KIXS FM 108 » frankenweenie trailer http://kixs.com The Country Leader Sat, 18 May 2013 21:41:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie' Trailer Rises From The Grave http://kixs.com/frankenweenie-trailer/ http://kixs.com/frankenweenie-trailer/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Mike Sampson http://thefw.com/?p=105203 In 1984, a young Disney animator named Tim Burton directed his live-action debut, the short film ‘Frankenweenie.’ Disney planned for the short to run before a theatrical re-release of ‘Pinocchio,’ but once they screened the completed project, they fired Burton on the spot.

Burton, of course, went on to a somewhat legendary career as a filmmaker and in 2010 made Disney over $1 billion on ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ And now, in 2012, Disney is finally OK with the idea of a little boy who brings his dead dog back to life.

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