Frankenweenie

>Frankenweenie, directed by Burton, was released in 2012. Big Eyes (2014) told the true story of painter Margaret Keane, whose husband took credit for her work during the early part of her career. Burton next directed the adventure fantasy Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children…

…movies such as Igor (2008), Frankenweenie (2012), and the Hotel Transylvania series feature variations on Shelley’s characters. The cinematic retellings Frankenstein (2015) and Depraved (2019) have brought the novel to life in a modern setting. Frankenstein is beloved on screen as well as on the stage. Danny Boyle directed a…

…(a voice part) in Burton’s Frankenweenie (2012), and an elderly Holocaust survivor in Remember (2015). In addition, he had a recurring role on the TV series Without a Trace (2002–09), for which he was twice (2004 and 2005) nominated for Emmy Awards, and he received another Emmy nomination (2007) for…

…the Hedge (2006) and Burton’s Frankenweenie (2012) as well as one of the monsters in Where the Wild Things Are (2009).

… (2007), Star Trek (2009), and Frankenweenie (2012), the latter directed by Burton. Those works were followed by her selection for the role of Joyce Byers in the critically acclaimed science-fiction–horror series Stranger Things (2016– ). Ryder’s performance in the challenging role garnered significant praise from critics. She later starred in…