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Caroline Thompson didn't necessarily intend to pursue a career in Hollywood. But once her first novel was optioned for the movies, she decided to try her hand at screenwriting and hasn't looked ...
Caroline Thompson
Oct 16, 2015 · Thompson opened up about the experience of working on one of Tim Burton's first films, gave us eyebrow-raising facts about how she disapproved of Johnny Depp's casting, plus tons of making-of ...
Caroline Thompson is an American novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer. She wrote the screenplays for Tim Burton's films Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride. She co-wrote the story for Edward Scissorhands and recently co-adapted a new stage version of the film with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne. Thompson dated Danny Elfman for a time ...
Jan 1, 1983 · "During pre-production of Beetlejuice, [Tim] Burton hired Caroline Thompson, then a young novelist, to write the Edward Scissorhands screenplay as a spec script. Burton was impressed with her short novel, First Born, which was "about an abortion that came back to life".
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Watch the full interview with "Edward Scissorhands" screenwriter Caroline Thompson on writing the Tim Burton directed masterpiece that made Johnny Depp a lea...
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