Tim Burton predecessor. Burton produced, but did not direct, due to schedule constraints on "Batman Returns", "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993) for Disney, originally meant to be a children's book in rhyme. The film was directed by Henry Selick and written by Caroline Thompson, based on Burton's original story, world and characters. The film received positive reviews for the stop motion animation, musical score and original storyline. It was a box office success, grossing $50 million.Because of the ruling nature of the film, it was not produced under Disney's name, but rather Disney owned Touchstone Pictures. Disney also fought for the protagonist
Tim Drake of the second Robin, Jason Todd, and witnessing Batman spiral into darkness, Tim was convinced that he should train to become the third Robin. The character has been featured in various adaptations, including the animated television series "The New Batman Adventures", "Young Justice: Invasion", and the video game series "". In 2011, Tim Drake was ranked 32nd in IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes. Tim Drake was named after Tim Burton, director of the then-upcoming 1989 film, and introduced in 1989's "Batman: Year Three" and his origin detailed in "Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying", in which he first introduced