In Tim Burton’s new movie, Corpse Bride, his favorite leading man Johnny Depp returns to voice Victor, the reluctant groom – Stephanie Sanchez.
The following is a Q&A from the Toronto Film Festival with Depp about his role in Corpse Bride, Pirates 2 and 3 and life with kids…
Q: Had you wanted to do an animated film and why this one?
Depp: It was something I wanted to do, kind of always wanted to do especially since having my first child. I’ve been watching nothing but animated films now. So I’ve really developed a respect and love for them. But more than anything, what drew me to this was Tim. We were just commencing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and he said, ?Hey, I’ve got this other thing, Corpse Bride, maybe take a look at it.’ So I read it and loved it, but it somehow didn’t occur to me that we were going to be doing it at the same time. I thought it was going to be like months down the road so I would have some time later to prepare for the character. So you could imagine my surprise when, as I was very, very focused on Wonka, Tim arrives on set and says, ?Hey, you know, maybe tonight we’ll go and record some of Corpse Bride.’ I was like sure, ‘course we can. I have no character. I didn’t know what the guy was going to sound like or anything. Good fun though.
Q: How did you create the voice?
Depp: Well, everything for Corpse Bride happened very quick. It all happened in about 15-20 minutes literally because I had to finish the day as Wonka. And then right after work, Tim and I would go on over to the studio for the session. So the process lasted about the length of the walk from the soundstage to the recording studio which was pretty quick, where I just grilled him. I said, ?Okay, where is he from? What do you want him to sound like?’ He was born in that little bit of time and I didn’t hear him for the first time until he gave me the nod that they were recording. So the preparation for this, I was remiss basically. I should be flogged.
Q: Do your kids think it’s cooler that you’re a cartoon or a pirate?
Depp: I don’t know. I’ll ask them. The funny thing is with my kids, my daughter’s six and my boy is three. My daughter, she’s quite calm and ladylike and princessy so she can sit there and watch a movie and not get real antsy. Normally, my boy will watch for about three and a half seconds, then sprint as fast as he can across the room to go and break something. With this film, we watched Corpse Bride together, my boy sat on my lap and watched the entire film, just didn’t move, just riveted. Loved it. Which says a lot. It’s pretty full, this movie. [more…]
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