Dracula. Frankenstein. The Werewolf. Frankenweenie.
Yeah, I’m serious.
Check out the new movie posters for Frankenweenie and you tell me if I’m blowing things all out of proportion. Because they are awesome. I can’t be the only one who wants to pet the Mummy Hamster, right? Who’s a widdle mummy cutie? You are! YOU are!
Here’s where I should drop in some PR boilerplate but I really want to share the “notes” info they released:
- When Tim Burton originally conceived the idea for “Frankenweenie,” he envisioned it as a full-length, stop-motion animated film. Due to budget constraints, he instead directed it as a live-action short, released in 1984.
- “Frankenweenie” follows in the footsteps of Tim Burton’s other stop-motion animated films “Corpse Bride” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas”—both of which were nominated for Academy Awards®.
- Over 200 puppets and sets were created for the film.
- The voice cast includes four actors who worked with Burton on previous films: Winona Ryder (“Beetlejuice,” “Edward Scissorhands”), Catherine O’Hara (“Beetlejuice,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas”), Martin Short (“Mars Attacks!”) and Martin Landau (“Ed Wood,” Sleepy Hollow”).
- Classic horror films inspired several of the character names.
Sure, fans of TimB already know most of this stuff, but I had to share it anyway. And anyone who hasn’t seen the original Frankenweenie short needs to hie over to YouTube, stat. I’ll wait.
Okay now. Check out the groovy new posters — don’cha love it when movies riff on old style art? Gorgeous, and fun. Enjoy!
Atomic Fangirl 