning the thought of creating a sequel because of the important quantity of labor related to the primary film.
He added, “I believe Tim [Burton] specifically appears like, why mess with that? He definitely doesn’t want to earn more money from a sequel. He has had so many different successes, and to date no one’s provide you with a fantastic thought for a sequel. And I nonetheless suppose that Tim will get to resolve. I don’t suppose there’s any thought that might persuade him.”
Nonetheless, one chance continues to be on the desk. Selick said {that a} prequel could also be extra his type.
“There could be a extra fascinating story there about how Jack turned the King of Halloween City,” the Coraline director defined.
Chris Sarandon responded “completely” to the query of whether or not any members of the unique ensemble will reprise their roles as Jack Skellington in future movies.
“To cite Henry, ‘F**ok yeah,’ ” he informed the outlet. “If there have been a sequel, I’d be there in a minute.”
The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas is at the moment streaming on Disney+.
