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Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Dark Shadows (2012), as well as the television series Wednesday (2022). Burton also directed the superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and the fantasy films Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). Burton has often worked with actors Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp, Lisa Marie (former girlfriend), Helena Bonham Carter (his former domestic partner) and composer Danny Elfman, who scored all but three of Burton's films. Burton also wrote and illustrated the poetry book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories, published in 1997 by British publishing house Faber and Faber, and a compilation of his drawings, sketches, and other artwork, entitled The Art of Tim Burton, was released in 2009. A follow-up to that book, entitled The Napkin Art of Tim Burton: Things You Think About in a Bar, containing sketches made by Burton on napkins at bars and restaurants he visited, was released in 2015. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards, and wins for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Tim Burton
Director
for Director in Batman Beyond: City of Shadows
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In the year 2039, Gotham City has been plunged into a dark and dystopian future, where technology and crime intertwine in a deadly dance. Bruce Wayne, the aging Dark Knight (played by Michael Keaton), has led a life of struggle and sacrifice as Batman, but the passage of time has taken its toll. Haunted by the ghosts of his past and wounds that have not healed, Wayne has retired from crime fighting, leaving behind the cape and the symbol. In the middle of the darkness, a young and reckless criminal named Terry McGinnis crosses Bruce's path. Driven by personal circumstances and a sense of justice, Terry discovers the true identity of Bruce Wayne and unearths the legendary history of Batman. Convinced that Gotham needs a new protector, Terry convinces Wayne to train him as his successor. However, this relationship is not without friction: the cynical and worn-out Wayne is skeptical of returning to the fight and confronted with his own legacy. Together, veteran Bruce Wayne and fledgling Terry McGinnis will forge an unlikely alliance, exploring the complexity of crime in the 21st century while battling technologically advanced enemies. However, a dark and enigmatic adversary known as "The Controller" emerges from the shadows, threatening to plunge Gotham into eternal night.
