Warning: Spoilers for Big Eyes follow. Walter Keane claimed to paint the Big Eyes until his death. Ruling: Fact. Walter (played by Christoph Waltz in the movie. Directed by Tim Burton. With Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter. A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success. The story behind 'Big Eyes': Artist Margaret Keane and actress Amy Adams paint a picture of art world's most shocking con See the Keanes conquer the art world one big eye at a time. Tim Burton’s Big Eyes is now available on DVD and Blu-ray™! Get it now: Big Eyes movie info - movie times, trailers, reviews, tickets, actors and more on Fandango. A recent showing of Burton's artwork at New York's Museum of Modern Art attracted long lines and critical brickbats. Maybe that's why Big Eyes, for all its tonal. Big Eyes Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Tim Burton, Amy Adams Movie HD A drama centered on the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal. Directed and produced by Tim Burton, BIG EYES is based on the true story of Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), who was one of the most successful painters of the 1950s. Big Eyes is a 2014 American biographical film directed by Tim Burton, written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski and starring Amy Adams and Christoph. The Big Eyes paintings of Margaret Keane. In the 1960s her images of tearful tots with eyes as big as saucers became known around the world.