Tim Burton speaks out on possibility of a sequel to The Nightmare Before Christmas

Tim Burton has spoken out as to whether one of his biggest films is due for a sequel

With it set to turn 30 years old this month, it's no surprise that fans are still wondering if a sequel is on the way.

However, Burton has now broken his silence on whether viewers should expect a second instalment of the story.

Speaking to Empire, he said: “To me the movie is very important.

“I’ve done sequels, I’ve done other things, I’ve done reboots, I’ve done all that s**t, right? I don’t want that to happen to this.

“It’s nice that people are maybe interested [in a second movie], but I’m not. I feel like that old guy who owns a little piece of property and won’t sell to the big power-plant that wants to take my land.”

He added that the film's lead character Jack is very important to him.

“Those are the kinds of things that I love, whether it’s [Edward] Scissorhands or Batman, characters that have that,” he said.

“It represented all those feelings that I had. I was perceived as this dark character, when I didn’t feel that way. So it was a very personal character.”