Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

[Geekyfanboy]

Here are some new images from Tim Burton's version of Alice in Wonderland..

Can't wait to see what he does with this story.

USA Today has published new images 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.

The article explains that the March 5, 2010 release, co-starring Michael Sheen, Mia Wasikowska, Matt Lucas, Crispin Glover, Stephen Fry and Alan Rickman, is almost like a sequel to the original story:

The traditional tale has been freshened with a blast of girl power, courtesy of writer Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast). Alice, 17, attends a party at a Victorian estate only to find she is about to be proposed to in front of hundreds of snooty society types. Off she runs, following a white rabbit into a hole and ending up in Wonderland, a place she visited 10 years before yet doesn't remember.

[Geekyfanboy]

Here's the actually article from USA Today

First look: What a weird 'Wonderland' Burton's made
         
By Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY
You might have gone down the rabbit hole before. But never with a guide quite as attuned to the fantastic as Tim Burton.

Those who have grown curiouser and curiouser about what the offbeat reinventor of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory might conjure up in his version of Alice in Wonderland can feast their eyes on this array of concept art and publicity images, due to hang in movie theaters this week to promote the March 5, 2010, release.

"It has been Burton-ized" is how producer Richard Zanuck describes the director's vision of the Lewis Carroll classic. Many elements are familiar, from the enigmatic Caterpillar (Alan Rickman) to the fierce Jabberwock (Christopher Lee). But none has been presented in this sort of visually surreal fashion.

"We finished shooting in December after only 40 days," Zanuck says. Now the live action is being merged with CG animation and motion-capture creatures, and then transferred into 3-D.

The traditional tale has been freshened with a blast of girl power, courtesy of writer Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast). Alice, 17, attends a party at a Victorian estate only to find she is about to be proposed to in front of hundreds of snooty society types. Off she runs, following a white rabbit into a hole and ending up in Wonderland, a place she visited 10 years before yet doesn't remember.

Among those who welcome her back is the Mad Hatter, a part tailor-made for Johnny Depp as he collaborates with Burton for the seventh time. "This character is off his rocker," Zanuck says.

Aussie actress Mia Wasikowska, 19, best known for HBO's In Treatment, has the coveted title role. "There is something real, honest and sincere about her," Zanuck says. "She's not a typical Hollywood starlet."

There is the usual Burton-esque ghoulishness (Helena Bonham Carter's Red Queen, whose favorite retort is "Off with their heads," has a moat filled with bobbing noggins), but Zanuck assures most kids can handle it. "The book itself is pretty dark," he notes. "This is for little people and people who read it when they were little 50 years ago."

[Rico]

Those images are amazing.  Really looking forward to this.

[Ktrek]

It is looking like Time Burton is doing a fine job with this project for Disney. His track record speaks for itself so I'm sure it will be great!

Kevin

[Jaames]

I LOVE re-tellings of classic tales.  :)

I am really looking forward to this, and I love that it is more of a sequel to Alice in Wonderland than a remake of it. It gives him more liberty with the story and characters. My FAVORITE alice interpretation is American McGee's Alice, the PC game. That was fantastic and the best way to describe it is "delightfully demented".  :biggrin

It also was a sequel of sorts to the original story. I have wanted to see an Alice movie in the same vein ever since. And I love just about everything that Tim Burton has ever done, with the exception of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which I felt lost the charm and child like wonder of original, so I'm sure this is going to be great. But, if not, we have the SyFy miniseries to look foraward to from the same minds that brought out Tin Man which I also really enjoyed.

[Rico]

The first teaser trailer is popping up (and getting taken down off YouTube very fast).  Here's one place you can see it so far:

http://www.erickwithnok.com/post/146940233/tim-burtons-alice-in-wonderland-official-teaser

[Rico]

And another....

Alice in Wonderland Comic-Con 09 Teaser Trailer

[Rico]

Ok - here it is in HD now.

"Alice In Wonderland" Official Teaser Trailer HD 2010

[Meds]

Wow this looks awesome.

[Geekyfanboy]

I can't wait for this... looks so cool...

[sheldor]

Ok - here it is in HD now.

"Alice In Wonderland" Official Teaser Trailer HD 2010

Depp was born to play the mad hatter.

[Geekyfanboy]

Here's a new trailer.. this movie look incredible.

Alice in Wonderland - New Official Full Trailer (HQ)

[Ktrek]

I think the trailer on the Apple site is a lot better looking but this looks to be an amazing film and I will definitely go see this in the theater.

Kevin

[moyer777]

wow!

[Rico]

Lynn and I just saw this today - and in 3-D.  We both really enjoyed the movie a lot.  Amazing visuals and solid performances from all.  I love the story of Alice in Wonderland and Tim Burton and everyone did an amazing job I think.  Just a very fun movie and sort of has a slight Wizard of Oz quality to it, I thought.  The 3-D for me wasn't that necessary.  A few moments of it was a bit fun, but otherwise not needed.  I might go back and see this again in 2-D, or at least watch it on the eventual Blu-Ray when that comes out.  Go see this in the theaters - it's worth the trip.