Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland

By Garth Franklin



Director Tim Burton says he plans to stay true to Lewis Carroll's original stories for his adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland".

He tells Sci-Fi Wire that the story is "just such a classic, and the imagery is so surreal. I don't know; I've never seen a version where I feel like they got it all. It's a series of weird adventures, and to try to do it where it works as a movie will be interesting...The imagery, they've never quite nailed making it compelling as a full story. So I think it's an interesting challenge to direct."

Burton will also produce the adaptation, which will use both live action and performance-capture animation.

Filming is set to begin in early 2008 and Burton will work from a script by Linda Woolverton ("Beauty and the Beast").

In November 2007, Burton signed a deal with Disney to direct two 3-D films. The first will be a motion capture adaptation of Alice in Wonderland which is currently in pre-production. It will start filming in May 2008.

BBurton will also produce the adaptation, which will use both live action and performance-capture animation.
"The stories are like drugs for children, you know?" Burton said. "It's like, 'Whoa, man.' The imagery, they've never quite nailed making it compelling as a full story. So I think it's an interesting challenge to direct."

Burton will work from a script by Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast)

I can't wait... this has the potential to be great, with a good pairing of story and director...

Matt Lucas lined up for Tweedle roles

Matt Lucas has been tipped to play both Tweedledum and Tweedledee in Tim Burton’s new live action version of Alice In Wonderland.

An unnamed insider told The Sun: ‘Tim reckons Matt is the perfect actor to play the Tweedles. Matt did a great turn as Mr Toad in the BBC's Wind In The Willows adaptation.’

Johnny Depp has been lined up to play The Mad Hatter, while little-known Australian teenager Mia Wasikowska will get her big break in the role of as Alice.