Corpse Bride Vows Beyond the Grave 2026
Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Emily Watson
In a dreary, rigidly structured Victorian town, Victor, a shy and profoundly nervous groom-to-be, desperately sought a moment of solitude to practice his wedding vows. Already overwhelmed by the anxieties of his impending arranged marriage to the sweet but equally anxious Victoria, Victor fumbles into a quiet, misty, and highly unsuitable forest clearing. But fate—or perhaps the sheer power of the supernatural—had other, far more macabre plans. His trembling, ill-delivered rehearsal of his sacred promise accidentally wakes the eternally sleeping spirit of Emily, a tragically deceased young woman.
Believing his heart-wrenching words were meant exclusively for her, the elegant Corpse Bride rises from her lonely grave with a singular, beautiful, and utterly binding assumption: they are now married.
Suddenly torn between the bleak, suffocating world of the living and the enchanting, darkly beautiful splendor of the Land of the Dead, Victor must navigate an impossible love triangle built on loyalty, destiny, and a haunting vow he never intended to make. Emily, with her exposed ribs, flowing tattered gown, and heart broken by eternal devotion, sweeps Victor into a lively gothic underworld. This subterranean world is filled with ghostly jazz, surprisingly warm skeletal humor, and the signature, macabre magic of Tim Burton’s imagination. He meets eccentric dead relatives, singing severed heads, and realizes the Land of the Dead is ironically far more vibrant than the life he left behind.
As Victor desperately struggles to return to his real fiancée, Victoria, who is rapidly becoming entangled in an insidious plot by her own greedy family, he discovers that the boundary between life and death is terrifyingly thin. His journey reveals that the truth behind Emily’s own tragic past—a history of betrayal and murder—may change his destiny entirely. With time running out, his life in the balance, and his heart pulled in two entirely different directions, Victor must choose where his loyalty and, ultimately, his heart truly belongs.
Corpse Bride Vows Beyond the Grave is a hauntingly beautiful and darkly comedic tale of love, profound loss, and second chances—a timeless romance that proves true devotion can bloom in the most unexpected places, even far beyond the grave.