Burton on the Addams Family

There was mostly likely a time when people looked at the work of Tim Burton and thought to themselves, "Now there's a man who'll never roll around naked in a pile of money!" Turns out, however, the incredibly mediocre Alice in Wonderland is making oodles and oodles of cash world-wide, and while we can't say for sure that Burton has set his clothing aside for a dip in the money-pool, he certainly has the option...

So count us refreshed then that Burton's next project seems to be a return to one of the things that Burton does best: stop-motion wizardly. According to Deadline, the director will be taking the reins on a 3-D stop-motion adaptation of The Addams Family, inspired by the original drawings of the series' creator, Charles Adams. Disembodied hands, monstrous butlers and bald, pale-faced relatives always seemed right up Burton's alley.

The original article succinctly points out Burton's expertise within the format, stating, "Burton's experience in animated film is extensive. He last directed Corpse Bride, and is making a feature version of Frankenweenie, the 1984 30-minute short film Burton made about a boy who reanimates his dead dog. That reportedly got him tossed off the Disney lot for making a film too terrifying for a family audience, but the film has since become a cult favorite. Burton recently produced 9, as well as the delightful stop-motion animated The Nightmare Before Christmas, for which he wrote the story."

Fingers crossed that unlike some of his more recent films, he can actually make this one good...