Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’ Gets The IMAX Treatment…Plus A Little Treat!
IMAX and The Walt Disney Studios announced recently that Burton’s newest stop motion, animated film Frankenweenie is going to be released in IMAX format. This is the first black and white feature, as well as the first stop-motion animated movie, to be released on IMAX.
“IMAX has a long-standing relationship with Tim Burton, whose unique
artistic vision and brilliant storytelling has captured the imagination of
audiences around the world,” said Greg Foster, Chairman and President of
IMAX Filmed Entertainment. “We’re excited to add *Frankenweenie* as the
second Tim Burton feature in our 2012 film slate, providing IMAX audiences
a distinctive new way to experience animation.”
After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life — with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new “leash on life” can be monstrous.
Featuring the voices of Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short and Winona Ryder. The film is a remake of the live-action short directed by Tim Burton in 1984 and is set to be released on October 5, 2012 in the US and Canada.
Also, because I’m awesome, here’s the original Frankenweenie!
Psst…recognize the boy who plays Victor?
it looks good. a bit different from the short film, but im excited. he
totally re-used his character design from Family Dog for Sparky though
XD i spoke to both Tim Burton and Don Hahn (the producer) about the
remake of the short film. im excited to see how they use stop motion
animation to enhance the story into a full length feature film…