At the Toronto International Film Festival, Henry Selick was interviewed about the possibility of a sequel to his 1993 stop- motion film, Nightmare Before Christmas, with Tim Burton. The answer is affirmative.
Selick said that a sequel has come up several times, but they always said it would have to be CG. I didn't think that was something that would work for me. I think it was for Tim Burton.
How can you think of stripping away the stop- motion magic that was created for Jack Skellington and friends? The movements that make the cult classic film's spooky realm come to life can't be recreated in a computer. Disney was probably thinking efficiency, but fans know the difference and are willing to wait for a continuation of the Nightmare story if it is done correctly. The idea of a short has never come up in the past, so we like it. Tim may be open to a short time. It would have to be new and refreshing to make a sequel. His viewpoint of the world or a day in his life could be the subject of a Halloween or Christmas special. That is a great idea. It's doable. I think Tim would support it.
We recommend setting it in the holiday forest that houses Halloweentown because a series of shorts starring Zero sounds like the perfect Nightmare continuation. We need more Danny Elfman music and we want to see more characters.
There is a novelization sequel called Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, and you can see Selick's stop-motion wizardry at work.
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