Rolly Teranishi and his works as a movie director; he owns a costume of his favorite Tim Burton character, Jack Skellington from "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Being a big fan of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", he has made several appearances in the stage performances in Japan as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Other stage performances include the role of Captain Hook in "Peter Pan" and the Fox and the Conceited Man in "Le Petit Prince". His most recent stage role was in the first Japanese production of "Tommy", playing the parts of Cousin Kevin and the Pinball Wizard. 2006 was the 15th-year anniversary of
Tim Burton's unrealized projects Miramax, which would have made it the first original animated film made by the company. However, Disney shut down the film's production, along with Skellington Productions, after the poor box office results of "James and the Giant Peach". After Kevin Smith had been hired to write a new "Superman" film, he suggested Burton to direct. Burton signed on with a pay-or-play contract of $5 million and Warner Bros. set a theatrical release date for the summer of 1998, the 60th anniversary of the character's debut in "Action Comics". Nicolas Cage was signed on to play Superman, with a $20 million