Deadline is reporting that Danny Elfman is contributing the theme (song) to an upcoming, currently untitled, documentary series about director Tim Burton. The show is directed by Tara Wood (Quentin Tarantino QT8: The First Eight, 21 Years: Richard Linklater) and centers on the filmmaker who has collaborated with Elfman on most of his features, including Batman, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland and Dumbo. The 4-parter will feature interviews with Burton collaborators such as Johnny Depp, Michael Keaton, Helena Bonham Carter, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Danny DeVito, Christopher Walken, as well as Elfman himself. Wood is also producing the project with Joe Clarke and Jake Zortman. Allen Gilmer and Riki Rushing are executive producing for Thunderbird Pictures. No release date has been announced yet for the docuseries.
Elfman’s other upcoming projects include Burton’s Beetlejuice 2, which has just started production and is set to be released on September 6, 2024 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
