Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland'

ALIASd · 07-23-2008, 09:28 PM

Tim Burton finds his Alice

Australian actress in final negotiations for 'Wonderland'

By Gregg Goldstein
The Hollywood Reporter
July 23, 2008, 10:28 PM ET

Mia Wasikowska (Getty Images photo)

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NEW YORK -- Tim Burton and Disney have found their new Alice -- not in Wonderland or down the rabbit hole but Down Under.

Australian actress Mia Wasikowska is in final negotiations to walk through the looking glass in Burton's take on Lewis Carroll's classic fantasy novel "Alice in Wonderland." The deal marks the end of a long search for the big-budget project's title character.

The film, based on a script by Linda Woolverton ("The Lion King"), will be produced by longtime Burton collaborator Richard Zanuck, former Disney chairman Joe Roth and Jennifer and Suzanne Todd. It will be shot with live-action and performance-capture footage and presented in Disney Digital 3-D. Disney creative executive Jason Reed will oversee the project, set to begin principal photography in November.

Wasikowska got her start on the Aussie series "All Saints" and is a regular on HBO's "In Treatment." She next will appear opposite Daniel Craig in Ed Zwick's war drama "Defiance" and just completed filming the role of a young Amelia Earhart fan in Mira Nair's biopic "Amelia," starring Hilary Swank.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...ed4a1429ad1561

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gRuMpEe · 07-23-2008, 09:29 PM

WooHoo!!
Two of my faves...Alice in Wonderland and Tim Burton....I can't wait!!

*SummerInFL* · 07-23-2008, 09:40 PM

My favorite story of all time! I can't wait to see Tim Burton's interpretation.

Disney Wrassler · 07-23-2008, 10:26 PM

I can't wait to see Tim's newest creation

!

Will Danny Elfman be brought on board?

DisneyIPresume · 07-23-2008, 10:32 PM

I remember seeing a version of Alice in Wonderland once before. It was really weird. I think it was from Norway or Sweden or someplace like that. It was also a combination of live-action with stop animation.

Maverick · 07-23-2008, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Disney Wrassler

I can't wait to see Tim's newest creation

!

Will Danny Elfman be brought on board?

Well duh!!!

*SusieP.* · 07-23-2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DisneyIPresume

I remember seeing a version of Alice in Wonderland once before. It was really weird. I think it was from Norway or Sweden or someplace like that. It was also a combination of live-action with stop animation.

Hey, I think I just watched that one a few months ago. It was weird! Where she went in through a desk drawer, right?

I'm also a big Alice fan, so I hope Burton can do her justice.

Craigroy8287 · 07-23-2008, 11:38 PM

This is going to be an amazing movie. I can not wait.

DisneyIPresume · 07-23-2008, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SusieP.

Hey, I think I just watched that one a few months ago. It was weird! Where she went in through a desk drawer, right?

I'm also a big Alice fan, so I hope Burton can do her justice.

Yes! And the White Rabbit kept on clicking his teeth together and sewing himself up. Weird movie -- and a little creepy too!

*SusieP.* · 07-23-2008, 11:43 PM

That's the one!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095715/

GhostHost2 · 07-24-2008, 03:37 AM

I can't wait for this, I remember thinking that Tim Burton would be perfect to direct a live action Alice in Wonderland a few years ago.

elly · 07-24-2008, 03:49 AM

Helena Bohnam Carter as the queen of hearts anyone?

*SummerInFL* · 07-24-2008, 05:36 AM

^Love her! She'd be great at that part! Although I see her more as the Dutchess for some reason.

trippyhop · 07-24-2008, 07:28 AM

I'm totally on board for this. Mia Wasikowska rocks on "In Treatment" and was totally robbed of an Emmy nomination for it. No matter how many times I've seen her episdoes, she always makes me cry. And as Alice? I can totally buy it.

Opus1guy · 07-24-2008, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SummerInFL

My favorite story of all time! I can't wait to see Tim Burton's interpretation.

Might look a bit like this sorta Alice In Wonkaland vid:

http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1147&vid=18159

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DisneyIPresume Beach Expert Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: A beach town that Harbor Blvd was named after Posts: 7,629	Re: Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' I remember seeing a version of Alice in Wonderland once before. It was really weird. I think it was from Norway or Sweden or someplace like that. It was also a combination of live-action with stop animation.

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SummerInFL Happy Halloween! MiceChat Teen Scene Leader MiceChat Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The underworld. Posts: 17,038	Re: Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' ^Love her! She'd be great at that part! Although I see her more as the Dutchess for some reason. __________________ Having fun is a silly business... Summer Road Trips - My Travel Blog . ------------------------- Keep Moving Forward.. Total Weight Lost: 40.0 lbs

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trippyhop The Bell Ringer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA / London, UK Posts: 66	Re: Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' I'm totally on board for this. Mia Wasikowska rocks on "In Treatment" and was totally robbed of an Emmy nomination for it. No matter how many times I've seen her episdoes, she always makes me cry. And as Alice? I can totally buy it. __________________ cinnamon toast and tacos for the poor are we on our way to nottingham, to brittingham, to buckingham, or any hammy hamlet by the sea? / are we on our way to devonshire, to lancanshire, or worcester? i'm not so sure, we'll have to wait and see / are we on our way to dover? we're going merrily over the jolly road that goes to plymouth, ho! / we're merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily on our way to nowhere in particular! last disneyland trip: august 12-15, 2008 next disneyland trip: sometime in late 2009... maybe... please...?

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