
Two years ago, it seemed like Tim Burton could do no wrong. Reteaming once again with frequent collaborator Johnny Depp, the pair took "Alice In Wonderland" to over a billion dollars worldwide, surfing the 3D wave in the aftermath of the success of "Alice In Wonderland," and demonstrating once again that the pair were perfectly placed to bring the weird to the mainstream. A host of similar other projects were lined up for the filmmaker, but he settled on two that seemed to be close to his heart: an adaptation of supernatural soap "Dark Shadows" starring Depp, and set for a plum summer release, and a stop-motion animated remake of the short film that made his name, "Frankenweenie." Unfortunately (and despite "Frankenweenie" picking up the director's best reviews in years), 2012 has not treated Burton kindly: "Dark Shadows" was buried back in May, opening to a disappointing $30 million, and topping out at $80 million...
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