Disney requested a critical change to Jack Skellington's character in The Nightmare Before Christmas, but Tim Burton thankfully rejected the idea.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Disney had a request for Jack Skellington’s design that would have caused massive changes for The Nightmare Before Christmas had Tim Burton not rejected it, likely harming its long-term success and adoration. Tim Burton is highly notable for his unique character designs, with a gothic mood and eerie, almost uncomfortable configurations for his protagonists.
Though Henry Selick is responsible for directing the 1993 stop-motion animated movie, Jack Skellington’s original design comes from Tim Burton, who wrote and illustrated The Nightmare Before Christmas poem on which the movie is based. Jack remains one of Burton’s most iconic characters today, alongside immediately recognizable figures such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and Emily from Corpse Bride.
However, Burton enjoyed the task of giving expression and life to characters with no eyes, which certainly worked out for Jack Skellington. It’s difficult to imagine what Jack would have looked like with filled-in eye sockets, especially given how much emotion and facial expression he’s already able to convey without them. As macabre as the designs of Jack and The Nightmare Before Christmas’ other Halloween Town creatures already are, eyes may have oddly made the iconic skeleton even creepier.
Jack Skellington's Unique Design Helped Make The Nightmare Before Christmas So Iconic Jack Skellington’s face is among the most identifiable skeleton characters in pop culture history, which is largely due to his sunken eyes and wide smile. It’s difficult to make such a distinct design for such a general Halloween creature – most skeletons will end up looking the same when they’re simply bones.
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