Henry Selick, director of the 1993 cult classic The nightmare before christmasrevealed that he hides Jack Skull in every movie.
“If you look very, very carefully, you might see that Jack is in all the other movies I’ve made. But I can’t legally say that’s true, but it could be true,” Selick said in a said in a statement. GamesRadar+ interview.
The nightmare before christmas This is Selick’s directorial debut. he continues to do James and the Big Peach (1996)monkey bone (2001), Coraline (2009), and Wendell and Wilder (2022). Many of his films tell similar stories of parallel worlds and realities. It would make sense that there would be some cross-references or Easter eggs in there.
he hinted Coraline Fans who watch the breakfast scene carefully may notice that the egg broken by another mother resembles the famous King of Halloween. exist James and the Big PeachThe captain of the Skeleton Pirates looks a lot like Jack and is even called “Skeleton Man”. exist Wendell and Wilderwho appears in the closing credits.
Jack Skellington has guest-starred in other films, including the 2010 film Alice is wonderland-directed by The nightmare before christmas Producer Tim Burton——Mad Hatter’s tie, and 2003 Finding Nemohidden in the bubbles of Gill’s fish tank. Sally and Jack appear in Disney Pixar animation ralph breaks internet. Selick also included other Easter eggs in his films, including a character wearing “Monkeybone” slippers in “The Other Father.” Coraline. The director himself appears in a cameo on the dollar bill Coraline.
Coraline This year marks its 15th anniversary and is currently being reissued in a limited edition (Coraline The re-release last summer was also a huge success). As for whether a sequel to the unforgettable films Disney is known for is a possibility, Selick told GamesRadar+ that it’s been discussed but he’s not interested.
“This has been discussed at various times in the past. Someone told me ‘Oh, we want to do a sequel, but it has to be CGI,’ and I said ‘No, absolutely not,'” Selick explained. “But you don’t want to ruin something by killing the golden goose. Making a sequel or a prequel might ruin that. I mean, by then great white shark Sixth, shark movies, they actually beat the shark to death.
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