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second_eagle 10:49 pm UTC 01/15/08 |
| In reply to: | Never Mind. Here's the original article... - Jsteinfan 11:55 pm UTC 01/13/08 |
| The way Jim talks on his blog, nothing is ever firm. Maybe they did have a bunch of meetings because he was the ideal guy for the job, but Burton just decided, "Meh, not interested." > > Seemed like he was signed to do it: > > NYPOST.COM Entertainment: > > BAT-SONG! By MICHAEL RIEDEL: HOLY Broadway!"Batman: The > Musical" has finally landed a director - Tim Burton.Warner > Brothers, which is producing the multimillion-dollar > musical, has been courting Burton, who directed the 1989 > "Batman" movie as well as the 1992 sequel "Batman > Returns," for over a year. > The studio sealed the deal last week, theater sources > say, after Burton had several long and productive meetings > with bookwriter David Ives and composer Jim Steinman. > Reached yesterday, Steinman said: "We're thrilled > he's going to do it. David and I floundered around for a > year trying to figure out how to musicalize Batman. Then > we looked at Tim's original movie and thought, that's it." > [.....] According to one theater source, he wants to > direct "Batman: The Musical" because he is not pleased > with the goofy, campy turn the franchise took with "Batman > Forever" and "Batman and Robin," both of which were > directed by Joel Schumacher. Burton's movies were haunting > and much darker than the theme-park rides Schumacher > cranked out. "He wants to re-establish his original > vision," said the source. "His major impulse is to redeem > the soul of the 'Batman' series." > > > I just re-read all the articles on this and have a new > > theory. > > > > All the articles list the same quotes and source: Jim > > Steinman. This was also released when it was clear that > > DOTV was taking a different direction. I wonder if Burton > > wasn't sure on this and Jim leaked this to the press to > > lock Burton into an agreement. If Burton was attached to > > the show, i think warners would have gone forward even if > > DOTV failed. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Or Burton had a verbal agreement w/ Jim and for some > > reason is trying to distance himself from it - even though > > its kind of silly business move since no-one knew much > > about it anyay. > > > > -J > > > > > > > > Linky? I remember him being quoted at the time... i > > > think... Ryan is the definitive source on the topic, I'm > > > sure he's got all the links in existence (and the non > > > existent ones too!) > > > > > > -J > > > > > > > > > > I just read a Tim Burton interview where he said he had > > > > never been approached to direct the Batman Musical on > > > > stage and that it was just an internet rumor. | |
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