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Jul 22, 2009 -
Sure, the pictures were great— but they can't compare with finally seeing Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland in motion. Today brings us the first teaser trailer, and it's such a delight to finally see Burton's mystical take on Alice coming to life. This saturated, stylized take seems a far cry from the fairytale-like TV movie I remember watching as a kid.
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Jun 22, 2009 -
Expectations are high for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie and from the new pictures today, it looks like Burton will not disappoint. Vibrantly colorful and whimsical, the images show us how Burton has imagined the Mad Hatter (played by Johnny Depp), the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) and the White Queen (Anne Hathaway). These pictures are very, very cool.
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Jun 10, 2009 -
I'm thinking of taking a trip to New York in late November — not for Thanksgiving or to visit my relatives and friends, but for the Tim Burton exhibit that will open at the Museum of Modern Art on Nov. 22. The exhibit will feature "more than 700 pieces: paintings, drawings, storyboards, maquettes, puppets and other work created or designed by Burton."
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Oct 07, 2008 -
Well, I've been expecting this news ever since the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland project was announced: Helena Bonham Carter will star as the Red Queen in Burton's fantastical tale. The surprising part (but not in a bad way) is the other new addition to the cast: Anne Hathaway. The Hollywood Reporter includes these details:
Hathaway is playing the White Queen, a benevolent monarch who is deposed and banished by her sister, the Red Queen (Carter), who has an affinity for crying out, "Off with their heads!"
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Sep 24, 2008 -
Disney has formally announced today that the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie will be played by Johnny Depp (of course!). The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop:
Depp and Burton. .
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Jul 24, 2008 -
Australian actress Mia Wasikowska is the lucky girl who will portray Alice in Tim Burton's upcoming film for Disney, Alice in Wonderland. You may not recognize Mia right away but she's not a complete unknown either: She's been steadily making a name for herself, working opposite big names on both television and in the movies.
Mia is a series regular on HBO's In Treatment, will appear in the drama Defiance starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber, and will play the young Amelia Earhart in Amelia starring Hilary Swank.
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Jul 07, 2008 -
I can't wait to see what comes out of Tim Burton's imagination when he applies it to the classic Alice in Wonderland story with his live-action/motion-capture (like the Beowulf animation, plus live actors) adaptation. But of course, even with Burton's creative genius, casting is still (almost) everything. So who could play the innocent young Alice who goes on such a trippy adventure?
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Jun 02, 2008 -
Rumor has it today that we'll be getting more spooky, dark delight from the brilliantly talented duo Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. Depp is reportedly producing and possibly starring as Barnabas Collins in a film adaptation of the 1960s "daytime supernatural soap opera" Dark Shadows. Tim Burton is attached to direct and screenwriter John August (a frequent Burton collaborator) will be brought in to write the script.
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Feb 20, 2008 -
In the days leading up until the Oscars, I'll be featuring the nominees in the various visual categories. This week, I'll be looking at the nominees for Best Costume Design. We've already taken a look at the costumes in Across the Universe, Atonement and La Vie en Rose.
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Feb 15, 2008 -
In the days leading up to the Oscars, I'll be featuring the nominees in the various visual categories. This week, I've been looking at the nominees for Best Art Direction, which encompasses the entire look and feel of a film from the scenery to the lighting. Check out my galleries of production stills from Ridley Scott's darkly evocative American Gangster, the lovely Atonement and the fantastical world portrayed in The Golden Compass.
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