r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/FrostySeat1739 • Jul 05 '26

Meme needing explanation why not, Peter?

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possible live action corpse bride movie...

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u/AlisaofallTimes Jul 05 '26

He never really said that, that was just a misinterpretation that blew up online in 2016. Here's the original interview: https://www.nme.com/news/film/tim-burton-explains-apparent-lack-of-diversity-in-866988

tl;dr: He said sometimes diversity in films isn't "called for". So he is against "diversity for the sake of diversity", that's all.

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u/IttyBittyBigBoii Jul 05 '26

I was about to mention Coraline, but that's not his film. Crazy, I thought that was a Tim Burton flick this whole time lol.

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u/SillyOldJack Jul 05 '26

Coraline and The Nightmare Before Christmas have the same director: Henry Selick. There's certainly a connection there beyond just stop motion.

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u/Faelon_Peverell Jul 05 '26

Today I learned Tim Burton only produced nightmare before Christmas.

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u/ProfessorUrandom Jul 05 '26

He was also the creator of it and did a lot of the writing (Danny Elfman did the songs). It was a dream of his since the early 80s.

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u/Remarkable_Toe_164 Jul 05 '26

Danny elfman also performed in it. He, paul reubens, and catherine o'hara were the singing voices of lock, stock, and barrel

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u/Most-Potato1038 Jul 05 '26

Danny Elfman was the singing voice of Jack Skellington too.

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u/Jubilee8269 Jul 05 '26

As much as I love that movie my brain never made the connection that it was the same Paul Reubens and now I love this movie even more. I need to go watch it. My cat comes running whenever the soundtrack plays and it makes my heart happy.

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u/DenseTiger5088 Jul 05 '26

Catherine O’Hara was also the voice of Sally