Tim Burton directed an adaptation of Ransom Riggs' book "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children", which was released in September 2016, starring Asa Butterfield and Eva Green, in her second Burton film. Burton is in principal production on a live action adaptation of "Dumbo", with Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Eva Green and Michael Keaton starring. Around 2009, Henry Selick stated that he could make a sequel to "The Nightmare Before Christmas" if he and Burton could create a good story for it. In 2012, Shane Acker confirmed that Burton will work with Valve Corporation to create his next animated feature film, "Deep".
Tim Burton Shadows", Burton's next project would be "Maleficent", a ""-like film that showed the origin and the past of "Sleeping Beauty"s antagonist Maleficent. In an interview with Fandango published February 23, 2010, however, he denied he was directing any upcoming "Sleeping Beauty" film. However, on November 23, 2010, in an interview with MTV, Burton confirmed that he was indeed putting together a script for "Maleficent". It was announced by "The Hollywood Reporter" on May 16, 2011, that Burton was no longer attached to "Maleficent". It was reported that Burton would direct a 3D stop motion animation adaptation of "The Addams Family",