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Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton have more in common than you think.
Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton
Steven Spielberg and Tim BurtonAlthough very different in their cinematic approach, they each left an indelible mark on the film industry, especially when Burton came onto the scene in the 1980s, known for films centered around welcoming, cozy suburbs that Threatening from outside, horror themes explored with films like Poltergeist and Gremlins. In contrast, Burton often presented unsettling suburbs where outsiders enjoy living Pee-wee Herman and Edward Scissorhands, struggling to find their place. And despite opposing visions, a certain complementarity could have persuaded Spielberg to make this Burton classic.
Spielberg and Big Fish
Despite these stylistic differences, the two directors share similar personal experiences, as they both had complicated relationships with their fathers. Spielberg, whose father was absent after his parents divorced, translated his pain into his films, like his recent one The Fabelmans.
In the late 1990s, he even dedicated Saving Private Ryan to his father, a World War II veteran. However, did you know that he could have achieved it? Big fishwhich perfectly takes up the theme of fatherly love sought by the filmmaker? If you’re not familiar, Big Fish, directed by Burton, chronicles the relationship between Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney), a storyteller and father with fantastic stories, and his searching son Will Bloom (Billy Crudup). for to find out the truth behind his father’s exaggerated stories. However, the result could have been different under Spielberg.
According to Burton on Burton (edited by Mark Salisbury), Big Fish screenwriter John August worked on several versions of the script for about a year Steven Spielberg, who was originally slated to direct the film in 2000 after reading the first draft. However, Spielberg was never completely satisfied and ultimately decided to leave the project.
August then created a “Best Of” version in which he incorporated some elements from the previous versions and removed others, which also resulted in several additions requested by Spielberg being abandoned. However, some of these elements, such as a scene with menacing trees, were retained and later found favor with Burton. Ultimately, we’ll never really know what Big Fish would have looked like with Spielberg’s hand, but eyewitness testimony shows that this is what the filmmaker wanted Casting Jack Nicholson as Edward Bloom old, hence instead of Albert Finney. The actor could have even been rejuvenated to play the role that Ewan McGregor got, but that story never came to fruition “Fun discussions”.
