Johnny Depp Enters “Alice In Wonderland” as Mad Hatter
Johnny Depp will play kids’ favourite The Mad Hatter in a new film version of Alice In Wonderland.The film, which will be shot in 3D, sees Depp teaming up yet again with director pal Tim Burton.
Burton made Depp a household name after handing him the title role in quirky hit Edward Scissorhands in 1990. The Pirates of The Caribbean actor has since starred in several of the eccentric director’s flicks, including Sweeney Todd and Ed Wood. But the Alice project is said to be their most tantalizing yet.
A source said:
“Tim has had designs on ‘Alice in Wonderland’ since before he was famous.
“He has a knack for turning what seems like stories for just kids into gripping, spooky fables loved just as much by adults.
“He’s held out on doing ‘Alice’ until he got a big enough budget. Now this film is financed by Disney so money won’t be a problem.”
The movie – which is scheduled for release in 2010 – will be the seventh time Johnny and Tim have worked together. Continue Reading…
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.
Lindsay Lohan From Superheroes To “Alice In Wonderland”?
In early December, strange photographs of a gorgeous Lindsay Lohan posing in Hollywood alongside some legendary superheroes cropped up in paparazzi pictures. Back then, it was assumed that she was doing a commercial.
Now, it’s been revealed that those photos were part of a shoot for a March Harper’s Bazaar cover story. And though she posed alongside Batman’s buddy, Robin, Spiderman, and the Hulk in the pics, it hasn’t stopped Lindsay from dreaming about playing a fellow legendary character on screen – Alice from “Alice in Wonderland.”
In the new cover story, Lohan said she is desperate to take on the role of Alice in the project being directed by Tim Burton. She’s hoping to get a meeting with him soon in her attempt to secure the role.
“I hope they don’t want an unknown,” she told the magazine.
One place Lindsay herself hopes to be somewhat unknown, is in a relationship. She revealed that she’d quite like to have a romance away from the prying eye of the paparazzi lens.
