Even though it won’t be hitting theaters until 2012, Tim Burton is starting to lock down the voice cast for the upcoming, feature length stop-motion animated version of his 1984 short film “Frankenweenie.”
Deadline reports that Winona Ryder, Martin Short, Martin Landau and Catherine O’Hara will lend their voices to the film, with Ryder voicing Elsa, while Landau will provide the pipes for Mr. Rzykruski. Meanwhile, Short and O’Hara will tackle five characters each: Short will handle Bob, Nassor, Toshiaki, Victor’s Dad and Mr. Bergermeister while O’Hara will bring Edgar, Weird Girl, Victor’s Mom and Gym Teacher to life.
Everyone involved has worked with Burton previously. Ryder and Landau appeared in Burton’s golden era films with Ryder starring in “Beetlejuice” and “Edward Scissorhands” while Landau landed an Academy Award for his turn in “Ed Wood.” O’Hara also appeared in “Beetlejuice” and helped voice “A Nightmare Before Christmas” while Short appeared in “Mars Attacks.”
No word yet on when production will begin but perhaps he’ll make strong headway into the production before he starts work on “Dark Shadows” with Johnny Depp in January? It remains to be seen.
“Frankenweenie” already has been given a release date of March 9, 2012.
what no Depp's voice and Bohan Carter's voice!? what happened??
the ryder comeback continues!