Johnny Depp As Mad Hatter First Look?

The photo of Johnny Depp as Mad Hatter for Tim Burton’s 3D twisted adaptation of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” has hit the net. It looks like a fake or some concept art but still interesting to see.

Actually, this photo comes from Depp fansite Johnny-Depp.org so, maybe you can judge it?

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.

Pirates of the Caribbean Writer Terry Rossio Clears Up Pirates 4 Rumours

Terry Rossio, co-screenwriter of the first three “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, has made an announcement and denied the circulating rumors about “Pirates of the Caribbean 4.”

For the record, none of the recent Pirates 4 rumors have any truth, including the so-called record 50 million dollar payday for Depp.

Some pretty funny stuff, though. Sacha Cohen? Tim Burton? Studios are way too protective of their franchises for that sort of thing.

The only thing that has been officially announced so far is that Johnny Depp will return as Captain Jack Sparrow in the fourth film.

The only thing we know for sure is that Johnny Depp is returning for a fourth adventure.

Michael Sheen joins ‘Unthinkable’ and ‘Alice in Wonderland

British actor Michael Sheen (The Deal, The Queen, Underworld trilogy) is set to be a very busy actor with a role in the upcoming thriller “Unthinkable” with Samuel L. Jackson and Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland,” reports Variety.

Michael Sheen

Unthinkable, directed by Gregor Jordan, looks at the ethics of torture after a terrorist threatening to detonate nuclear devices in the U.S. is questioned by a black-ops interrogator and an FBI agent (Carrie-Ann Moss). The film starts shooting this month.

Sheen will also have a role in “Alice in Wonderland,” in which Johnny Depp is playing the Mad Hatter, Mia Wasikowska -Alice and Matt Lucas - Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

“Alice in Wonderland” is currently in pre-production and slated for a March 5, 2010 release.

Sheen can next be seen as David Frost in Ron Howard’s BFI London Film Festival-opener “Frost/Nixon.”

First Look: Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland

The first set photos for Tim Burton’s twisted remake of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” have hit the net.

The pics come from INF Daily and give us are first look at Mia Wasikowska as Alice on set in Cornawall, England. The images also include shots of Burton’s main squeeze Helena Bonham Carter.

Johnny Depp was just officially announced as the Mad Hatter, and the final product will be a part live-action, part CG animation recreation of the classic tale, which will of course include some of the style that has made Burton such an iconic director. Read the rest of this entry

Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland, Lone Ranger, and Pirates of the Caribbean 4

Walt Disney Studios held a massive event at the Kodak Theatre in LA, during which the Studios’ chairman, Dick Cook, previewed all of Disney’s upcoming films for the next few years.

Johnny Depp was at the heart of it all.

The actor showed up on stage for a triple announcement which apparently ties him to Disney for some time. That announcement was:

• That Depp will return as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates Of The Caribbean 4.
• That he will star as The Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s next movie, Alice In Wonderland.
• Depp is officially signed to play Tonto in the The Lone Ranger film and not the The Lone Ranger himself.

During the event, Depp came out to “The Lone Ranger” theme song while wearing his Jack Sparrow outfit along with The Lone Ranger mask and gun.

Cook said that the studio wants to make a fourth installment in their blockbuster franchise, suggesting that another sequel is in early development.

There have been past reports of a Pirates of the Caribbean 4 but nothing concrete. One Pirates 4 rumor had Elizabeth and Will (Knightley and Bloom) being tossed aside in favor of a buddy feature centered on the search for the Fountain of Youth as Captain Jack Sparrow and Barbossa ultimately team up following a bunch of double-crossing in an effort “to defeat some supernatural terror.”

Pirates scripters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio are behind the The Lone Ranger film with Jerry Bruckheimer producing.

Alice in Wonderland comes to the movie houses 2010, will be shot using 3-D and performance capture technology similar to that used for Beowulf.

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.