Yep, the sequel to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is actually happening. However, Burton is stepping back into the role of producer, with James Bobin (The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted) directing. Things look a bit more lurid this time around in Alice Through the Looking Glass, which has Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returning to Underland through a special mirror in order to save the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp).
The whole cast is back: Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen (who, it seems, is teaming up with Alice and the Hatter), Anne Hathaway as the White Queen, Alan Rickman as the Blue Caterpillar, Michael Sheen as the White Rabbit. The two new arrivals are Rhys Ifans as the Hatter’s father, Zanik Hightopp, and Sacha Baron Cohen as Time, the part-human, part-clock villain. Not only must Alice return to Underland after leaving for an indeterminate amount of time, but she must also travel backwards in time.
Burton’s first film was nicely gloomy, making it look almost scary. By contrast, this just looks over-the-top:
Alice Through the Looking Glass comes to theaters May 27, 2016.
Hmmm. Bit surprised about this. I’d thought the first film was a disastrous flop. Apparently has nothing to do with the book other than the title? And isn’t Mia Wasikowska about a dozen years to old for the role of Alice?
Nope, I don’t recognize any of that from the book. I do want that music box Time gives to the Queen at the end of the trailer, though.
I’d thought the first film was a disastrous flop.
Box Office Mojo says that the first film cost $200M to make, earned $334M in domestic release and a total of $1B (yes BILLION) in total foreign and domestic release. So not a flop as far as making money goes.
Apparently has nothing to do with the book other than the title? And isn’t Mia Wasikowska about a dozen years to old for the role of Alice?
The previous movie (Alice in Wonderland) was not an adaptation of the books. Instead it was a sequel to the books – Alice returns to Wonderland as a young adult. This looks to be a continuation of that idea, with Alice even older now.
Was it any good? Eh – it was about as good as the Oz prequel that they put out a few years ago (“Oz the Great and Powerful”). Decent enough fare for a Saturday matinee to take some pre-teens to, not really anything that will ever go down as a classic. I wasn’t expecting a sequel – the movie doesn’t really set itself up as needing one.
I’ve been completely underwhelmed by Disney movies of late. That last one I saw and liked was Wreck-It-Ralph. When will Disney make “original” movies again, or at least another sequel to Tron?
Meh.
wow, someone played american mcgees alice : madness returns….without the umbrella-bug of course! ^^