Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

MacGuffin · January 21, 2005, 06:31:34 AM

Trailer here.

Release Date: Halloween 2005 (wide)

Cast: (voices) Johnny Depp (Victor), Helena Bonham Carter (The Corpse Bride), Emily Watson (Victoria), Albert Finney, Christopher Lee, Richard E. Grant, Joanna Lumley.

Director: Tim Burton and Mike Johnson (feature directorial debut; worked as an animator on James and the Giant Peach, which Burton also produced)

Composer: Danny Elfman

Screenwriter: Caroline Thompson (Edward Scissorhands, Buddy, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Black Beauty, The Secret Garden); rewrite by Pamela Pettler (cowriter of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)

Premise: Victor (Depp) is travelling home with his friend to get married to his fiancee Victoria (Watson). The two stop to rest in the woods, and as a joke, Victor puts his wedding ring on a finger-shaped stick in the ground and says his wedding vows. The stick turns out to be a rotted finger belonging to a murdered girl (Bonham-Carter), who returns as a zombie and insists that she is now Victor's lawfully wedded wife.

Ghostboy · January 21, 2005, 12:45:24 PM

This looks amazing.

SiliasRuby · January 21, 2005, 04:16:49 PM

Quote from: GhostboyThis looks amazing.

I second that.

El Duderino · January 21, 2005, 04:58:35 PM

Quote from: SiliasRuby
Quote from: GhostboyThis looks amazing.
I second that.

yeah....wow.

Finn · January 21, 2005, 05:02:11 PM

It does look pretty cool in that Tim Burton kind of way. It almost looks like a sequel to Nightmare Before Christmas. It looks really dark but most parents will probably take their kids to see it anyway. I would love it if it got an R rating or even a PG-13. But probably not much chance in that happening.

Ravi · January 21, 2005, 05:44:16 PM

Quote from: Small Town LonerIt looks really dark but most parents will probably take their kids to see it anyway.

I think the "Corpse" part of the title would turn many parents off.

Myxo · January 21, 2005, 05:51:18 PM

Wow.

Great trailer and looks like a great film too. I predict a box office hit for this Halloween.

Ghostboy · January 21, 2005, 06:24:20 PM

Maybe not a huge hit, but a very definite cult classic.

Jeremy Blackman · January 22, 2005, 12:06:34 AM

I'm a little skeptical. How are they going to stretch this story out to feature film length?

Raikus · January 22, 2005, 10:52:40 AM

My guess: lots of running around.

cron · January 22, 2005, 11:09:53 AM

i hope this doesn't turns into an excuse to sell shitloads of products and toys and clothing just like the nightmare before christmas did. it's ridiculous.

Just Withnail · January 22, 2005, 11:59:27 AM

What's the use of puppets when everything looks CGI? I liked the look of Nightmare better.

mehico · January 29, 2005, 02:43:18 AM

Quote from: SiliasRuby
Quote from: GhostboyThis looks amazing.
I second that.

i third that.

meatball · January 29, 2005, 08:45:16 PM

Quote from: cronopioi hope this doesn't turns into an excuse to sell shitloads of products and toys and clothing just like the nightmare before christmas did. it's ridiculous.

EVERYTHING is an excuse to sell shitloads.

cron · January 29, 2005, 09:31:21 PM

Quote from: Meatball
Quote from: cronopioi hope this doesn't turns into an excuse to sell shitloads of products and toys and clothing just like the nightmare before christmas did. it's ridiculous.

EVERYTHING is an excuse to sell shitloads.

somehow, i don't see my mother belonging to that statement.