Crispin Glover Joins Tim Burton’s “Alice” cast

Crispin Glover has joined the cast of Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland,” taking on the role of The Knave Of Hearts.

Glover will appear along with Johnny Depp (Mad Hatter), Anne Hathaway (White Queen), Helena Bonham Carter (Red Queen) and Mia Wasikowska (Alice) in the Disney adaptation of the Lewis Carroll tale.

British actors Michael Sheen and Matt Lucas have already signed up for the movie, part of which is being filmed in Plymouth.

In the novel, Glover’s character is put on trial for stealing The Queen Of Hearts’s tarts, however, Alice (Wasikowska) comes to his defence.

Burton is using a combination of live action and performance-capture technology in his adaptation.

“Alice in Wonderland” is scheduled for release in 2010.

Mia Wasikowska - Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland

Mia Wasikowska is in final talks to take the lead role in Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland.”

The Disney film, Tim Burton’s adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s fantasy novel, will be filmed using a combination of live-action and motion-capture footage and presented in Disney Digital 3-D.

The “Lion King” writer Linda Woolverton will pen the script with Richard Zanuck, Joe Roth and Jennifer and Suzanne Todd acting as producers.

“It’s just such a classic, and the imagery is so surreal. I don’t know, I’ve never seen a version where I feel like they got it all. It’s a series of weird adventures, and to try to do it where it works as a movie will be interesting. I think it’s an interesting challenge to direct,” said Burton.

Wasikowska, who started her career on the Australian series “All Saints,” can next be seen opposite Daniel Craig in the war film “Defiance.”

Lindsay Lohan had previously been courting the lead role in the Alice remake.

She was pushing for the lead role in Tim Burton’s upcoming adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland.” Lohan said she is keen to star in the Disney version of Lewis Carroll’s 1865 children’s classic.

“I just hope they don’t want an unknown, I really want this part,” Lohan said.