#so unless tim became very particular with their story and ideas then i dont know how different the story would be

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do you think Tnbc would’ve turned out any different if Tim Burton directed it instead of Henry Selick??

That's an interesting possibility to think about..!

At the time, Tim Burton approached Henry Selick for directing Nightmare since he didn't want to "deal with the painful process of stop motion". And from what I've heard, Henry had pushed the budget a few times, although it led to a beautiful-looking movie with amazing stopmo!

Would Burton have taken more shortcuts, since he'd have been preoccupied with his Batman movie at the time? Would he have been as concerned with the final product? I'm thinking we'd have gotten a different-looking movie if that was the case.

Also, Tim seemed to have some issues with the screenwriter, Caroline Thompson, at the time, who had a great grasp of the story and characters since she was hearing from and dating Danny Elfman at the time, but wasn't Tim's choice to write the script. I wonder, had he been directing the project, if he'd have been more adamant on finding a different replacement for Michael Mcdowell or not(or if he chose to keep him despite his...progress at the time?)

^ Building on that hypothetical, replacing Caroline Thompson would've DEFINITELY changed the movie as we know it. Probably little-to-no Sally in the plot, as my guess. And seeing as she gives the movie so much heart, we would be missing something for sure.

These are all hypothetical guesses, though, building on what we already know from Production. I would think the film would look and be different for sure, but I can't speak on behalf of what Tim *would* and *wouldn't* do.

All I know is I love the movie we ended up getting, in the hands of Henry Selick..! <3