When The Nightmare Before Christmas was released in 1993, there was truly nothing like it, especially coming from Disney. Diverging from the princess formula, something extraordinary happened when the studio relinquished its control to the craftsmanship of filmmaker Henry Selick, Tim Burton and composer Danny Elfman. When Wendell & Wild, Selick's most recent collaboration with Oscar-winner Jordan Peele, premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, Collider's Editor-in-Chief Steve Weintraub was able to sit down for an exclusive interview with the stop-motion director. Naturally, Selick's masterpiece came up, and being a fan, Weintraub asked the director if there were any plans to revisit the Nightmare universe in the future. Though a full-length sequel may not be on the table just yet, Selick did have other ideas.
Henry Selick on the Possibility of Making 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Shorts Based on the Film [Exclusive]
He also talks about why a 'Nightmare' sequel won't happen.