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New Alice in Wonderland trailer shows us some new stuff

Liam — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:19 +0000

Spike have posted a new trailer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, however after watching it I couldn’t tell the different between this new one and the teaser trailer we got a few months back. Apparently there’s a new shot of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter and a couple of other new ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ shots.

There’s only 5 months left to wait before it’s March release date. We’ll probably get a new trailer with lots of new footage soon.

Alice in Wonderland trailer!

Liam — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:31:19 +0000

The trailer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland has finally arrived for our viewing pleasure. It actually appeared online yesterday in low quality and Disney spent a good few hours trying to remove it. But the high quality version is here and can be seen below!

It looks as weird and wonderful as I expected. You can definitely see where the 3D elements will kick in. I’m looking forward to the next trailer so we can see a bit more of Tim Burton’s world.

Images from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland

Liam — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:59:46 +0000

USA Today have revealed a bunch of new images from Alice in Wonderland, and as this is Tim Burton they are both freaky and wonderful at the same time. They feature Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen. They also have three more pieces of concept art.

Here’s Johnny!

Click here to see the rest!

Is Alice in Wonderland a return visit?

Liam — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:49:02 +0000

Most of us know the story of Alice in Wonderland from previous incarnations, such as the Disney version. A young girl ventures down a rabbit hole and enters a weird world with wonderful characters. We’ve been following Tim Burton’s 3D version for a while now, and it was assumed it would be the same story just in live action with actors and CGI. However, director Tim Burton recently spoke to Disney magazine D23 and revealed that his version may be a little different from what we have previously seen.

Transcribed by The Tim Burton Collective:

”Everybody’s got an image of Wonderland, such as the Disney version which is bright and cartoony,” he continues. ”I think in people’s minds, it’s always a very bright place. I don’t know if that’s accurate or not, but we thought given what this story is, if Alice had this adventure as a little girl and now she’s going back all these years later, it’s a bit overgrown, the topiaries aren’t as nicely cut as they once were. There’s a slightly haunted quality to Wonderland, even though it’s got strong elements of color.”

So in Burton’s film Alice is returning to Wonderland. I’m not sure if this qualifies as a sequel, although it will be interesting to see a different take on things.

9 Trailer

Liam — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:03:58 +0000

Back in 2006 a short film called 9 earned itself an Oscar nomination for being so good. Now, 3 years on, the short has been made into a feature film that is being produced by Tim Burton and Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov.

9 takes place in a world parallel to our own, in which the very legacy of humanity is threatened. A group of sapient rag dolls, living a post-apocalyptic existence find one of their own, 9 (Elijah Wood), who displays leadership qualities that may help them to survive.
The conflicted, but resilient group includes 1 (Christopher Plummer), a domineering war veteran; 2 (Martin Landau), an aged inventor; 5 (John C. Reilly), a stalwart mechanic; 6 (Crispin Glover), a visionary and artist; and 7 (Jennifer Connelly), a brave warrior.

Oh no he di’int! James Cameron calls Tim Burton silly!

Liam — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:02:36 +0000

While revealing we won’t be seeing a teaser trailer for Avatar anytime soon, James Cameron also had a few things to say about Tim Burton filming Alice in Wonderland in 2D, and then converting it into 3D during post-production.

From FirstShowing:

When asked about his opinions on other filmmakers, specifically Tim Burton and his work on the upcoming Alice in Wonderland, Cameron openly criticized Burton’s decision to convert to 3D after the fact. It “doesn’t make any sense to shoot in 2D and convert to 3D,” Cameron said. And that’s not the only industry decision that he panned, the other being meager attempts to provide a 3D experience at home by releasing DVDs with anaglyphic glasses (meaning the red and blue cardboard ones) in the packing. It is “stunting 3D growth,” he said, and hurting the progression of the format. Cameron’s agenda wasn’t to attack these decisions, instead he felt they weren’t helping progress the 3D when that’s what we need the most.

Cameron has been fond of 3D for many years, and it has been a huge part of his daily life for the past year, and will continue to be during post-production of Avatar. I guess he sees Burton’s 3D strategy as not being ‘true 3D’ like what he has been working on. To Cameron 3D is the future of movie making , not just something you can add in post-production along with special effects.

Alice in Wonderland Not Being Shot in 3D?

Liam — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:49:39 +0000

A source sent Marketsaw some interesting info regarding the filming of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.

Jim here. Well this is a surprise to say the least! I knew it was strange that in the original ALICE IN WONDERLAND set photos that came up from England during the early days of shooting there were NO cameras set up in 3D configuration – just standard 2D setups. But I assumed that the shooting was preliminary and was merely being used to set the stage as it were for the stereographic professionals to take over.
Wrong. I just got word from a source in a position to know (first time source – but seems very trustworthy) that Tim Burton is NOT shooting AIW in 3D at all. Period. They intend on converting to 2D movie to 3D after the fact in post production!

So it will still be in 3D, they are just filming it as normal then converting it into 3D in post-production. Seems fine to me. Apparently filming in 3D can be a hassle and it may work out cheaper in the long run.

First Look at Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter?

Liam — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:00:29 +0000

Below is an image that appears to be our first look at Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. The image comes from Johnny-Depp.org and is probably one of the creepiest and weirdest things I’ve seen all day.

Image removed to due request from Disney

Depp will appear alongside Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Sheen, Mia Wasikowska, Matt Lucas, Crispin Glover, Stephen Fry and Alan Rickman in the 3D, partly motion capture, film. I can’t wait to see what everyone else looks like.

Christopher Lee And Alan Rickman Join Alice In Wonderland

Liam — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:21:57 +0000

They are both British, they both play great villains, and they are both going to be in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. According to christopher lee web Christopher Lee’s role has not yet been disclosed, however johnnydeppreads say that Alan Rickman will play the hookah smoking Caterpillar.

The casting updates have been pouring in recently. A few days ago Crispin Glover was cast as the Knave of Hearts, who is put on trial for stealing the Queen of Hearts’ tarts and is defended by Alice.

Composer Danny Elfman also announced recently that he will be working on the music for the film.

The cast is looking pretty impressive so far:

Mia Wasikowska as Alice
Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter
Helena Bonham Carter as The Red Queen
Anne Hathaway as The White Queen
Alan Rickman as The Caterpillar
Martin Sheen as The Cheshire Cat
Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedledum
Crispin Glover as The Knave of Hearts
Eleanor Tomlinson as Fiona Chataway
Christopher Lee in an unknown role.

Burton will be using a combination of live action and performance-capture technology to tell the Lewis Carroll story. It will also be in 3D.

Anne Hathaway And Helena Bonham Carter Join Alice In Wonderland

Liam — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:08:23 +0000

Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter have joined the cast of Alice in Wonderland, according to THR. Most people were expecting Carter to land a role in the film, considering she has been in every Tim Burton film since 2001 and is living with the guy. She will play the Red Queen, who banishes her sister, the White Queen, played by Anne Hathaway.

THR claims that in Burton’s adaptation, the White Queen needs Alice to slay the Bandersnatch, a fictional creature mentioned in Lewis Carroll’s poems Jabberwocky and The Hunting of the Snark.

No word yet on whether the actresses will be seen as live-action or performance capture characters. Johnny Depp will be playing The Mad Hatter in performance capture mode, so other characters could get the same treatment.