Tim Burton and Henry Selick have just revealed why Disney Studios did not release the animated classic “The Nightmare Before Christmas” under their main name.
The great animated classic The Nightmare Before Christmas celebrates its 30th birthday. On this occasion, Tim Burton and Henry Selick, the two men behind this macabre little gem, spoke to the New York Times.
An interview during which they revealed why Disney Studios did not dare to produce the film under their main name but via Touchstone Pictures, their more “adult” subsidiary.
“Disney studios were afraid that The Nightmare Before Christmas would damage their brand”explains Henry Selick, who recently set the record straight on the debate surrounding the authorship of the film.
“If they had put the Disney name on it, the box office success would have been much greater, but I understand their position because it was unlike any other animated film.”
“It’s a normal reaction whenever you do something that is unknown”adds Tim Burton, who recently criticized the superhero film The Flash. “Here there was stop-motion, a character who doesn’t have eyeballs, all set to music. How could you feel comfortable? Of course Disney was nervous with all that.”
Cinema for children: The Nightmare Before Christmas, the macabre jewel imagined by Tim Burton
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a fantastical-macabre musical comedy like no other. A visual splendor of every moment, magnified by the music and songs of Danny Elfman, which could soon be given a prequel, as recently revealed by Henry Selick, of whom you will not forget to recall that he also signed the very beautiful Coraline.
Released in French theaters in December 2004, the feature film The Nightmare Before Christmas grossed more than $100 million worldwide.
Have you noticed the little hidden details in “The Nightmare Before Christmas?”