# Tim Burton Teams With Kazuo Ishiguro For Script

> Tim Burton and Kazuo Ishiguro team on untitled film project set in post-WWII Japan.
- Title: Tim Burton Teams With Kazuo Ishiguro For Script · Deadline
- Summary: Tim Burton and Kazuo Ishiguro team on untitled film project set in post-WWII Japan. Tim Burton and Kazuo Ishiguro are developing an original film script set…
- Keywords: tim burton, kazuo ishiguro, untitled film, post world war ii japan, nobel prize winning author, script, entertainment, culture, Tim, Burton, Teams, Kazuo
- Source: Deadline — https://deadline.com/2026/10/tim-burton-kazuo-ishiguro-script-the-dish-klara-and-the-sun-1237158240
- Author: Justin Kroll
- Published: 2026-10-15T17:45:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tim burton, kazuo ishiguro, untitled film, post world war ii japan, nobel prize winning author, script, entertainment, culture
## Tim Burton and Kazuo Ishiguro
Tim Burton may team with Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro on new untitled film project.
## Post-WWII Japan Setting
The film is set in post World War II Japan and is an original script by Ishiguro, not based on a previous novel.
## No Distributor Yet
The film currently has no distributor and will be packaged with talent once ready for market.
## Key takeaway

Tim Burton and Kazuo Ishiguro are developing an original film script set in post-WWII Japan, with Burton directing and Ishiguro writing.