Tim Burton!!!

Future projects

Burton plans to remake his 1984 short film Frankenweenie as a feature length stop motion film, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. He is also set to direct a film adaptation based on the television series Dark Shadows. Johnny Depp will portray Barnabas Collins as well as co-produce the film, and John August is currently writing the script. However, Dark Shadowswill be pushed back due to Depp and Burton's commitments to other projects. During Comic-Con 2009, Burton confirmed that Dark Shadows will be his next film.

On January 19, 2010, it was announced that after Dark Shadows Burton's next project would be a 'Wicked'-style adaption featuring the origin story and the past of the Sleeping Beauty character and antagonist Maleficent. The film is set to be released in 2012, though this has yet to be confirmed. In an interview with Fandango published February 23, 2010, however, he denied he was directing any upcoming Sleeping Beauty movie.He has also stated that there is a chance he will co-produce [with Timur Bekmambetov, who he also co-produced 9 with] the movie Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter which is based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, also author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It has also been reported that Burton would be directing a 3-D stop-motion animation adaptation of The Addams Family, however, Burton denies any involvement with such a project.