Tim Burton And ‘Klara And The Sun’ Author Kazuo Ishiguro Team On Secret Project–The Dish
Tim Burton is developing an untitled film with Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, who is writing the script. The project is still at an early stage, but Burton has given it significant attention since production on *Wednesday* wrapped.
The story is expected to be set in post-war Japan, though its plot remains secret. It is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of a novel, and has no distributor or other attached cast at present; the plan is to assemble talent before taking it to market.
- Tim Burton may direct an original Kazuo Ishiguro screenplay.
- The untitled film is expected to be set in post-war Japan.
- No distributor or other cast members are attached yet.
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Tim Burton is a filmmaker known for visually distinctive films, while Kazuo Ishiguro is a British novelist born in Japan who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Ishiguro has also written screenplays, including adaptations of his own novels.
Post-war Japan means the years after the Second World War, when the country faced occupation, rebuilding and major social change. That setting can provide historical context for a story, though the film’s plot has not been disclosed.
The project is described as an original screenplay, so it is not based on one of Ishiguro’s books. With no distributor or other cast attached, it has not yet been presented to audiences as a finished film.