It would be hard to recapture that with a sequel. His exploration of the Christmas season and the jolly spirit that comes with that helped him on his coming-of-age journey. By the end of the film, Jack learned that what he thought he truly desired was actually right in front of him. Yes, there are other worlds Jack “The Pumpkin King” can explore based on the different holidays, but Nightmare worked because it was specifically a Christmas story.
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RELATED: The Best Christmas Movies on Disney Plus Right NowĪlso, the film worked perfectly as a one-off. It’s costly and time-consuming, but the level of loving fine detail and emotion you get from the final product is next to none.
Like Guillermo del Toro reminded us with his recent amazing Pinocchio adaptation, nothing beats stop-motion animation. Half of Nightmare’s charm was the fact that it was a Christmas tale disguised as a horror story, and it harkened back to a now forgotten era of the Rankin and Bass Holiday Specials. Also, if a sequel was to happen, in a recent interview with Collider, Selick revealed that a continuation would have to be done with CGI, and that’s something the director rightfully doesn’t agree with. There have been talks about a sequel for so long now, but given Burton’s current rocky relationship with “The House of Mouse” due to his Dumbo experience, a full-blown sequel is probably dead in the water. Like Sarandon alluded to, an actor usually doesn’t have the power to make a sequel happen. So if you’re a fan of this demented Christmas classic, don’t get your hopes up for a sequel. I've heard various things, but they could be true or not." I mean this happened with The Princess Bride where there was a great demand for a sequel.
I don't know.” The Oscar nominated actor would finish his Nightmare sequel thoughts by saying, “At the same time I respect Tim's thoughts. And whether it would be me in a sequel or not. While speaking on The Art of Kindness With Robert Peterpaul podcast, Sarandon said, "Essentially, I have nothing to do with it.I can't pick up the phone and call Tim Burton and say, 'OK let's go! Let's do Nightmare Before Christmas 2!' I'm the hired gun in this equation.
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