Timothy Walter Burton is an American film director, animator and artist, known for his frequent collaborations with composer Danny Elfman staring from the very beginning of their film careers at Warner Brothers.
As director of the first big budget Batman film in 1989 and its 1992 followup Batman Returns, he was highly influential in setting the tone for the Batman Film Franchise. After this Burton chose to pursue a Catwoman spinoff rather than making more sequels. Burton received top-billing Producer credit over Peter MacGregor-Scott on Batman Forever, although all involved have since admitted to his limited involvement.
Burton is currently in "quiet revolt" over the use Michael Keaton and Nicolas Cage in The Flash.[1]
Filmography
Director
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- Beetlejuice (1988)
- Batman (1989)
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Ed Wood (1994)
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- Big Fish (2003)
- Corpse Bride (2005)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
- Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- Frankenweenie (2012)
- Dark Shadows (2012)
- Big Eyes (2014)
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
- Dumbo (2019)
Producer
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- Cabin Boy (1994)
- Ed Wood (1994)
- Batman Forever (1995)
- James and the Giant Peach (1996)
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Corpse Bride (2005)
- 9 (2009)
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
- Frankenweenie (2012)
- Big Eyes (2014)
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
- Dumbo (2019) - Executive
Writer
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- Frankenweenie (2012)
Gallery
Batman concept art
Batman Returns concept art
Batman photos
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Batman Returns photos
Videos
Tim Burton Golden Globes 1995 2
The "Producer" discusses his involvement
Would Tim Burton make another BATMAN movie? "There's one coming out every week"