After a mixed reception for his latest release
Dark Shadows, visionary filmmaker Tim Burton will be hoping that a return to stop-motion - not to mention one of his earliest projects - proves a recipe for success later this year as he unleashes a 3D animated remake of his 1984 live-action short,
Frankenweenie, and Disney has just released a brand new poster, which you can see right here:
Drawing inspiration from James Whale's 1931 Universal classic
Frankenstein,
Frankenweenie centres on a young boy, Victor (voiced by Charlie Tahan;
I Am Legend), who harnesses the power of science to reanimate the corpse of his beloved pet dog Sparky. Joining Tahan in the voice cast are previous Burton collaborators Winona Ryder (
Beetlejuice), Catherine O'Hara (
The Nightmare Before Christmas), Martin Short (
Mars Attacks!), Martin Landau (
Ed Wood) and Conchata Ferrell (
Edward Scissorhands), along with Robert Capron (
Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Atticus Shaffer (
The Unborn), Tom Kenny (
SpongeBob SquarePants) and James Hiroyuki Liao (
Battle: Los Angeles).
Oh and don't worry, your eyes aren't deceiving you. Johnny Depp really is nowhere to be seen...
Frankenweenie is set for release in North America on October 5th and arrives in the UK on October 17th. Check out the teaser trailer here.
