“Weird Al” Yankovic will also be on hand to play the role of Lock, while actor Ken Page will reprise his singing role of Oogie Boogie from the 1993 film. It’s my pleasure to announce that special guest star will be joining the nightmare gang to sing Sally for our upcoming “Nightmare Before Christmas” shows at the Banc of California Stadium. “This will be a real treat (not a trick)!” “I’m absolutely thrilled to have Billie joining up with the nightmare crew!” Elfman said in a statement. This comes to us courtesy of Gizmodo.Billie Eilish will play the role of Sally alongside Danny Elfman’s Jack Skellington at the live-to-film concert experience celebrating Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas later this month.įollowing a three-year hiatus - including 2020’s coronavirus-forced cancellation - the Halloween event takes place on October 29th with a family-friendly early show on October 31st at Los Angeles’ Banc of California Stadium, where Eilish will perform the stop-motion animated film’s “Sally’s Song.” The Nightmare Before Christmas sequel, which has not yet been given a title, is scheduled to be released in July 2022. Should the upcoming Sally-centred sequel prove to be a popular, it is highly likely that audiences will one day delight once again in the quirks and frights of Halloween Town on screen. The movie has since become one of Tim Burton's most recognizable works, as well as both a Halloween and Christmas staple for many. Featuring music by Danny Elfman (who also provided the singing voice for Jack), the movie stars Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and Ed Ivory. The stop-motion musical fantasy tells the story of Jack Skellington, the King of "Halloween Town" who stumbles through a portal to "Christmas Town" and becomes obsessed with celebrating the holiday. Released in 1993, The Nightmare Before Christmas was directed by Henry Selick and produced and conceived by Tim Burton. Sally is one of the most compelling, and also richly-layered characters I've ever written, and it's an honor to get to tell her story." What does a ragdoll truly want out of life? What is she afraid of? And how much is she willing to risk to save those she loves? As we will learn in the book, she's willing to risk quite a lot. In this book, I really wanted to explore Sally's identity, and better understand not only who she is now that she's fallen in love with Jack and taken on the role of the Pumpkin Queen, but also understand how her past has affected her present desires, doubts, and dreams. He had grown tired of being the Pumpkin King, and in his longing for something more, he plotted to take over Christmas. "One of the core themes in The Nightmare Before Christmas was Jack's struggle to understand his identity. will hopefully give fans a long-awaited second dose of Sally, Jack, and all the familiar residents of Halloween Town, while introducing a new cast of grim, strange characters, that I hope readers will love."Īccording to Ernshaw, the book gives her the opportunity to provide Sally with the same characterisation and depth as Jack received in the movie. But it's also a coming-of-age story for Sally, as we see her navigate her new royal title as the Pumpkin Queen of Halloween Town. It's the yet-to-be-told love story of Sally and Jack. "This new book, written from the point of view of Sally, takes place shortly after the movie ends. Of course, not everything can remain rosy for the eerie pair, and Sally is sent hurtling on a new adventure when she accidentally sets a Halloween Town villain free. Set after the 1993 movie, the sequel will pick up with Sally and Jack Skellington, who are now married. Disney Publishing has hired the author to continue the world of The Nightmare Before Christmas, but this time from Sally's point of view. Gothic holiday favorite The Nightmare Before Christmas is finally receiving a sequel all these years later in the form of a YA novel written by The Wicked Deep's Shea Ernshaw.
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