Why Netflix's Henry Selick Movie Is Better Than Nightmare Before Christmas 2
Netflix's Henry Selick movie Wendell and Wild already looks a far better proposition than The Nightmare Before Christmas 2 movie would have been. Streaming giant Netflix released a clip of Wendell and Wild on February 3rd, 2022, via its glossy 2022 movie preview video, which is set to see the titular demons (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, respectively) escaping from hell while being hunted by their demon-hunting sister Nelly. Although the preview is very brief, this clip allows audiences a peek into director Henry Selick's dazzling vision ahead of its 2022 Netflix release.
Selick is no stranger to quality stop-motion world-building, with the American-born director helming both James and the Giant Peach and Coraline in recent years. Selick also directed Tim Burton's 1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas to much acclaim in only his second feature film at the time. The Nightmare Before Christmasperfect casting andpopularity led to continued clamor for a sequel over the years following its release that persists in contemporary culture.
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Yet despite an enduring appetite to see The Nightmare Before Christmas 2 as a movie, Henry Selick's Wendell and Wild is the far superior choice by the director. The Nightmare Before Christmas' ending feels very much like a closed book, meaning any sequel devised by Burton and Selick is likely to feel jarring in comparison. In contrast,Wendell and Wild gives Selick a chance to create his own world rather than being shackled back to Burton's vision some 26 years after the pair's last collaboration — with Wendell and Wild looking phenomenal.
While The Nightmare Before Christmas remains a beloved, timeless
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