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Back in 1993, just in time for Halloween, Tim Burton‘s classic The Nightmare Before Christmas opened in theaters and became a classic. Directed by Henry Selick, the stop-animation film featured Fright Night’s Chris Sarandon as the voice of Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween Town. During the movie Jack discovers Christmas Town and decides to put his spin on the holiday, only to fail and realize that he belongs in Halloween Town with Sally. Since the movie achieved cult status, Disney has re-released it several times and even created a ride based on the movie at Disney Land. It’s a bit of a surprise it hasn’t gotten a spin-off or sequel yet, but something is coming according to Moviehole. Moviehole has a credible source that is reporting that Disney is “doing something with Nightmare Before Christmas – probably a sequel but a live-action adaptation is very possible.” Disney has been on a mission to turn their classic animated features into
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There are few holiday films loved like Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Fans would have loved to seen the story continue, but for some reason the film never got a sequel. But after nearly 25 years we will finally get more, in the form of a comic/Magna series, THR is reporting. Tokyopop will publish the series, titled ‘Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero’s Journey’, written by DJ Milky, featuring art by Studio DICE. As you can tell by the title, the books will center on Jack Skellington’s dog Zero as he gets lost far from home, in Christmas Town. The site reports “The format of the project will be unusual for the publisher; it will initially be serialized as full-color single issues released to comic book stores, before being collected in two different formats simultaneously, in full-color trade paperbacks and black and white pocket-sized manga volumes,”
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HalloweenMoviesNews
Back in 1993, just in time for Halloween, Tim Burton‘s classic The Nightmare Before Christmas opened in theaters and became a classic. Directed by Henry Selick, the stop-animation film featured Fright Night’s Chris Sarandon as the voice of Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween Town. During the movie Jack discovers Christmas Town and decides to put his spin on the holiday, only to fail and realize that he belongs in Halloween Town with Sally. Since the movie achieved cult status, Disney has re-released it several times and even created a ride based on the movie at Disney Land. It’s a bit of a surprise it hasn’t gotten a spin-off or sequel yet, but something is coming according to Moviehole. Moviehole has a credible source that is reporting that Disney is “doing something with Nightmare Before Christmas – probably a sequel but a live-action adaptation is very possible.” Disney has been on a mission to turn their classic animated features into
Continue reading →
Movies
There are few holiday films loved like Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Fans would have loved to seen the story continue, but for some reason the film never got a sequel. But after nearly 25 years we will finally get more, in the form of a comic/Magna series, THR is reporting. Tokyopop will publish the series, titled ‘Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero’s Journey’, written by DJ Milky, featuring art by Studio DICE. As you can tell by the title, the books will center on Jack Skellington’s dog Zero as he gets lost far from home, in Christmas Town. The site reports “The format of the project will be unusual for the publisher; it will initially be serialized as full-color single issues released to comic book stores, before being collected in two different formats simultaneously, in full-color trade paperbacks and black and white pocket-sized manga volumes,”
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