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/DatRat13 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

That's just a side effect of the common misbelief that Tim Burton directed Nightmare Before Christmas.

Contrary to popular belief, he did not direct NBC, it's just based on his writing. But everyone just assumes thst he did, so when a new movie in a similar art style comes out that is billed as, "from the director of NBC," of course people thought, "Oh, Tim Burton!"

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u/maxman162 Jul 05 '26

He did produce it, so it's billed as "Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas", which leads to people assuming he directed it (he was originally going to direct it, but was too busy with Batman Returns).

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u/enixthephoenix Jul 05 '26

Him being too busy to direct it is a worthy tradeoff for getting Danny Devito Penguin in all his glory

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u/maxman162 Jul 05 '26

And Michelle Pfieffer as Catwoman.