An idle thought.

[cupcake_goth]

It just dawned on me what the next movie Tim Burton directs should be. After Dark Shadows, I mean.

He should do his own version of Something Wicked This Way Comes.

Think about it! A mysterious carnival! An older dad (so Mr. Burton can air his seemingly ever-present issues about fathers)! An idyllic, idealized vision of boyhood in a small normal town! A MYSTERIOUS CARNIVAL! An entire soundtrack full of creepy carnival music for Danny Elfman to run amok with!

C'mon, you know I'm right.

(I was thinking about the fact that Burton is directing Alice In Wonderland, which is one of my favorite books, and is going to be doing a vampire movie, which is one of my favorite fiction genres/tropes/monsters. In my head it went something like "He's obviously picking movies for me, so now that he's tackled two of my favorite things, what should be next? Oh right, one of my other all-time favorite books!")

(Also, I am well-aware that his upcoming Alice In Wonderland movie isn't a faithful adaptation of the book. I'm still looking forward to it.)

Comments

[kokirikitty.livejournal.com]

"something Wicked This Way Comes" would be an amazing movie! I'm a big Ray Bradbury fan anyway ^-^;

I thought that when I saw the preview for "The Vampire's Assistant" for the first time, that it was "Something Wicked This Way Comes" :C dissapointment ensued...

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

There already was a movie of "Something Wicked This Way Comes", but while it has some good parts, it's not the BEST adaptation there could be.

[lylassandra.livejournal.com]

I nearly choked to death when I realized Mr. Dark was played by the inept father/governor from PotC. (My husband adores Bradbury.)

[e-juliana.livejournal.com]

"the inept father/governor from PotC"

Jonathan Pryce, also known for his work in Brazil, Hamlet, Miss Saigon, and Glengarry Glen Ross.

Sorry, just a major JP fan.

[lylassandra.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I know his name; it was the contrast that stunned me. I looked him up on imdb because I knew I recognized his voice from somewhere. It's one of those voices I could listen to for hours.

[kokirikitty.livejournal.com]

I forgot about that; I remember hearing about it but I never watched it. I remember the movie version of "Fahrenheit 451" being dreadful -_-;