“The clockwork heart had changed the boy. He became cold, and driven by ambition.” Netflix has revealed a 2-minute animated short film created by Tim Burton which is part of the next Season 2 of the successful series Wednesday, about Addams’ family member Wednesday Addams’ (starring Jenna Ortega again) life studying at Nevermore Academy. The new season launches streaming on Netflix in September – catch the official trailer here and an intro to Steve Buscemi’s character here. This promo short is an actual stop-motion animated short segment that is featured in the series, but they’ve cut it down into this promo video. Here’s the intro: “Follow your heart. Unless, of course, that heart is a ticking time bomb. From the mind of Tim Burton comes The Tale of the Skull Tree: a hauntingly beautiful story about a twisted mind rooted in mad ambition.” Burton is still a developer & producer on this series. He’s known for making animations like this – one of his most famous is his original Vincent short from 1982 which introduced Frankenweenie. I’m glad they put this online for everyone to enjoy, as it’s actually a very cool short and I wish Burton would make more short films again. And honestly – it does make me want to watch more of the Wednesday series. // Continue Reading ›
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