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Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland – March 5th, 2010

Posted by: Kenneth Rougeau in Alice In Wonderland, Art, Lewis Carroll, Movies, News, Through The Looking Glass, Video Games

Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland movie trailer

Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, written by Linda Woolverton & based on the world of Lewis Carroll, is scheduled to hit theaters March 5, 2010 in both traditional 2D & Disney Digital 3D. Combining live-action, computer animation and stop motion, Burton’s film adaptation takes place a decade after Alice‘s initial adventures. It is rumored to begins when Alice, now 19 & having forgotten Wonderland entirely, flees unwanted romantic advances at an unpleasant party among snobbish socialites. While escaping, Alice once again gives chase to the White Rabbit and falls head over heels back into Wonderland where she is reunited with old friends, faces her old foes, and discovers her destiny; to end the Red Queen‘s evil reign.

Mia Wasikowska as Alice

Among the star studded cast are Mia Wasikowska (Amelia) as Alice, Johnny Depp (Edward Scissorhands) as The Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter (Fight Club) as The Red Queen, Alan Rickman (Die Hard) as The Caterpillar, Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada) as The White Queen, Christopher Lee (Dracula) as The Jabberwock, Crispin Glover (Back to the Future) as The Knave of Hearts, Stephen Fry (Kingdom) as The Cheshire Cat, and comic Matt Lucas (Shaun of the Dead) as Tweedledee & Tweedledum.

Mia Wasikowska as Alice

Helena Bonham Carter as The Red Queen

Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter

Anne Hathaway as The White Queen

Tim Burtons Alice In Wonderland video game art

Disney Interactive Studios is also developing a video game adaptation of Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland. The game is being designed for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS gaming systems, as well as for Windows PCs. It is scheduled to release at or around the same time as the film. For more screenshots & other Alice game news, see our previous post: American McGee’s Alice II.

Mia Wasikowska as Alice in the Garden of Live Flowers

Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter

Alice In Wonderland marks the seventh big screen collaboration between Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. Depp’s next project with Burton, a reimagining of 1960s horror drama Dark Shadows in which Depp will play vampire Barnabas Collins, is slated to begin sometime following Depp‘s completion on the fourth installement of the Pirates of The Carribean movies.

Helena Bonham Carter as The Red Queen

Matt Lucas as Tweedledee & Tweedeldum

Anne Hathaway as The White Queen

Interview with Tim Burton at ComicCon

Interview with Alan Rickman, The Caterpillar

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Aug

American McGee’s Alice II

Posted by: Kenneth Rougeau in Alice In Wonderland, Art, News, Video Games

American McGee's Alice

Electronic Arts and the Shanghai game developer Spicy Horse have announced an upcoming sequel to American McGee’s Alice, the twisted third-person action game set in an edgy, psychotic version of Wonderland. While news on the film version of American McGee’s Alice (slated to star Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s Sarah Michelle Gellar) has ceased, the video game sequel is confirmed and currently in development for PC, Playstation3, and the Xbox 360.

Conceptual art for American McGee's Alice 2

“This new project is a dream come true for me and the fans who’ve kept the Alice flame alive,” said American McGee, senior creative director at Spicy Horse. “EA gave us creative latitude and support on the original game which resulted in something beautiful and daring. This trip through the looking glass promises to be even more exciting.”

cover art for American McGee's Alice

“EA Partners is thrilled to team up with American McGee and Spicy Horse on the next installment of the Alice franchise,” said David DeMartini, senior vice president and general manager of EA Partners. “American McGee‘s interpretation of Alice was an instant classic, and EA Partners is ready to help him bring his innovative vision for the franchise to even darker, more exciting places.”

I, for one eagerly anticipate the return of my favorite rendition of the Cheshire Cat & can’t wait… so I’ve blown the dust off of my old Alice disc and started playing again this morning It’s still wicked fun & runs better these days at higher settings than it ever did even with low settings on my PC way back when… On a side note, I wonder if the film has been scrapped completely or merely set aside, and how much of that might have to do with the upcoming Tim Burton film version of Alice In Wonderland?

American McGee's Alice - the movie?

Keep your eye on American McGee’s blog, forums, and of course right here for more updates on Alice 2 as information becomes available.

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland video game art

Update:

In vaguely related news, Disney Interactive Studios is currently developing a video game adaptation of Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland for Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and Windows PC.

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland video game art

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Aug

At Long Last…

Posted by: Kenneth Rougeau in Alice In Wonderland, Art, John Tenniel, Kenneth Rougeau, Lewis Carroll, Literature, Site news, Through The Looking Glass

At long last, I’ve completed the final few images needed to fully illustrate Through The Looking Glass. It’s taken me two years of steady procrastination coupled with heavy distraction, the odd bit of inspiration and the occasional miraculous moment of free time, but they’re finally ready. Here are the five new images, along with the original John Tenniel drawings. I hope you enjoy them!

Alice & the Fawn