Along with change in his personal life (separation from actress Lisa Marie), Burton changed radically in style for his next project, leaving the haunted forests and colorful outcasts behind to go on to directing Planet of the Apes which, as Burton had repeatedly noted, was "not a remake" of the earlier film.
Acompañado dun cambio na súa vida persoal (separouse de Lisa Marie), Burton cambiou radicalmente de estilo no seu seguinte proxecto, deixando os bosques encantados e coloridos estraños para dirixir Planet of the Apes que, como Burton ten comentado, non era un "remake" do film orixinal.