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Tim Burton and Wednesday Addams
Tim
Burton
and
Wednesday
Addams
are like a marriage made in heaven.
are
like
a
marriage
made
in
heaven
The only person who gets to torture my brother is me.
The
only
person
who
gets
to
torture
my
brother
is
me
When you have an iconic filmmaker like Tim Burton,
When
you
have
an
iconic
filmmaker
like
Tim
Burton
you conjure up a visual of what his aesthetic is.
you
conjure
up
a
visual
of
what
his
aesthetic
is
Tim is such an iconic director.
Tim
is
such
an
iconic
director
I used to have consistent dreams
I
used
to
have
consistent
dreams
about Beetlejuice when I was younger.
about
Beetlejuice
when
I
was
younger
Tim Burton, such an incredible filmmaker.
Tim
Burton
such
an
incredible
filmmaker
Tim was always our first choice for the series Wednesday.
Tim
was
always
our
first
choice
for
the
series
Wednesday
The thing that makes Tim a great visual director
The
thing
that
makes
Tim
a
great
visual
director
is that he has an amazing sense of color and style.
is
that
he
has
an
amazing
sense
of
color
and
style
After 37 years,
After
37
years
I always have fun with Tim Burton.
I
always
have
fun
with
Tim
Burton
-He likes to keep things visceral. -Action.
He
likes
to
keep
things
visceral
Action
-Hello, my little black cloud. -How was your first week?
Hello
my
little
black
cloud
How
was
your
first
week
What I love about Tim's vision
What
I
love
about Tim's
vision
is that as quirky and as creative as it can be,
is
that
as
quirky
and
as
creative
as
it
can
be
there's a truth about the characters.
there's
a
truth
about
the
characters
That's what makes them believable
That's
what
makes
them
believable
in worlds that are sometimes not so believable.
in
worlds
that
are
sometimes
not
so
believable
Tim sees himself as an outsider.
Tim
sees
himself
as
an
outsider
I think there's an affinity to the character of Wednesday
I
think
there's
an
affinity
to
the
character
of
Wednesday
he's always loved.
he's
always
loved
Look back at his movies, there are characters like Wednesday.
Look
back
at
his
movies
there
are
characters
like
Wednesday
I think this is a dream come true for him,
I
think
this
is
a
dream
come
true
for
him
to really explore that character.
to
really
explore
that
character
Holy crap! Do you make a habit of scaring the hell out of people?
Holy
crap
Do
you
make
a
habit
of
scaring
the
hell
out
of
people
It's more of a hobby.
It's
more
of
a
hobby
The Addams Family is symbolic
The
Addams
Family
is
symbolic
of how I feel about families.
of
how
I
feel
about
families
I think all families are strange.
I
think
all
families
are
strange
Lurch, please remind my parents I'm no longer speaking to them.
Lurch
please
remind
my
parents
I'm
no
longer
speaking
to
them
I particularly love Wednesday
I
particularly
love
Wednesday
because she shares my worldview on things.
because
she
shares
my
worldview
on
things
And that was fun to explore.
And
that
was
fun
to
explore
Nevermore is an enigma,
Nevermore
is
an
enigma
a place where the questions far outweigh the answers.
a
place
where
the
questions
far
outweigh
the
answers
I wanted to create a world where these characters
I
wanted
to
create
a
world
where
these
characters
are in a heightened reality,
are
in
a
heightened
reality
with school, therapy,
with
school
therapy
your parents.
your
parents
It just spoke to me on all those levels.
It
just
spoke
to
me
on
all
those
levels
Tim is one of the most detail-oriented directors
Tim
is
one
of
the
most
detail-oriented
directors
I've ever worked with.
I've
ever
worked
with
About framing and what lenses we would use,
About
framing
and
what
lenses
we
would
use
because he liked when they were wide and a bit disoriented.
because
he
liked
when
they
were
wide
and
a
bit
disoriented
He also drew a lot.
He
also
drew
a
lot
Goth comes to him very naturally.
Goth
comes
to
him
very
naturally
And Tim designed what the monster looks like in the show.
And
Tim
designed
what
the
monster
looks
like
in
the
show
He had sketches on his table.
He
had
sketches
on
his
table
The writers saw it and said, "That one."
The
writers
saw
it
and
said
That
one
We loved working on the world-building with Tim.
We
loved
working
on
the
world-building
with
Tim
Behold.
Behold
The sets,
The
sets
the colors, the palette.
the
colors
the
palette
Tim really elevated things
Tim
really
elevated
things
with the cast of actors that he was able to assemble
with
the
cast
of
actors
that
he
was
able
to
assemble
in every role.
in
every
role
This is not a TV series. It's an extended Tim Burton movie.
This
is
not
a
TV
series
It's
an
extended
Tim
Burton
movie
In this more longer form.
In
this more
longer
form
To see it come to life, that's the fun of it.
To
see
it
come
to
life
that's
the
fun
of
it
I've never done something quite like this.
I've
never
done
something
quite
like
this
It was very exciting to be able to be part of The Addams Family world.
It
was
very
exciting
to
be
able
to
be
part
of
The
Addams
Family
world
Did you hear that, my little storm cloud?
Did
you
hear
that
my
little
storm
cloud
You're in excellent hands.
You're
in
excellent
hands
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