![]() ![]() ![]() Burton’s 2001 Planet of the Apes reboot gave a director known for big-screen oddity his biggest and oddest project yet while audiences were interested, critics bashed the franchise back into hibernation. Baumgarten wanted to hear Rifkin’s ideas, and the rising star had one big one: bringing back Planet of the Apes, which had been dormant since 1973.Įventually, Burton’s path intersected with Baumgarten and Rifkin’s idea, with head-scratching consequences. 20th Century Fox president Craig Baumgarten had been impressed with a young director named Adam Rifkin, who later went on to direct family-friendly fare like Mouse Trap. He quickly became bankable, though audiences associated him with larger-than-life eccentricity.Īround this time, another discussion began in Hollywood. ![]() After 1985’s Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure and 1988’s Beetlejuice, he showed that he could deliver unique visuals on a budget. In the 1980s, Tim Burton made a name for himself.Īfter emerging as a concept artist at Disney, Burton showed an eagerness to meld horror and comedy together, with results bordering on the surreal.
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