Corpse Bride 2 (2026) – Return to the Afterlife

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005) captivated audiences with its unmistakable blend of dark fantasy, gothic romance, and stop-motion animation. Now, in 2026, the haunting yet enchanting world of the dead returns with Corpse Bride 2, a long-awaited sequel that promises to delve even deeper into the afterlife, love, and the mysterious forces that bind the living and the dead.

Plot: Corpse Bride 2 picks up the story several years after the events of the first film. Victor Van Dort (voiced by Johnny Depp) and his beloved Emily, the Corpse Bride (voiced by Helena Bonham Carter), are living a relatively peaceful existence in the underworld, following his whirlwind romance and the resolution of his love triangle with Victoria Everglot (voiced by Emily Watson). However, that peace is shattered when an unexpected visitor from their past reappears, throwing their lives into chaos.

As Victor begins to feel more at home in the underworld, he discovers something disturbing: the underworld is beginning to unravel, and an ancient curse that binds both worlds threatens to unleash total disorder. The spirits are growing increasingly restless, and something is weakening the delicate boundary that separates the living from the dead.

Emily, ever loyal to Victor, sets out to restore the balance between the two worlds. But the arrival of a new figure—Lord Blackthorn, a charismatic and sinister spirit from the past (voiced by Timothy Dalton)—upends everything. Blackthorn claims to be an ancestor of Emily’s and offers her a tempting deal: if she helps him unravel a profound mystery woven into the very fabric of the afterlife, he will grant her and Victor eternal life together in the world of the living.

Victor, who has never felt fully a part of the underworld, hesitates to abandon the dead. But as the curse intensifies and the two worlds collide more forcefully, it becomes clear that their love may be the key to healing the rift between the two realms. However, Lord Blackthorn’s true intentions remain hidden, and secrets from Emily’s past and the underworld itself threaten not only their love, but the very balance between life and death.

To save the living and the dead, Victor and Emily must face not only the challenges of the afterlife, but also the most fearsome enemy they’ve ever known: their own destiny. Along the way, they’ll encounter strange new creatures, unusual characters, and mystical revelations that will lead them to discover what it truly means to live… forever.