Tim Burton hints at another project with longtime pal Johnny Depp

Tim Burton isn’t closing the door on another creative partnership with his longtime collaborator Johnny Depp.

Speaking to IndieWire at the Marrakech International Film Festival on Saturday, November 30, the acclaimed director revealed he’s open to reuniting with Depp on a future project, though it would depend on the material.

“Well, I’m sure there will be,” Burton, 66, said when asked about working with Depp again. “I never feel like, ‘Oh, I’m going to use this and that actor.’ It usually has to be based on the project I’m working on. That’s what film is all about. It’s collaboration and bouncing ideas off the people around you.”

The duo first teamed up in 1990’s Edward Scissorhands and went on to collaborate on films such as Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Despite their longstanding creative history, Burton made it clear that some projects are best left untouched.

During a Q&A at the festival, Burton firmly ruled out an Edward Scissorhands sequel. “There are certain films I don’t want to make a sequel to,” he explained. “It felt like a one-off thing.”

He added that The Nightmare Before Christmas also falls into that category, saying, “Certain things are best left on their own.”