10 Movie Sequels That Will NEVER Be Made

8. A Second Nightmare Before Christmas

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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is a beloved holiday classic for people who think they're too edgy for real Christmas films.

The tale of Jack Skellington and his one-man crusade against Kris Kringle is still a stalwart of the festive season, which makes you wonder why nobody has ever suggested returning to the world of Halloween Town for another adventure.

It turns out, they have, but Burton was having none of it.

The acclaimed creative mind and former Mr. Bonham-Carter is incredibly fond of this film and doesn't want to see it ruined. "I’ve done sequels, I’ve done other things, I’ve done reboots, I’ve done all that sh*t, right?" he said in an interview with Empire magazine. "I don’t want that to happen to this."

Rumours of a sequel have been floating around since 2002 and, as recently as 2023, director Henry Sellick was talking about possibly making a prequel about how Skellington rose to power. Ultimately though, it seems as if Burton has final say over what happens to his creepy creation, and for now, he's not going to budge.

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Jacob Simmons has a great many passions, including rock music, giving acclaimed films three-and-a-half stars, watching random clips from The Simpsons on YouTube at 3am, and writing about himself in the third person.