Hot on the heels of the poster release, comes the teaser trailer for Tim Burton‘s Frankenweenie. This fun but macabre tale follows a young boy who brings his beloved dog Sparky back from the dead, with unexpected consequences. This is classic Burton stuff and I’m sure will thrill his fans no end.

Burton’s comic retelling of Frankenstien has come full circle. In 1984 his 30 minute live-action short film Frankenweenie had him fired from Disney – because it was deemed too dark for young audiences. Fast forward to 2012 and my have times have changed; with Disney now bringing Sparky and friends to the big screen as a full-length animated feature. It only took them 28 years to come around. Or perhaps Burton was just too far ahead of his time. Either way, I’m sure both are smiling now.

In another interesting snippet: Home Alone‘s Daniel Stern featured in the 1984 Frankenweenie short and Home Alone‘s Catherine O’Hara provides voice talent to the 2012 full-length feature.

Enjoy!

This is exactly what I was hoping for from this first trailer. The animation oozes Corpse Bride (not surprising given both films have the same animator, Trey Thomas) and the town has more than a hint of Edward Scissorhands about it. This will definitely be one for Burton fans. Non-Burton fans, however, may take more convincing.

If you weren’t excited before, are you now? What’s you favourite Burton stop-motion film?

After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new leash on life can be monstrous.

Directed by Tim Burton, the film stars the voice talent of Winona Ryder, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara,Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer, Robert Capron, and Conchata Ferrell.

Frankenweenie livens up our theatres on October 4, 2012.