Japanese Alice in Wonderland Poster
Walt Disney Pictures has released the Japanese poster from Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland”.
Plot summary: The story centers on the now-17-year-old Alice. Attending a party at a Victorian estate only to find she is about to be proposed to in front of hundreds of snooty society types, she runs after a white rabbit into a hole and ends up transferred once again to Wonderland. Still, she has no recollection of this place she visited 10 years before.
The movie stars Mia Wasikowska as Alice, Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Michael Sheen plays the White Rabbit, Alan Rickman – Caterpillar, Christopher Lee – Jabberwock, Stephen Fry – Cheshire Cat and Crispin Glover stars as The Knave of Hearts.
New Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” Images
Walt Disney Pictures has released the first and very interesting promo photos from Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” featuring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen.
USA Today has published the first look at some of the concept art for the movie. Click on any of the photos to enlarge.
“It has been Burton-ized” said the producer Richard Zanuck and it is the best description for Tim Burton’s vision of the original story. “The book itself is pretty dark. This is for little people and people who read it when they were little 50 years ago,” Zanuck added.
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.
Columbia Buys Linda Woolverton Spec
Scribe Linda Woolverton, known for her work on animated fare like “The Lion King,” has sold an untitled pitch to Sony’s Columbia, with Joe Roth and Team Todd on board to produce.The studio is keeping the story line under wraps, but it is known to be a live-action project. Elizabeth Cantillon and Devon Franklin are overseeing for the studio.
This is the second project Woolverton has sold with Roth and Team Todd’s Suzanne and Jennifer Todd producing. Disney last year picked up her prestrike pitch for a revisionist sequel to “Alice in Wonderland.” Tim Burton is in preproduction and set to direct the digital 3-D movie.
Woolverton’s credits include Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” and “Mulan,” as well Universal’s “Curious George.” She is repped by CAA.
