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Wonderland With a Twist

By Amber Vail

            Tim Burton, the director of many great moves such as “Edward Scissorhands”, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” is in the process of creating a new movie with a plot that is known well by many Disney fans, Alice in Wonderland. Few details about the movie have been released as of yet, though the list of actors has been. Tim Burton uses some familiar people and brings in some new guys. The lead roll of Alice will be played by Mia Wasikowska, a rather new player on the field of acting and various other characters are listed below including Tim Burtons' frequently picked Johnny Depp.

                                                   

 

 

 

(Burton)

 Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter

Popular Movies –

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber on Fleet Street”

“The Corpse Bride”

“The Pirates of the Caribbean Series”

“Edward Scissor Hands”

“Sleepy Hollow”

“Nightmare on Elm Street”


Anne Hathaway as the White Queen

Popular Movies –

“The Princess Diaries”

“Ella Enchanted”

“Hood Winked!”

“Brokeback Mountain”

“The Devil Wears Prada”

“Becoming Jane”

“Get Smart”

“Rachel Getting Married”       

          

Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen

                         

Popular Movies –                     

“Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” (Bellatrix)

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”

“Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix”

“Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

“Corpse Bride”

“Planet of the Apes”

“Henry the 8th”

“Lady Jane”

 

 

Alan Rickman  as the Caterpillar

Popular Movies –

“Harry Potter” Series (Snape)

“Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber on Fleet Street”

“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” (Voice of Marvin)

“Dogma” (Voice of God, Metatron)  

“Die Hard” (Hans)

          

Crispin Glover the Knave of Hearts

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“Open Season 2” (Voice of Fifi)

“Beowulf” (Grendel)

“Epic Movie” (Willy)

“Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” (Thin Man)

“Bartleby” (Bartelby)

“Back to the Future” (George McFly)

 

Christopher Lee (NA)

Popular Movies –

“Star Wars” (Count Dooku)

“Golden Compass” (First High Councilor)

“Lord of the Rings” (Saruman the White) 

“Corpse Bride” (Pastor)

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (Dr. Wonka)

  

        
 

Eleanor Tomlinson as Fiona Chataway

Popular Movies – (British Titles)


Matt Lucas as Tweedldee/Tweedledum

Popular Movies –

“Shaun of the Dead” (Cousin Tom)

 

Frances la de Tour as Aunt Imogene

Popular Movies –

“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (Madame Olympe Maxime)
 

 

 

John Hopkins as Lowell

Popular Movies – (British Titles)


 

Jemma Powell as Margaret Kinsley

Popular Movies –
 

Tim Piggott Smith as Lord Ascot

Popular Movies –

“Quantum of Solace” (Foreign Secretary)

“V for Vendetta” (Creedy)

“Doctor Who (1971)” (Marco)
 

 

            The movie will be live action combined with stop motion and cartoon animation. Some of the goals of Tim Burton for this movie are that it take back “Alice in Wonderland” from the stereotype of Disney. Also so that it can be what it’s original authors had meant it to be, a strange fictional story that uses an abundance of imagination. He wants people to stop and take a closer look and to re-think the story of “Alice in Wonderland”.

 

 

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