# Tim Burton and Kazuo Ishiguro film collaboration

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/tim-burton-and-kazuo-ishiguro-film-collaboration
> Updated: 2026-10-18T22:32:43.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

Director Tim Burton and author Kazuo Ishiguro are collaborating on an original, untitled film project. The story, written as an original screenplay by Ishiguro, is set in post-World War II Japan.

While specific plot details remain confidential, Ishiguro clarified during the London Film Festival that the project is not intended to be a war film. Instead, the collaboration aims to combine Burton’s signature gothic aesthetic with Ishiguro’s literary themes of memory, loss, and human fragility. The project is currently in the development stage.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-18: Tim Burton and Kazuo Ishiguro announce new film collaboration

Director Tim Burton and Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro are collaborating on an original film set in post-WWII Japan.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/tim-burton-and-kazuo-ishiguro-announce-new-film-collaboration

### 2026-10-15: Tim Burton and Kazuo Ishiguro to collaborate on new film

Director Tim Burton and Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro are collaborating on an original film set in post-WWII Japan.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/tim-burton-and-kazuo-ishiguro-to-collaborate-on-new-film

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