Tim Burton Talks On Animation 'Corpse Bride'

[Thursday, January 15th, 2004]
Director Tim Burton (Big Fish) recently talked about his next animation movie The Corpse Bride, which he's producing.

When asked by AP if he won't make a sequel to The Nightmare Before Christmas, which was about the collision of Halloween and Christmas: "What would it be ... 'Thanksgiving World'? Or they go kidnap Uncle Sam on the Fourth of July? That wouldn't go over too good these days."

The Corpse Bride which will be poking fun at death is made in the same animation style as The Nightmare Before Christmas, the story is based on an Eastern European folk tale about a man who mistakenly weds a dead body. Expect plenty of dark humor -- Burton says it's therapeutic to laugh at death instead of fearing it.

"Rather than make it this dark, unspoken thing -- which is kind of how I grew up -- I always liked the idea that it was more a celebration. It feels more positive, somehow, and more spiritual and right to me," he said.

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