Tim Burton opens up about working with Disney: “I was Dumbo in this horrible circus”

Tim Burton opens up about working with Disney: “I was Dumbo in this horrible circus”

During his participation in the Lumière Film Festival, the gothic and beloved film director Tim Burton, known for his fascinating and classic works, such as beetlejuice, Scissorhands and the recent Netflix series merlinstated that he will not work with The Walt Disney Company again due to the frustration he felt with the dynamics on and off the set.

During his presence at the festival, held in Lyon, France, Tim was awarded the Prix Lumière award. In addition, he took the opportunity to give a master class, in which he talked about his experience filming the live action of Dumbowhich he described as horrible, describing the experience as “like a big circus that he needed to escape from” and where he, in his opinion, was like the character of Dumbo.

With this statement the director of Batman hinted at how uncomfortable he feels with the company after this production. Furthermore, he stated that Dumbo It is a film, to a certain extent, autobiographical, arguing that everything has become too homogeneous, without space for different proposals.

It has become very homogeneous, very consolidated. There is less space for different types of things.

In addition to this, the filmmaker cited that during his career he has had to face problems with all the big studios he has worked for, including Disney, as they have hired him and fired him countless times.

It is true that Tim has worked with the mouse company since he began his career, but it was his experience with that live action with which the director hit rock bottom and decided not to work with the company again.

I was hired and fired several times throughout my career there. What about ‘Dumbo’. That’s why I think my Disney days are over.

In addition, Tim Burton took the opportunity to answer the question about the possibility of working with superheroes again, because, as we already know, he was the director of the batman on two occasions, in Batman Y batman returns. However, his response was blunt, dismissing the idea immediately.

I can only deal with a universe, not a multiverse.

Finally, the creator of strange world of jack He spoke about his perspective on the current superhero film industry and recalled that he was one of the initiators of this genre, even expressing his pleasure at the fact that these characters have taken over Hollywood.

Source: Okchicas