Take this as rumour for now, but Ain’t It Cool are reporting that Tim Burton may be directing a stop motion feature version of FRANKENWEENIE, one of his well known early short films.

I’ve never seen the original FRANKENWEENIE but that, along with VINCENT, were Burton’s Hollywood calling cards.

IMDB has the following synopsis for the short:

When young Victor’s pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor’s home-made monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked “monster” wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor’s neighbors, he has to convince them (and his parents) that despite his appearance, Sparky’s still the good loyal friend he’s always been.

Take a look at this FRANKENWEENIE slide show…

… And stop-motion short VINCENT: