'The Nightmare Before Christmas' is a modern classic. So why haven't we gotten a follow-up?
The Big Picture These days, there are sequels to every genre of successful movies. Horror, comedy, action, it doesn't matter; have a good opening weekend and Hollywood is quick to announce another. It's just now it seems that we're finally getting sick of sequels, but don't expect the uninspired sequel train to stop anytime soon.
The Nightmare Before Christmas stood out due to its use of stop-motion animation, a rarity for a full-length feature film. While Burton may not have been at the helm, it feels like a Tim Burton movie, full of dark colors and whimsy. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown, a bizarre and scary fantastical world. After accidentally stumbling into Christmastown, he decides to improve Christmas by becoming Santa, having the real Saint Nick kidnapped.
One reason a sequel never happened is just because Burton wasn't feeling it. In a 2006 interview with MTV he said:
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