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Msn: I read somewhere that Johnny Depp says there might be a sequel to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?"
Burton: I don't think so. For him as an actor, with him doing "Pirates," he likes revisiting characters sometimes. For me,
doing sequels is not a good idea. I don't really see it.
Msn: But you did a sequel to "Batman."
Burton: I got some flack on that one. That's what made me feel like I shouldn't do sequels. A lot of people got on my case
on that.
Msn: Right, and I don't understand why, because I think it's the best "Batman" film.
Burton: It was a weird phenomenon. I remember going through a lot of press stuff—and half the people would go: "This is much
lighter than the first movie." And it was split down the middle: "This is so much darker than the first." How could a
movie be lighter and darker? It just didn't make any sense to me. It was a confusing experience.
Msn: Well, do you think it was lighter or darker?
Burton: I didn't think much about it, really. It's
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more of a label that's put upon you. I don't consider myself a dark person. I don't think I'm going to make a lighter movie or a darker
movie. You let the material be what it is.
Msn: The reason I like "Batman Returns" so much is the richness of the villains.
Burton: That's why I think "Batman" is my favorite comic. I love the Joker and Catwoman and the Penguin. I love giving them a back
story. It's easier with the Joker. But with Catwoman and the Penguin, I think that's what spurred me out. Where it got a lot of flack was
I spent too much time on those characters and people kept thinking Batman was a secondary character. I was just trying to respect who I
thought that character was. He was a guy who likes to remain as hidden as possible. He's not trying to be as flamboyant as the villains and
do James Bond one-liners. That's why I never gave him a Robin character. He wants to be alone, you know.
Msn: But I thought originally Robin was supposed to be part of "Batman Returns."
Burton: There was always talk about it. But for me, at the end of the day, I felt like I couldn't go there. It just didn't
feel right with who the character was. The whole point of him is that he's repressed and he has a lot of issues and he's
hiding in a cave. If you bring somebody else to
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