The Nightmare Before Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas (marketed as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas) is a 1993 American stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy Halloween-Christmas film directed by Henry Selick, and produced and conceived by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, the King of "Halloween Town" who stumbles through a portal to "Christmas Town" and decides to celebrate the holiday. Danny Elfman wrote the songs and score, and provided the singing voice of Jack. The principal voice cast also includes Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and Ed Ivory. "The
Tim Burton Like "9", the film will take place in a post-apocalyptic world (although set in a different universe). "Deep" will be another darker animated film, as Shane Acker has expressed his interest in creating more PG-13 animated films. In July 2012, following the release of both "Dark Shadows" and "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter", it was reported that screenwriter and novelist Seth Grahame-Smith is working alongside Tim Burton on a potential "Beetlejuice" sequel. Actor Michael Keaton has also expressed interest in reprising his role as the title character along with Winona Ryder. On January 19, 2010, it was announced that after "Dark