What’s Tim Burton got cooking at Cannes? Deadline hears that the venerable director is hitting The Croisette to pitch a top secret project to potential buyers. So what is it? Your guess is as good as mine.
Burton stays pretty busy these days with the hit Netflix series, Wednesday. He’s also got Attack of the 50 Foot Woman starring Margot Robbie in the works, with a script being written right now.
It was just a couple of years ago that Burton’s career was rejuvenated by Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which made $452M worldwide. One thing you’re not likely to see is Burton return to Disney, where he directed Alice in Wonderland and Dumbo. He’s made no secret of how much he disliked his time at the Mouse House.
My guess is that Burton is pitching an original project, because an established IP wouldn’t require this much effort. The thought of Burton creating a brand new, surreal fantasy world, something he can do like nobody else, is pretty exciting.
