Tim Burton (“Batman”), alongside Steven Spielberg, were filmmakers that embraced early digital effects in the 1990s to create creatures, Spielberg with man-eating dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park” and Burton with creepy little aliens in his 1996 satire “Mars Attacks!.” Well, it looks like Burton also had a dino itch he wanted to scratch, too but in a more gory fashion. “Mars Attacks!” screenwriter Jonathan Gems spoke with Inverse, revealing how an oddball birthday gift led to Burton’s desire to make a disaster film.
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