If you thought Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty was a gay/drag icon now, wait until Tim Burton gets done with her. Ain’t It Cool is reporting that once he’s all done with his Alice in Wonderland Burton may turn his attention to Sleeping Beauty‘s evil queen-cum-dragon.
Basically Burton’s film would be the original story as seen through the eyes of Maleficent – ie, a riff on Wicked. I’d actually rather see Burton do Wicked, even though Sweeney Todd proved he has no real facility for musicals. Still, I find the world of L Frank Baum more intriguing than that of Sleeping Beauty.
The big question is: what role will Johnny Depp play? I honestly wouldn’t put it past him to play Maleficent, although he’d probably have to duel Helena Bonham Carter to the death for the right. How can Burton choose between his muses like this?
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Did he just say Queen Cum Dragon?
SWEENEY TODD proved what now? That is a pretty damning statement coming from a blogger, haha. Couldn't ST be considered Burton's third-ish musical? Pretty good resume for someone who "has no real facility" for musicals. MOVIE BLOGGER FAIL
ouch, SleestakVaginaFace just called Devin out HARDCORE
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1183955-1183955-sweeney_todd_the_demon_barber_of_fleet_street/
I'd rather watch the rehersal footage, from Planet of the Apes, of Helena Bonham Carter running like a wounded monkey and throwing herself across gym mats, than watch another Burton remake…. pull the string!!!
Q#3: Totally – It. Is. On!!! Hahahaha…oh man, such sweet sweet insanity from #2. His own wonderful little world where there's just him and Devin.
Are you guys under the assumption that Burton directed A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS? Because he just did the story and designs – had nothing to do with making the movie.
Sick and tired of people relating my novel "Wicked" with that singing and dancing shit they keep talking about. 560 pages. Not so much as a god damn chorus. Turn Burton loose on LOTR, hell at least Tolkien provided verses.
Great idea! I think he'll do a fantastic job with this story, if it is indeed a possibility.
Also, a friend and I think, and have thought for years, that if anyone can adapt "Geek Love", the novel by Katherine Dunn, into a movie, it would be Tim Burton. A bizarre, crazy story, "Geek Love" would make for quite an interesting film. :o)
I prefer Baum to, but lets get something clear. L. Frank Baum has fuck all to do with that Wicked nonsense.
This is the worst idea ever. Villains are cool when they aren`t explained. They are evil, who cares why. The "sympathetic" shit that is so in is what sucks. Wicked, hanibal Rising, Rob Zombie`s Halloween&2. Fuck that shit. What`s next? Hans Landa the Musical?
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