Director Tim Burton is back with a new surreal tale, starring familiar actors Eva Green and Samuel L Jackson
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A Tim Burton film without Johnny Depp? It may take some getting used to, but this upcoming film by the famously quirky director presents a change of scenery that could prove refreshing.
The story follows typical American teen Jake (Asa Butterfield), an awkward boy who can’t connect with anyone except his grandfather. But when the old man suddenly passes, Jake sets off on a journey that leads him to the mysterious Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.
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A penchant for weirdness
If there was one person who can identify with the Peculiars, it’s evidently Burton; the auteur’s portfolio spans weirdly wonderful favourites like Edward Scissorhands, Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
It was therefore a given for Burton to be taken by the story of Miss Peregrine and the children. He intimates, “As a child you never really forget those feelings of being different. They stay with you forever. I was branded as being ‘peculiar’ because as a child I loved monster movies.
“So you go through things like that in your childhood and sometimes even later in life. There are a lot of people out there who feel that way.”
Indeed, this is a film made by the strange and for the strange, celebrating the beautifully strange.
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