{"id":184216,"date":"2025-12-15T03:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T03:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/184216\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T03:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T03:18:07","slug":"35-years-ago-today-tim-burton-and-johnny-depps-most-iconic-movie-premiered-and-it-has-a-forgotten-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/184216\/","title":{"rendered":"35 Years Ago Today, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp\u2019s Most Iconic Movie Premiered (And It Has a Forgotten Sequel)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever stopped to think about the movies that genuinely changed the way audiences look at certain types of characters? Guillermo del Toro has always liked to reframe classic monsters<\/a>, and Jordan Peele made history<\/a> by taking the traditional \u201cthreat\u201d figure and flipping the entire idea of who we should actually fear. Tim Burton<\/a>, ever since he leaned fully into the bizarre, quickly became known as the guy who embraced eccentricities \u2014 but with one very specific film, the impact hit differently<\/a>. And it stuck. Thirty-five years later, that movie isn\u2019t just treated as nostalgia; it\u2019s proof of how something that looks simple on the surface became a pop-culture benchmark. It\u2019s Burton\u2019s best film, and it\u2019s still one of the comparison points every time Hollywood tries to sell a new \u201csensitive outsider.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burton and Johnny Depp would go on to become one of cinema\u2019s most iconic duos<\/a>, but everything started with Edward Scissorhands<\/a>, the first real proof of how strong that pairing could be. The story is familiar to almost everyone, yet it remains strangely timeless because it refuses to treat its protagonist like a tragic mascot. Edward (Depp) is created in isolation by an eccentric inventor, brought into suburban life by a well-meaning saleswoman, and immediately turned into a local attraction<\/a>. The premise could\u2019ve easily become a silly comedy or a formulaic romance, but the movie works because it commits to one idea: suburbia is hostile by nature. Edward isn\u2019t rejected because he\u2019s strange; he\u2019s rejected because people reveal who they really are when confronted with someone they can\u2019t control.<\/p>\n

Edward Scissorhands Is Still Tim Burton\u2019s Masterpiece<\/p>\n

\"\"image courtesy of 20th century fox<\/p>\n

Rewatch it now, and the contrast becomes even clearer: the theatrical, colorful visuals versus the very blunt take on social behavior that honestly hasn\u2019t changed much. Burton had already played with exaggerated production design in Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Alice in Wonderland, for example, but here the critique isn\u2019t subtle at all. And that\u2019s the point. Depp\u2019s performance works because it embraces discomfort: he\u2019s a protagonist who doesn\u2019t talk too much, doesn\u2019t explain himself, and doesn\u2019t bend over backwards to fit a standard arc of \u201covercoming adversity.\u201d He simply exists, and that\u2019s enough to expose how fragile the community\u2019s morals really are, while also making the audience instantly sympathetic toward him.<\/p>\n

But the oddest thing is how complete the movie feels in people\u2019s memories, to the point that no one ever really wanted a sequel. Burton has already explained why he avoids making sequels to his most beloved films<\/a>, but in the case of Edward Scissorhands, it always felt like the audience had collectively agreed it was a standalone story. It ends exactly how it should: no franchise setup, no forced cliffhangers, and no expanded-universe ambitions. It\u2019s beautiful, it says what it needs to say, and that\u2019s why it works. Some stories genuinely don\u2019t survive repetition, and that\u2019s part of the charm. Still, that didn\u2019t stop another medium from trying.<\/p>\n

Edward Scissorhands Had a Sequel Almost Nobody Knows About<\/p>\n

\"\"image courtesy of 20th century fox<\/p>\n

Yes, there is an official sequel to Edward Scissorhands, just not on screen. IDW Publishing released a comic series years later<\/a>, continuing the story in a way that went (almost) completely unnoticed by the general public. And not because the comic is bad \u2014 it actually does exactly what a sequel should do: expand the universe without betraying what made the original work.<\/p>\n

The story picks up a thread the film leaves open through Kim Boggs\u2019 (Winona Ryder) granddaughter, now named Megan (Gina Gallagher), who decides to investigate what really happened between her grandmother and Edward. Meanwhile, he\u2019s still isolated in the castle, trying to stay off the radar until a new creation (also made by his inventor) appears as a potential threat. It\u2019s the kind of sequel<\/a> that doesn\u2019t try to \u201cfix\u201d the movie\u2019s ending or turn Edward into an action hero. The comic keeps things intimate, maintaining the melancholic tone while shifting the focus from romance to a story about legacy and responsibility.<\/p>\n

\"\"image courtesy of 20th century fox<\/p>\n

What\u2019s interesting is that even while respecting Burton\u2019s original vision, the sequel never gained traction outside the comic-reader bubble. Probably because the film feels so closed and self-sufficient that any continuation sounds unnecessary to most people. Still, as a bonus piece for fans of the director and the story, the comic genuinely works<\/a> \u2014 and is a great addition. It doesn\u2019t try to compete with the movie, doesn\u2019t mimic Depp in some way, and doesn\u2019t attempt to replicate Ryder as well. Its strength lies in balance: it embraces the film\u2019s aesthetic and tone without becoming a carbon copy. And it answers the question viewers have always had at the end of the movie: what happened to Edward once the Boggs\u2019 lights went out? The comic simply picks up where Kim\u2019s granddaughter\u2019s curiosity (and ours) naturally would.<\/p>\n

Edward Scissorhands remains one of the most iconic and beloved films of all time. More than three decades later, it still works because it knows how to deliver great entertainment without needing much. The movie stays relevant not because of flashy effects, but because of a protagonist you can\u2019t ignore and a story that shows, bluntly, how \u201cnormal\u201d behavior can be far scarier than being different. On top of that, it\u2019s still a staple holiday watch every Christmas season<\/a> \u2014 the kind of movie that never loses its charm and can always be reintroduced to new generations. It\u2019s hard to find someone who wasn\u2019t completely taken by it.<\/p>\n

Edward Scissorhands is available on Hulu.<\/p>\n

Have you seen the movie? What do you think? Leave a comment below and join the conversation now in the\u00a0ComicBook Forum<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have you ever stopped to think about the movies that genuinely changed the way audiences look at certain…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[116546,156,34102,409,111,139,69,11013,30438],"class_list":{"0":"post-184216","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-edward-scissorhands","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-johnny-depp","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-new-zealand","13":"tag-newzealand","14":"tag-nz","15":"tag-regular-feature","16":"tag-tim-burton"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}