Johnny Depp to star in Corpse Bride

Johnny Depp is to star in the leading role of Tim Burton's new film, Corpse. It is the first major animated film directed by Burton, since his 1993 success with Nightmare Before Christmas. Set in a european village in the 19th century, the story fillows Victor (Depp) in his discovery of the world, after he unintentionally marries a mysterious corpse bride (Helena Bonham Carter). Other voices in the movie include Emil Watson and Christopher Lee.