Tim Burton will be appointed first Ambassador of Madrid

Tim Burton is a director who never goes out of style. He has to his credit works as legendary as ‘Batman’, ‘Bitelchus’, ‘Eduardo Scissorhands’, ‘Sleepy Hollow’ (of which Paramount is in charge of making a remake), ‘Sweeney Todd, the diabolical barber of the street Fleet’ or ‘The Corpse Bride’, among many others. Currently, he is at the helm of ‘Wednesday’, the new Netflix series that will focus on the character of Wednesday from ‘The Addams Family’, played by Jenna Ortega. Given this incredible trajectory, José Luis Martínez-Almedia, Mayor of the Spanish capital, will appoint Tim Burton as the first Ambassador of Madridaccording to El Español.

Recently created, the title was incorporated into the regulation of honorary distinctions of the City Council in the reform approved last April, with the aim of “distinguish people who have stood out for their activities or services abroad for the benefit of the city of Madrid“. According to the new rule, only a maximum of three Ambassador titles could be awarded each year, which would be awarded in a solemn act.

According to sources close to the City Council, the appointment of Tim Burton, “artist of stature and world fame”as Ambassador of the capital “strengthens the image of Madrid” as well as “distinguishes the great film director”. “Tim Burton is famous for the gothic aesthetic of his films”is about “a visual genius unparalleled among directors of his generation”with plenty of capacity to “bring teenagers and young people from all over the world to cinemas”sources from the consistory have declared.

The world of Tim Burton, on display

Coinciding with the appointment, Madrid will also host an exhibition on the art and work of Tim Burton throughout his career. It will be an immersive museum exhibition that aims to pay tribute to the filmmaker’s legacy. “After a life of boundless creativity, Burton arrives to exhibit his visual work in Madrid, an equally creative city, world capital of art, his first passion”pointed out the municipal delegate for Culture, Tourism and Sports, Andrea Levy, in statements to the press. “It will be the first time that a retrospective of his graphic work can be visited in Europe“. The show will be staged at the Ibercaja Delicias Space, which is already hosting adaptations of his work with musicals such as ‘The Adams Family’ or ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, starring Edu Soto. Without confirmed dates for the opening, the sample could see the light after this summer.