MELBOURNE—A significant slice of Hollywood will head to Australia next year when a retrospective of famed film noir director Tim Burton's work will be shown in Melbourne.
Tim Burton is behind a string of cult classics and blockbuster films, including Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and Batman Returns.
The retrospective exhibition of his 27-year career will include sketches, costumes and puppets, from blockbusters such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Batman Returns.
The 700 pieces will be sent to Melbourne from New York's Museum of Modern Art.
Burton's new film, Alice in Wonderland, stars Australian actress Mia Wasikowska in the title role.
The movie will be released in Australia shortly before the exhibition opens on June 24 next year at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).
ACMI director Tony Sweeney says the exhibition will feature never before seen concept drawings, costumes, props and storyboards from Burton's new film.
"His artworks, as visitors will see in this exhibition, are as much beautiful and wondrous and they are strange and dark," he said in Melbourne on Wednesday.
"The Tim Burton exhibition will be quite a unique portal into his mind and virtually nothing you will see in this show has really ever been seen other than by the people who have been working on his films with him."
Burton is expected in Melbourne for the retrospective opening.
The first section of the exhibition is called Surviving Burbank, which refers to the city in California where Burton grew up.
It features Burton's early works, including pieces from his own personal archives.
The second section, Beautifying Burbank includes unrealised film projects, including Superman Lives and Black Cauldron.
The final section, Beyond Burbank features Burton's films such as Corpse Bride and Mars Attacks, from the sketching stage through to the big screen.
The exhibition will include works from Burton's own personal collection, as well as from studio archives and private collections.
It will run until October 10 next year.
