Tim Burton clarified at this weekend’s Marrakech International Film Festival that he has no plans to make a sequel to 1990’s ‘Edward Scissorhands,’ starring Johnny Depp, despite fan interest.
“There are certain films I don’t want to make a sequel to,” he explained (via Indiewire). “I didn’t want to make a sequel to that because it felt like a one-off thing. I didn’t want to have a sequel for ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ because it also felt like a one-off thing. Certain things are best left on their own, and that, for me, is one of them.”
As for a future collaboration with Depp, the director added, “well, I’m sure there will be.”
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have a long history together that includes ‘Edward Scissorhands,’ ‘Ed Wood,’ ‘Sleepy Hollow,’ ‘Corpse Bride,’ ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,’ ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,’ and ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ They last worked in 2012’s ‘Dark Shadows.’
Depp returned to the film industry in 2023 with ‘Jeanne du Barry,’ his first major role following a three-year break and his public defamation lawsuit with ex-wife Amber Heard. This year, he lent his voice to the animated movie ‘Johnny Puff: Secret Mission.’
Burton, on the other hand, recently achieved significant box office success with ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.’ The film became the second-largest September debut ever, opening with $110 million domestically.
The director reunited with Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara for the sequel.
