A lot of Tim Burton’s early artwork in his MoMA retrospective consists of pitches for movies he never got to make… and they’d make some kick-ass films today. Here are the best Burton monsters and mutants that deserve screen time.
Insect (1979-1982)
Gotta love the attention to detail here. “It’s dancing horseshit,” “music by the Beatles,” and “The Movie Everyone Is Buzzing About!”
A closer look
Stalk of The Celery Monster (1979) A short short.
Romeo And Juliet, the Monster Movie!
Little Dead Riding Hood (1981)
Hansel and Gretel (1982). A storyboard from a Hansel And Gretel movie pitch, takes us to a world where the walls melt candy.
Mothera (1980-1988)
The Gardener
His hands are gardening tools. This was one of the many superhero villains Burton dreamed up, and he’s very Edward Scissorhands-like.
Dr. Brain
Another villain, Dr. Brain, who needs two assistants to hold his head up at all times, or else it cracks open — see the right image. If only Burton got his own superhero movie, where he could dream up an entire new team of heroes and baddies.
Superman Lives – Brainiac
And finally here’s a genuine concept art from Tim Burton’s Superman movie with Nic Cage, that never saw the light of day. Still this is a pretty bad-ass Brainiac.
https://gizmodo.com/the-nic-cage-tim-burton-superman-that-never-was-5364772
Superman Lives- Superman
And this is his Superman, who looks like Johnny Depp.
