Editing Tim Burton (section)

==Career==
===1981–1987: Early work and breakthrough ===
''Stalk of the Celery Monster'' attracted the attention of [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Productions]], who offered Burton an animator's apprenticeship at its [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|animation division]].<ref name=VFCal/> He worked as an animator, storyboard artist, graphic designer, art director, and [[concept art]]ist on films such as ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'' (1981), ''[[Tron]]'' (1982), and ''[[The Black Cauldron (film)|The Black Cauldron]]'' (1985). His concept art never made it into the finished films.

While at Disney in 1982, Burton made his first short, ''[[Vincent (1982 film)|Vincent]]'', a six-minute black-and-white [[stop motion]] film based on a poem written by Burton, which depicts a young boy who fantasizes that he is his hero [[Vincent Price]], with Price himself providing narration. The film was produced by [[Rick Heinrichs]], whom Burton had befriended while working in the concept art department at Disney. The film was shown at the [[Chicago Film Festival]] and released, alongside the teen drama ''[[Tex (film)|Tex]]'', for two weeks in one Los Angeles cinema. This was followed by Burton's first live-action production, ''[[Hansel and Gretel (1983 TV special)|Hansel and Gretel]]'', a Japanese-themed adaptation of the [[Brothers Grimm]] [[Hansel and Gretel|fairy tale]] for the [[Disney Channel]], which climaxes in a [[kung fu]] fight between Hansel and Gretel and the witch. Having aired once in 1983 at 10:30 P.M. on Halloween and promptly shelved, prints of the film are extremely difficult to locate, fueling rumors that the project did not exist. The short would finally go on public display in 2009 at the [[Museum of Modern Art]], and again in 2011 as part of the Tim Burton art exhibit at [[LACMA]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Is the Tim Burton Exhibition at LACMA for Kids?|url=http://museumstories.com/2011/09/26/is-lacmas-tim-burton-exhibition-for-kids/|website=museumstories.com|date=September 26, 2011|access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Chang|first=Richard|date=June 3, 2011|title=Exhibit covers Tim Burton's career as filmmaker and artist|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/burton-303022-tim-art.html|access-date=March 6, 2017|website=Orange County Register}}</ref> It was again shown at the [[Seoul Museum of Art]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cha|first=Frances|date=December 11, 2012|title=Tim Burton's 'nightmares' become hit museum exhibit|url=http://travel.cnn.com/tim-burtons-nightmares-arrive-seoul-015476/|access-date=March 6, 2017|website=CNN}}</ref>

Burton's next live-action short film, ''[[Frankenweenie (1984 film)|Frankenweenie]]'', was released in 1984. It tells the story of a young boy who tries to revive his dog after it is run over by a car. Filmed in black-and-white, it stars [[Barret Oliver]], [[Shelley Duvall]] (with whom he would work again in 1986, directing an episode of her television series ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]''), and [[Daniel Stern (actor)|Daniel Stern]]. After ''Frankenweenie'' was completed, Disney fired Burton, under the pretext of him spending the company's resources on a film that would be too dark and scary for children to see.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-editors/tim-burton-disney-fired-181740632.html|title=Tim Burton: How Disney fired me|first=Edward|last=Bovingdon |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |date = October 18, 2012}}</ref>

Actor [[Paul Reubens]] saw ''Frankenweenie'' and chose Burton to direct the cinematic spin-off of his popular character [[Pee-wee Herman]], stating on the audio commentary of 2000 DVD release of ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' that as soon as the short began, he was sold on Burton's style. Pee-wee Herman gained mainstream popularity with a successful stage show at [[The Groundlings]] and [[The Roxy (London)|the Roxy]] which was later turned into an [[The Pee-wee Herman Show|HBO special]]. The film, ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]'', was made on a budget of $8&nbsp;million and grossed more than $40&nbsp;million at the North American box office. Burton, a fan of the eccentric musical group [[Oingo Boingo]], asked songwriter [[Danny Elfman]] to provide the music for the film. Since then, Elfman has scored every film that Tim Burton has directed, except for ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Calamar|first=Gary|date=August 28, 2005|title=Danny Elfman|url=http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/or/or050828danny_elfman|work=The Open Road|publisher=KCRW|access-date=September 6, 2012|archive-date=October 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021202728/http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/or/or050828danny_elfman/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', and ''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]''.

Additionally, Burton directed episodes of the [[Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 TV series)|1985 revival]] of the '50s/'60s anthology horror series ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' and [[Shelley Duvall]]'s ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]''.

=== 1988–1994: ''Batman'' films and acclaim ===
Burton's next major film was ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' (1988), a supernatural [[comedy horror]] about a young couple forced to cope with life after death and the family of pretentious yuppies who invade their treasured New England home. Their teenage daughter, Lydia ([[Winona Ryder]]), has an obsession with death which allows her to see the deceased couple. Starring [[Alec Baldwin]] and [[Geena Davis]], and featuring [[Michael Keaton]] as the title character, the film grossed $80&nbsp;million on a relatively low budget and won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Makeup|Best Makeup]]. It was later adapted into an [[Beetlejuice (TV series)|animated TV series]] of the same name, with Burton playing a role as executive producer, that ran on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and later the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network.

Burton's ability to produce hit films with low budgets impressed studio executives, and he received his first big-budget film, ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]''. The production was plagued with problems. Burton repeatedly clashed with the film's producers, [[Jon Peters]] and [[Peter Guber]], but the most notable debacle involved casting. For the title role, Burton chose to cast Michael Keaton as [[Batman]] following their previous collaboration in ''Beetlejuice'', despite Keaton's average physique, inexperience with action films, and reputation as a comic actor. Although Burton won in the end, the furor over the casting provoked enormous fan animosity, to the extent that Warner Brothers' share price slumped.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} Burton had considered it ridiculous to cast a "bulked-up" ultra-masculine man as Batman, insisting that Batman should be an ordinary man who dressed up in an elaborate bat costume to frighten criminals. Burton originally considered [[Brad Dourif]] for [[The Joker]], but eventually cast [[Jack Nicholson]], in a move that helped assuage fans' fears, as well as attracting older audiences not as interested in a [[superhero film]]. When the film opened in June 1989, it was backed by the biggest marketing and merchandising campaign in film history at the time, and became one of the biggest box office hits of all time, grossing over $250&nbsp;million in the U.S. and $400&nbsp;million worldwide (numbers not adjusted for inflation) and earning critical acclaim for the performances of both Keaton and Nicholson, as well as the film's production aspects, which won the Academy Award for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]. The success of the film helped establish Burton as a profitable director, and it proved to be a huge influence on future superhero films, which eschewed the bright, all-American heroism of [[Richard Donner]]'s ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' for a grittier, more realistic look and characters with more psychological depth. It also served as a major inspiration for the acclaimed TV series ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''.

Burton claimed that the graphic novel ''[[Batman: The Killing Joke]]'' was a major influence on his film adaptation of ''Batman'':

<blockquote>I was never a giant comic book fan, but I've always loved the image of Batman and the Joker. The reason I've never been a comic book fan&nbsp;– and I think it started when I was a child&nbsp;– is because I could never tell which box I was supposed to read. I don't know if it was [[dyslexia]] or whatever, but that's why I loved ''The Killing Joke'', because, for the first time, I could tell which one to read. It's my favorite. It's the first comic I've ever loved. And the success of those graphic novels made our ideas more acceptable.<ref name=Salisbury />{{rp|71}}</blockquote>

In 1990, Burton created a unique drawing which gave screenwriter [[Caroline Thompson]] inspiration to write the script for ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' which Burton directed, re-uniting with Winona Ryder from ''Beetlejuice''. His friend [[Johnny Depp]], a teen idol at the end of the 1980s due primarily to his work on the hit TV series ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', was cast in the title role of Edward, who was the creation of an eccentric and old-fashioned inventor (played by [[Vincent Price]] in one of his last screen appearances). Edward looked human, but was left with scissors in the place of hands due to the untimely death of his creator. Set in suburbia (and shot in [[Land o' Lakes, Florida]]), the film is largely seen as Burton's autobiography of his childhood in Burbank. Burton's idea<ref>{{Citation|last=EviLQuicK|title=Edward Scissorhands – Hollywood Backstories – PART1|date=August 31, 2008|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaPob-C7Z3E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/uaPob-C7Z3E| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|access-date=October 9, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> for the character of Edward Scissorhands came from a drawing he created in high school. Depp wrote a similar comment in the foreword to Mark Salisbury's book, ''Burton on Burton'', regarding his first meeting with Burton over the casting of the film. ''Edward Scissorhands'' is considered one of Burton's best movies by some critics.<ref>{{cite web|last=Biodrowski |first=Steve |url=http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2000/10/edward-scissorhands-tim-burtons-elephant-man/ |title=Edward Scissorhands&nbsp;– Film & DVD Review |publisher=Cinefantastique Online |date=October 24, 2000 |access-date=June 12, 2012}}</ref> Burton has stated that this is his most personal and meaningful film because it is a representation of him not being able to communicate effectively with others as a teenager.

After the success of ''Batman'', Burton agreed to direct the sequel for Warner Bros. on the condition that he would be granted total control. The result was ''[[Batman Returns]]'', which featured Michael Keaton returning as Batman, and a new triad of villains: [[Danny DeVito]] (as [[the Penguin]]), [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] (as [[Catwoman]]) and [[Christopher Walken]] (as [[Max Shreck]], an evil corporate tycoon and original character created for the film). Somewhat darker and considerably more personal than its predecessor, concerns were raised that the film might be too scary for children. Audiences were more uncomfortable at the film's overt sexuality, personified by the sleek, fetish-inspired styling of Catwoman's costume. Burton made many changes to the Penguin which would subsequently be applied to the character in both comics and television. In the comics, the penguin was an ordinary man; Burton transformed him into a freak of nature resembling a penguin with webbed, flipper-like fingers, a hooked, beak-like nose and a short, rotund body. Released in 1992, ''Batman Returns'' grossed $282.8&nbsp;million worldwide, making it a financial success, though not to the extent of its predecessor.

Due to schedule constraints on ''Batman Returns'', Burton produced, but did not direct, ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' (1993) for Disney, originally meant to be a children's book in rhyme. The film was directed by [[Henry Selick]] and written by [[Caroline Thompson]], based on Burton's original story, world, and characters. The film received positive reviews for the stop motion animation, musical score, and original storyline. It was a modest box office success, grossing $50&nbsp;million. Because of the nature of the film, it was not produced under Disney's name, but rather Disney-owned Touchstone Pictures. Disney wanted the protagonist to have eyes,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Puchko|first=Kristy|date=October 13, 2018|title=21 Things You Didn't Know About ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''|language=en|work=Mental Floss|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/60723/21-things-you-didnt-know-about-nightmare-christmas|access-date=October 16, 2018}}</ref> but the final iteration did not. Over 100 people worked on this motion picture just to create the characters, and it took three years of work to produce the film.<ref name=":0" /> Burton collaborated with Selick again for ''[[James and the Giant Peach (film)|James and the Giant Peach]]'' (1996), which Burton co-produced.

In 1994, Burton and frequent co-producer [[Denise Di Novi]] produced the 1994 fantasy-comedy ''[[Cabin Boy]]'', starring comedian [[Chris Elliott]] and directed/written by [[Adam Resnick]]. Burton was originally supposed to direct the film after seeing Elliott perform on ''[[Get a Life (American TV series)|Get a Life]]'', but he handed the directing responsibility to Resnick once he was offered ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]''. Burton's next film, ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' (1994), was of a much smaller scale, depicting the life of the infamous director [[Ed Wood]]. Starring Johnny Depp in the title role, the film is an homage to the low-budget science fiction and horror films of Burton's childhood and handles its comical protagonist and his motley band of collaborators with surprising fondness and sensitivity. Owing to creative squabbles during the making of ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'', Danny Elfman declined to score ''Ed Wood'', and the assignment went to [[Howard Shore]]. While a commercial failure at the time of its release, ''Ed Wood'' became a cult classic and was well received by critics. [[Martin Landau]] received the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his portrayal of [[Bela Lugosi]], and the film received the [[Academy Award for Best Makeup]].

Warner Bros. was not interested in Tim Burton's return as director for a third Batman installment after considering ''Batman Returns'' too dark and unsafe for children.<ref name=Russo>{{cite magazine |title=''Batman 3'' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1993/10/01/batman-3 |date=October 1, 1993 |access-date=August 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921055255/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C308195%2C00.html |archive-date=September 21, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> Burton noted he was unsure about returning to direct, writing: "I don't think Warner Bros. wanted me to direct a third ''Batman''. I even said that to them."{{sfn|Salisbury|Burton|2000|p=143}} Burton and Warner Bros. mutually agreed to part ways. To attract the young audience, it was decided that [[Joel Schumacher]] would direct [[Batman Forever|the third film]], whilst Burton would only produce it in conjunction with [[Peter MacGregor-Scott]], in which Burton was given top-billing producer credit, without being able to contribute ideas; only approving director and screenplayers.<ref name="Batman Online">{{cite web|url=http://www.batman-online.com/features/2011/9/3/interview-with-batman-forever-screenwriter-janet-scott-batchler|title=Interview with Batman Forever's Janet Scott Batchler|publisher=Batman Online|date=September 3, 2011}}</ref> Following this change and the changes made by the new director, Michael Keaton resigned from the lead role and was replaced by [[Val Kilmer]]. Filming for ''Batman Forever'' began in late 1994 with new actors: [[Tommy Lee Jones]] as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, [[Nicole Kidman]] as Dr. Chase Meridian, [[Chris O'Donnell]] as Dick Grayson/Robin and [[Jim Carrey]] as Edward Nygma/The Riddler; the only two actors who returned after ''Batman Returns'' were [[Pat Hingle]] as Commissioner Gordon and [[Michael Gough]] as Alfred Pennyworth. The film, a combination of the darkness that characterized the saga and colors and neon signs proposed by Schumacher, was a huge box office success, earning $336&nbsp;million. Warner Bros. demanded that Schumacher delete some scenes so the film did not have the same tone as its predecessor, ''Batman Returns'' (later they were added as deleted scenes on the 2005 DVD release).

=== 1995–2010: Established director ===
In 1996, Burton and Selick reunited for the musical fantasy ''[[James and the Giant Peach (film)|James and the Giant Peach]]'', based on [[James and the Giant Peach|the book]] by [[Roald Dahl]]. Burton, once again, served only as a producer due to his contributions to making ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' (1996). The film, a combination of live action and stop motion footage, starred [[Richard Dreyfuss]], [[Susan Sarandon]], [[David Thewlis]], [[Simon Callow]] and [[Jane Leeves]] among others, with Selick's animation direction. While a box office disappointment for Disney, the film was received well by critics for its story and visual aspects and was nominated for the Academy Award for [[Best Original Musical or Comedy Score]] (by [[Randy Newman]]).

Elfman and Burton reunited for ''Mars Attacks!''. Based on a popular [[Mars Attacks|science-fiction trading card series]], the film was a hybrid of 1950s science fiction and 1970s all-star disaster films. The coincidence made it an inadvertent spoof of the blockbuster ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]'', which had been released five months earlier. The film boasted an all-star cast, including [[Jack Nicholson]], [[Glenn Close]], [[Annette Bening]], [[Danny DeVito]], [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Michael J. Fox]], [[Sarah Jessica Parker]], [[Natalie Portman]], [[Lukas Haas]], [[Martin Short]], [[Rod Steiger]], [[Christina Applegate]], and [[Jack Black]].

''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'', released in late 1999, had a supernatural setting and starred Johnny Depp as [[Ichabod Crane]], a detective with an interest in forensic science rather than the schoolteacher of [[Washington Irving]]'s [[The Legend of Sleepy Hollow|original tale]]. With ''Sleepy Hollow'', Burton paid homage to the horror films of the English company [[Hammer Films]]. [[Christopher Lee]], one of Hammer's stars, was given a cameo role. A host of Burton regulars appeared in supporting roles ([[Michael Gough]], [[Jeffrey Jones]], and [[Christopher Walken]], among others), and [[Christina Ricci]] was cast as Katrina van Tassel. A well-regarded supporting cast was headed by [[Miranda Richardson]], [[Michael Gambon]], [[Richard Griffiths]] and [[Ian McDiarmid]]. Mostly well received by critics, and with a special mention to Elfman's gothic score, the film has grossed $207 million worldwide and won an Academy Award for [[Best Art Direction]], as well as two [[BAFTA]]s for [[BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]]. A box office success, ''Sleepy Hollow'' was also a turning point for Burton. Along with the change in his personal life (separation from actress [[Lisa Marie (actress)|Lisa Marie]]), Burton changed radically in style for his next project, leaving the haunted forests and colorful outcasts behind to go on to directing ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' which, as Burton had repeatedly noted, was "not a remake" of the earlier film.

[[File:Pedro Almodóvar and Tim Burton 01 (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|Burton (right) and [[Pedro Almodóvar]] at the première of ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' in [[Madrid]], in 2007]]
''Planet of the Apes'' was a commercial success, grossing $68&nbsp;million in its opening weekend and eventually it earned $180 million in North America and $362 million worldwide. The film however has received mixed reviews and is widely considered inferior to [[Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|the first adaptation]] of [[Planet of the Apes (novel)|the novel]]. In 2003, Burton directed ''[[Big Fish]]'', based on the novel ''[[Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions]]'' by [[Daniel Wallace (author)|Daniel Wallace]]. The film is about a father telling the story of his life to his son using exaggeration and color. Starring [[Ewan McGregor]] as young Edward Bloom and [[Albert Finney]] as an older Edward Bloom, the film also stars [[Jessica Lange]], [[Billy Crudup]], [[Danny DeVito]], [[Alison Lohman]] and [[Marion Cotillard]]. ''Big Fish'' received four [[Golden Globe]] nominations as well as an Academy Award nomination for Elfman's score. The film was also the second collaboration between Burton and [[Helena Bonham Carter]], who played the characters of Jenny and the Witch, and Burton and [[Danny DeVito]], who played Amos Calloway the circus ringleader.

Released in 2005, [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'']] is an adaptation of the [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory|book of the same name]] by Roald Dahl. Starring Johnny Depp as [[Willy Wonka]], [[Freddie Highmore]] as Charlie Bucket, and [[Deep Roy]] as the [[Oompa-Loompas]], the film generally took a more faithful approach to the source material than the 1971 adaptation, ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'', although some liberties were taken, such as adding Wonka's issue with his father (played by Christopher Lee). ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' was later nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design]]. The film made over $207&nbsp;million domestically. Filming proved difficult as Burton, Depp, and Danny Elfman had to work on this and Burton's ''[[Corpse Bride]]'' (2005) at the same time, which was Burton's first full-length stop motion film as a director, featuring the voices of Johnny Depp as Victor and Helena Bonham Carter as Emily.

Burton directed his first music video, "[[Bones (The Killers song)|Bones]]", in 2006. "Bones" is the sixth overall single by American indie rock band [[The Killers]] and the second released from their second studio album, ''[[Sam's Town]]''. Starring in this video were actors [[Michael Steger]] and [[Devon Aoki]]. Burton went on to direct a second music video for [[The Killers]], "[[Here with Me (The Killers song)|Here with Me]]", starring Winona Ryder, released in 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/12/watch-the-killers-here-with-me-video-directed-by-tim-burton-and-starring-winona-ryder/ |title=Watch The Killers' "Here With Me" video, directed by Tim Burton and starring Winona Ryder |magazine=Consequence of Sound |date=December 14, 2012 |access-date=January 7, 2013}}</ref>

The DreamWorks/Warner Bros. production ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', based on [[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street|the 1979 Broadway musical]], was released on December 21, 2007, to critical acclaim and grossed $153 million worldwide. Burton's work on ''Sweeney Todd'' won the [[National Board of Review Award for Best Director]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/name/nm0000318/awards |title=Tim Burton (i)&nbsp;– awards |publisher=Imdb.com |date=May 1, 2009 |access-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> received a Golden Globe nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/features/rto/2008/globes |title=65th Annual Golden Globe awards |publisher=Imdb.com |date=May 1, 2009 |access-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> and won an Academy Award for [[Best Art Direction]]. The film blends explicit gore and Broadway tunes and was well received by critics. Johnny Depp's performance as [[Sweeney Todd]] was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].

In 2005, filmmaker [[Shane Acker]] released his short film ''[[9 (short film)|9]]'', a story about a sentient rag doll living in a post-apocalyptic world who tries to stop machines from destroying the rest of his eight fellow rag dolls. The film won numerous awards and was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]]. After seeing the short film, Tim Burton and [[Timur Bekmambetov]], director of ''[[Wanted (2008 film)|Wanted]]'', showed interest in producing a [[9 (2009 animated film)|feature-length adaptation of the film]]. Directed by Acker, the full-length film was produced by Burton, written by Acker (story) and [[Pamela Pettler]] (screenplay, co-writer of ''[[Corpse Bride]]''), and featured the voice work of [[Elijah Wood]], [[John C. Reilly]], [[Jennifer Connelly]], [[Christopher Plummer]], [[Martin Landau]], and [[Crispin Glover]], among others.

[[File:Tim Burton at ComicCon 2009.jpg|thumb|Burton speaking about ''[[9 (2009 animated film)|9]]'' at [[San Diego Comic-Con|Comic-Con]], 2009]]
Burton appeared at the 2009 [[San Diego Comic-Con|Comic-Con]] in San Diego, California, to promote both ''9'' and ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''; the latter won two Academy Awards, for [[Best Art Direction]] and [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]. In Burton's version of ''Alice in Wonderland'', the story is set 13 years after the [[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|original]] [[Lewis Carroll]] tales. [[Mia Wasikowska]] was cast as [[Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Alice]]. The original start date for filming was May 2008.<ref name=Graser>{{cite news | first = Marc| last = Graser |url=https://variety.com/2007/digital/features/burton-disney-team-on-3d-films-1117976106/ | title = Burton, Disney team on 3D films | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = November 15, 2007 | access-date = August 15, 2008}}</ref> [[Torpoint]] and [[Plymouth]] were the locations used for filming from September 1&nbsp;– October 14, and the film remains set in the [[Victorian era]]. During this time, filming took place in [[Antony House]] in Torpoint.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alice in Wonderland—starring Johnny Depp?—to be filmed at National Trust house|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=August 22, 2008|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2603396/Alice-in-Wonderland---starring-Johnny-Depp---to-be-filmed-at-National-Trust-house.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912093900/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2603396/Alice-in-Wonderland---starring-Johnny-Depp---to-be-filmed-at-National-Trust-house.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2012|access-date=September 1, 2008 | location=London}}</ref> 250 local [[Extra (actor)|extras]] were chosen in early August.<ref>{{cite news | first = Tristan| last = Nichols | title = Plymouth in Wonderland | work = [[The Herald (Plymouth Evening Herald)|The Herald]] | date = July 31, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Nichols|first=Tristan|date=August 21, 2008|title=Historic house unveiled as location for Tim Burton's ''Alice'' film|work=[[The Herald (Plymouth Evening Herald)|The Herald]]|url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/Historic-house-unveiled-location-Tim-Burton-s-Alice-film/article-282842-detail/article.html}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Other production work took place in London.<ref>{{cite news | first = Army| last = Archerd |url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=Variety100&articleid=VR1117984225 | title = 1958: Zanuck's ''Heaven'' visits Africa | work = Variety | date = April 17, 2008 | access-date = August 15, 2008 | author-link = Army Archerd}}</ref> The film was originally to be released in 2009, but was pushed to March 5, 2010.<ref>{{cite news | first = Pamela| last = McClintock |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/features/disney-unveils-2009-schedule-1117981211/ | title = Disney unveils 2009 schedule | work = Variety | date = February 20, 2008 | access-date = August 15, 2008}}</ref> The film starred Johnny Depp as the [[Mad Hatter]]; [[Matt Lucas]] as both [[Tweedledee and Tweedledum]]; Helena Bonham Carter as the [[Red Queen (Through the Looking-Glass)|Red Queen]]; [[Stephen Fry]] as the [[Cheshire Cat]]; [[Anne Hathaway]] as the [[White Queen (Through the Looking-Glass)|White Queen]]; [[Alan Rickman]] as Absolem the Caterpillar; [[Michael Sheen]] as [[The White Rabbit|McTwisp the White Rabbit]]; and [[Crispin Glover]] as the [[Knave of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Knave of Hearts]], with his face and voice added onto a CGI body. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success, grossing $1 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of Burton's career. Burton produced the film's sequel, ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]'' (2016), which was directed by [[James Bobin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latintimes.com/alice-wonderland-through-looking-glass-begins-production-johnny-depp-tim-burton-return-197502|title='Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass' Begins Production; Johnny Depp, Tim Burton Return For Sequel!|last=Donovan Longo|date=August 4, 2014}}</ref>

=== 2011–2021: Career fluctuations ===
Burton began filming ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'', a feature film adaptation of the 1960s television series [[Dark Shadows|of the same name]], in May 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 18, 2011|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110518005459/en/Filming-Begins-on-Tim-Burton%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9CDark-Shadows%E2%80%9D|title=Filming Begins on Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows"|website=[[Business Wire]]|access-date=January 16, 2024}}</ref> In addition to starring Burton regulars Depp and Bonham Carter, the film saw Burton reunite with ''[[Batman Returns]]'' star [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], while Burton once again collaborated with composer [[Danny Elfman]], production designer [[Rick Heinrichs]], and costume designer [[Colleen Atwood]]. The film was released on May 11, 2012, and grossed $245 million worldwide from a $150 million budget.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=darkshadows.htm|title=Dark Shadows (2012)|access-date=December 28, 2023|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> Burton also co-produced ''[[Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter]]'' with [[Timur Bekmambetov]], who also served as director (they previously worked together in ''[[9 (2009 animated film)|9]]''). The film, released on June 22, 2012, was based on the [[Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter (novel)|novel]] by screenwriter and novelist [[Seth Grahame-Smith]], who wrote the film's screenplay and also authored ''[[Pride and Prejudice and Zombies]]''. The film starred [[Benjamin Walker (actor)|Benjamin Walker]] as [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Anthony Mackie]] as [[William Henry Johnson (valet)|William H. Johnson]], [[Joseph Mawle]] as Lincoln's father [[Thomas Lincoln|Thomas]], [[Robin McLeavy]] as Lincoln's mother, [[Nancy Lincoln|Nancy]], and [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]] as Lincoln's love interest (and later wife), [[Mary Ann Todd]]. The film received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/abraham_lincoln_vampire_hunter|access-date=August 25, 2020|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter|access-date=August 25, 2020|website=Metacritic}}</ref> He then [[Frankenweenie (2012 film)|remade]] his 1984 short film ''[[Frankenweenie (1984 film)|Frankenweenie]]'' as a feature-length [[stop motion]] film, distributed by [[Walt Disney Pictures]].<ref>{{cite magazine | first = Marc | last = Graser | title = Burton, Disney team on 3D films | magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = November 15, 2007 | url = https://variety.com/2007/digital/features/burton-disney-team-on-3d-films-1117976106/ | access-date = November 16, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071116214154/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117976106.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | archive-date = November 16, 2007 | url-status = live }}</ref> Burton has said, "The film is based on a memory that I had when I was growing up and with my relationship with a dog that I had."<ref>{{cite web|last=Asi|first=Husam|date=October 11, 2012|title=Tim Burton: I Love All Monsters|website=UK Screen|url=http://ukscreen.com/articles/interviews/tim-burton-i-love-all-monsters|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218054723/http://ukscreen.com/articles/interviews/tim-burton-i-love-all-monsters/|archive-date=December 18, 2012|access-date=March 14, 2013}}</ref> The film was released on October 5, 2012, and met with positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/frankenweenie_2012/|title= Frankenweenie (2012)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref>

Burton directed the 2014 biographical drama film ''[[Big Eyes]]'' about American artist [[Margaret Keane]] ([[Amy Adams]]), whose work was fraudulently claimed in the 1950s and 1960s by her then-husband, [[Walter Keane]] ([[Christoph Waltz]]), and their heated divorce trial after Margaret accused Walter of stealing credit for her paintings. The script was written by the screenwriters behind Burton's ''Ed Wood'', [[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski]]. Filming began in [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, in mid-2013. The film was distributed by The Weinstein Company and released in U.S. theaters on December 25, 2014. It received generally positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/big_eyes/|title=Big Eyes|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date= December 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/big-eyes|title='Big Eyes' Reviews|website=Metacritic |access-date=December 28, 2014}}</ref>

Burton entered talks to direct a film adaptation of the fantasy novel ''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]'', written by [[Ransom Riggs]], in November 2011.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |title=Tim Burton Circles 'Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children' |url=https://deadline.com/2011/11/tim-burton-circles-miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children-195312/ |access-date=March 16, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=November 15, 2011}}</ref> [[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|The film]], starring [[Asa Butterfield]], [[Eva Green]], and [[Samuel L. Jackson]], was released in theatres by [[20th Century Fox]] on September 30, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/666485-miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children-trailer-is-here#/slide/1|title=Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Trailer is Here!|author=CS|date=March 15, 2016|publisher=comingsoon.net|access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref> Burton also directed a live-action [[Dumbo (2019 film)|adaptation]] of the Disney animated film ''[[Dumbo]]'', released on March 29, 2019, with [[Colin Farrell]], [[Danny DeVito]], [[Eva Green]], and [[Michael Keaton]] starring. The film grossed $353 million worldwide against a $170 million budget and combined production and advertising costs of $300 million, ultimately losing money.<ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=March 30, 2020|title='Mulan' Was Set To Do Big Business This Past Weekend; Drive-Ins Slowed Down & A Look Back At 'Dumbo' – Box Office|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/mulan-box-office-drive-in-theaters-coronavirus-dumbo-disney-1202895175/|access-date=March 16, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

===2022–present: ''Wednesday'' and resurgence ===
In February 2021, it was announced that Burton would be directing and producing ''[[Wednesday (TV series)|Wednesday]]'', a series for [[Netflix]] based on the [[Wednesday Addams|titular character]] from [[The Addams Family]] starring [[Jenna Ortega]] and [[Christina Ricci]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netflix Orders Wednesday Addams Series from Tim Burton|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/wednesday-addams-live-action-series-tim-burton-netflix-al-gough-miles-millar-to-showrun-1234695553/|website=Deadline|date=February 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Feinberg |first=Scott |date=2023-08-16 |title=Burbank Declares 'Tim Burton Day' With the Hometown Filmmaker Set to Return for Local Film Fest (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-news/tim-burton-namesake-first-recipient-new-honor-burbank-international-film-festival-1235568355/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> This marked Burton's first foray into directing television since the 1980s. He helmed four episodes in the first season, which began production in September 2021 for a November 2022 release. The show was released to critical acclaim.

In October 2022, Burton announced that he would probably never work with The Walt Disney Company again after ''Dumbo'', due to his distinctive style and working approach not matching with what Disney is currently looking for, with its focus on [[Pixar]], [[Marvel Studios|Marvel]] and [[Lucasfilm]]. He stated that "It's gotten to be very homogenized, very consolidated. There's less room for different types of things".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heching|first=Dan|date=October 24, 2022|title=Tim Burton says he probably won't work for Disney again|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/23/entertainment/tim-burton-disney-dumbo/index.html|access-date=April 30, 2023|website=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref name="SurrealPolitics">{{Cite web|last=Goodfellow|first=Melanie|date=October 22, 2022|title=Tim Burton Addresses "Surreal" U.K. Politics; 'Beetlejuice 2' & Why 'Dumbo' Will Likely Be His Last Film With Disney – Lumière Festival Tim Burton Jamboree Continues|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/tim-burtonl-uk-politics-beetlejuice-dumbo-disney-lumiere-festival-1235152608/|access-date=April 30, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

In July 2012, It was announced that Burton was working with [[Seth Grahame-Smith]] on ''[[Beetlejuice Beetlejuice]]'', a project he had been considering making since 1990.<ref name=Salisbury>{{cite book|last=Salisbury|first=Mark|year=2006|title=Burton on Burton|edition=revised|publisher=Faber and Faber|location=London|isbn=0-571-22926-3}}</ref>{{rp|145}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Carly |date=2023-09-10 |title=Tim Burton on Seeing His Animation Style Imitated by AI: 'It's Like a Robot Taking Your Humanity' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tim-burton-animation-style-imitated-ai-filming-beetlejuice-sequel-1235586634/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Actor [[Michael Keaton]] also expressed interest in reprising his role as the title character along with [[Winona Ryder]] as Lydia Deetz.<ref>{{cite news | first = Brian| last = Brooks | title =''Beetlejuice 2'' Possible Says Tim Burton | publisher = [[Movieline]] | date = July 20, 2012 |url=http://movieline.com/2012/07/20/beetlejuice-2-michael-keaton-tim-burton | access-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wakeman|first=Gregory|date=December 15, 2014|title=''Beetlejuice 2'' Is Definitely Bringing This Character Back|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Beetlejuice-2-Definitely-Bringing-Character-Back-68687.html|website=Cinema Blend|access-date=March 2, 2022|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809092344/https://www.cinemablend.com/m/new/Beetlejuice-2-Definitely-Bringing-Character-Back-68687.html}}</ref> In October 2017, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported that Mike Vukadinovich was hired to write a script in time for the film's 30th anniversary.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/beetlejuice-2-new-writer-mike-vukadinovich-warner-bros-tim-burton-1202184970/|title=''Beetlejuice 2'' Pushes Forward with New Writer at Warnes Bros.|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Busch|first=Anita|date=October 12, 2017}}</ref> In April 2019, Warner Bros. stated the sequel had been shelved.<ref>{{cite news|last=Alexander|first=Bryan|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2019/04/02/beetlejuice-sequel-tim-burton-michael-keaton/3337292002/|title=Tim Burton's ''Beetlejuice'' sequel is stuck in the afterlife waiting room|website=[[USA Today]]|date=April 2, 2019|access-date=April 9, 2019}}</ref> In February 2022, however, the sequel was announced again, this time produced by [[Brad Pitt]]'s studio [[Plan B Entertainment]], alongside Warner Bros.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/beetlejuice-2-brad-pitts-plan-b-boards-sequel-in-early-development-1234962240/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|title=''Beetlejuice 2'': Brad Pitt's Plan B Boards Sequel in Early Development at Warner Bros|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=February 28, 2022|access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref> Though Burton initially said that he was not involved, he later backtracked,<ref name="SurrealPolitics" /> and the sequel officially started shooting in London on May 10, 2023, with a release date of September 6, 2024, with Burton as director, Keaton and Ryder reprising their roles, and Ortega and [[Justin Theroux]] joining the cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/beetlejuice-2-theatrical-release-date-1235360977/ |title=''Beetlejuice 2'' Sets 2024 Fall Release Date |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=May 9, 2023 |access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref>