Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Tim Burton Question and Answer Interview by Jamie Graham.

You're a big fan of the book right?

Yeah. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory was a story I read as a child. Roald Dahl was one of the first children's authors who spoke to both children and adults. He's become more popular today, but to me, he was one of the first people to do that kind of literature.

Why did you opt to build the sets from scratch?

Nothing against the digital age, but it's nice to make sets. Ask any actor and they'll tell you they much prefer to be on a set than against the blue screen. I thought it was especially important because of the kids, too. I wanted them to feel like they were there.

Big Fish was about your father, in a way. Is this film about your son?

No. In fact, through my experience of having a child, I would probably want to do a horror movie or an alien movie more than something like this!

So how dark is your version going to be? Will it give kids nightmares?

Well, I get nightmares from the watching the teletubbies, so it depends on what gives you nightmares...