Tim Burton explains why he’ll never make another superhero movie

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tim Burton has explained why he has no intentions of directing another superhero film despite the success of his two Batman movies. The 66-year-old director, who is the subject of a new exhibition, called The World of Tim Burton, in London, was one of the first directors to bring the superhero genre to the big screen, with his two movies about the “Dark Knight” fronted by Michael Keaton. “So that was a pressure, but it wasn’t the pressure that you would experience now.” open image in gallery Tim Burton Burton did sign on to make another superhero film after his two Batman movies, the ultimately unfinished Superman Lives, written by Kevin Smith and starring Nicolas Cage as the Man of Steel. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free open image in gallery Cage appeared as his character from ‘Superman Lives’, the cancelled Nineties film, in ‘The Flash' Meanwhile, Burton has enjoyed one of the biggest hits of his career this year with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which defied expectations despite pallid reviews from critics largely unimpressed by the second instalment.