Tim Burton says watching his own movies is like being at a funeral

Tim Burton has likened watching his own movies to going to a funeral.

The filmmaker is known for his gothic fantasy and horror movies, and people across the world will celebrate Halloween by watching the likes of Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Dark Shadows.

However, Burton probably won't be watching one of his classics on the sofa tonight.

Speaking to Deadline at the Lumière Festival in France earlier this month, the 64-year-old said: "I don't really watch my movies.

"It was strange seeing the clips. I got quite emotional.

"It feels like each film you do is part of your life and is very deep and meaningful so it's like watching your life flashing before your eyes – that's why I likened it to a funeral in a way, in a beautiful way, it captures moments of your life."

Next up in the pipeline for Burton is Netflix series Wednesday, which is just around the corner.

The show is a reimagining of The Addams Family, centred around the titular eldest child.

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Wednesday is played by 20-year-old Jenna Ortega, and Luis Guzmán plays Gomez Addams, while Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Morticia Addams and Fred Armisen stars as Uncle Fester.

Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie will take the role of Larissa Weems, while Christina Ricci - who portrayed Wednesday in the 1991 film - will play Marylin Thornhill.

A synopsis for the show reads: "The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams' years as a student at Nevermore Academy.

"Wednesday's attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorised the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore."

Previously speaking to Entertainment Weekly about her character, Ortega said: "We've never seen her as a teenage girl.

"It's funny and sweet and almost charming to hear this 8-year-old's obsession with murder and blood and guts.

"As she gets older, that nasty attitude or [those] biting remarks, it's almost kind of hard to not make it sound like every other teenage girl... I've never had the opportunity to play an iconic character before.

"I know she's well-loved and well-respected and I just don't want to mess her up."

The show is scheduled for release on 23 November.