LOS ANGELES, June 29 (UPI) -- Johnny Depp has joined the voice cast of Tim Burton's stop-motion animated feature "Corpse Bride," Daily Variety reported Tuesday.
Depp has collaborated with Burton in the past on "Ed Wood," "Edward Scissorhands" and "Sleepy Hollow," and is currently booked to star as Willy Wonka in Burton's take on Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Depp is also set to star in back-to-back sequels to last year's blockbuster, "Pirates of the Caribbean."
The voice cast for "Corpse Bride" also includes Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Albert Finney, Richard Grant, Joanna Lumley and Christopher Lee. The story -- set in a 19th century European village -- revolves around a man who leaves his wife to travel to the underworld and marry a mysterious corpse bride.
