Speaking to People to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas, director Henry Selick (James and the Giant Peach, Coraline) and Jack Skellington voice actor Chris Sarandon (The Princess Bride, Child's Play) weighed in on whether they'd be game for a sequel.
It turns out, Selick doesn't think a sequel is needed but revealed that he has been working on ideas for a prequel.
"It might be more interesting to do a prequel," Selick told People. "There might be a more interesting story there about how Jack became the King of Halloweentown."
Sarandon added, "To quote Henry, 'F--- yeah. If there were a sequel, I'd be there in a minute."
However, Selick revealed that it's ultimately Tim Burton's call to make as he produced the film and penned the story.
"I think Tim in particular feels like, why mess with that?" Selick stated. "He certainly doesn't need to make more money from a sequel. He has had so many other successes, and so far nobody's come up with a great idea for a sequel. And I still think that Tim gets to decide. I don't think there's any idea that would convince him."
Previously Burton had this to share on a potential sequel, "You know, Jack visits Thanksgiving world or other kinds of things just because I felt the movie had a purity to it and the people that like it, because it's a mass-market kind of thing, it was important to kind of keep that purity of it." Instead, the 2004 Capcom video game The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge is regarded as the film's direct sequel.
The film was released in 1993 and grossed $50 million in the U.S. from a modest budget of $24 million. It was regarded as a sleeper hit at the time of its release but has gone on to become a fan-favorite of '90s Disney Animation, leading to video game appearances, concert series, and comic series.
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When the king of Halloween Town, Jack Skellington, gets bored of his job preparing for Halloween every year, he discovers Christmas Town and is inspired to take control of Christmas season for a change. Unfortunately his ghoulish subjects have difficulty getting the festive holiday quite right.
Meanwhile, Sally, a pretty maid who takes care of her creator, Dr. Finklestein, is trying to escape from her confines. She worries for Jack and foresees his plans will end in ruin.