5 Fun Facts and Myths of Tim Burton’s 2010 “Alice in Wonderland:” A blog that goes over Tim Burton’s 2010 film, re-imagining of the classic 1875 novel.

1) The movie was filmed in England at Pinewood Studios, the same studio that the James Bond films have been filmed at since the 1960s.

2) According to IMDB, Burton originally wanted Angelina Jolie to play Red Queen, but Jolie turned down the role.

3) The film did not open in China because according to an article on Variety.com: “Citing unspecified reasons, Chinese authorities have denied Alice in Wonderland a release date.”

4) In 2007, it was reported that Robert Zemeckis was going to direct a motion capture version of Alice in Wonderland for Disney, but it never happened. Tim Burton’s film is not a motion capture film.

5) There was a rumor that Miley Cyrus and Katie Holmes were going to be cast as Alice and Red Queen respectively for the Tim Burton/Disney film before Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter were eventually cast.”

One of my all time favorite movies is Disney’s re-imagination of the classic 1875 novel by Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland. This film, directed by the iconic Tim Burton, is a wonderfully whimsical tale that I have watched far too many times to count. I have always wanted to put together a blog that discusses some of the facts and myths surrounding this film, as well as a few of my own observations on the subject matter. So, without further ado, here are 5 fun facts and myths of Tim Burton’s 2010 “Alice in Wonderland:”

Welcome to my blog! I’ll be dissecting Tim Burton’s 2010 film, “Alice in Wonderland.” It is an exciting re-imagining of the classic 1875 novel. “Alice in Wonderland” is a tale of adventure, but also self-discovery.

Today I will cover 5 fun facts and myths about “Alice in Wonderland.”

5 Fun Facts and Myths:

1. This movie was originally going to be called “Underland,” but was changed for marketing reasons (the title “Wonderland” was used for another film).

2. The original script was almost identical to the book, with the only difference being that Alice was twelve instead of seven, and knew she was dreaming throughout the whole movie. However, Tim Burton felt that the story needed something extra, so he made Alice nineteen and had her believe that it was all a dream until she found out it wasn’t.

3. The Caterpillar’s hookah smoke is actually animated. According to the filmmakers, they took real smoke and animated it with CGI.

4. Tim Burton has said that no 3D cameras were used while filming, although they were used during post-production to convert the film into 3D format.

5. When Alice is having tea with Time

Tim Burton’s 2010 “Alice in Wonderland” was a clever, complex re-imagining of the classic 1875 novel by Lewis Carroll. Burton took a fresh perspective on the original story and crafted a new tale that is imaginative, hilarious and action-packed!

1. It was shot in 2D and then converted to 3D. Most major films are shot with cameras that are specifically designed to shoot 3D, not 2D. However, Burton’s film was shot in 2D and then converted to 3D by an outside company called Prime Focus. The conversion process is much more expensive than shooting in 3D from the beginning and total production costs for “Alice in Wonderland” reached $200 million.

2. Alice (played by Mia Wasikowska) is not a little girl in this version of the story. She is actually 19 years old and about to be wed against her will because of an arranged marriage. The other main differences from the original story are that Alice does not have a sister, she has no real friends besides her pet Dinah (who was originally a cat in Carroll’s book) and she is never referred to as “Alice in Wonderland.”

3. Johnny Depp was originally asked three times to play the Mad Hatter before accepting

Here are some fun facts and myths about the film to help you understand it a little better.

Fact 1: Alice in Wonderland is a sequel.

Tim Burton’s 2010 film was actually not a remake of the 1951 Disney classic, but a sequel to Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In Carroll’s 1871 sequel, Through the Looking Glass, Alice returns to Wonderland once more after falling asleep with the book under her pillow. Both stories are combined into one narrative for Burton’s film.

Fact 2: Johnny Depp played the Mad Hatter like Michael Jackson.

Depp had an inspiration for his role as the Mad Hatter while filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) with Keith Richards, who portrayed Captain Jack Sparrow’s father, Captain Teague. When discussing his character with Richards, Depp wondered why his character was so mad. Depp recalls Richards answering him by saying, “Well, he’s obviously not mad. He’s just someone who has lived too long in a dream world.” This stuck with Depp, who knew that he wanted to play the Mad Hatter in this way. The inspiration behind this concept of living in a dream world came from Michael Jackson, who Depp

The Disney’s 2010 3D film, Alice in Wonderland, is a re-imagining of Lewis Carroll’s classic 1865 novel that combines both the story of Alice and Tim Burton’s own imagination. The film is set for release in March 5th, 2010 and has been advertised as such:

“Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.”

The novel has been adapted many times over the years, but this will be the second time it’s been made into a full-length feature film. The first was Walt Disney’s 1951 animated film of the same name. Burton’s film is not a sequel to or remake of the ’51 movie; it’s something completely different.

The studio has released several trailers to build up hype for its release. It looks like an exciting adventure, especially with Johnny Depp playing Jabberwocky and Helena Bonham Carter playing the Red Queen (and yes, the Cheshire Cat will be there too).

As Alice says in the trailer: “Curiouser and curiouser!”

1. Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is based on both Lewis Carroll’s Alice Adventures in Wonderland, and Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There.

2. The story was originally told to Alice (Alice Liddell) by Lewis Carroll as a bedtime story when she was sick with a fever. He then went on to write the book, which he dedicated to her.

3. The movie is not a remake of Disney’s original animated version of Alice in Wonderland, but rather a re-imagining that focuses on a 19 year old Alice (Mia Wasikowska).

4. This was Johnny Depp’s seventh collaboration with Tim Burton, after Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).

5. This was Anne Hathaway’s second collaboration with Tim Burton; she previously worked with him on the film The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Catwoman where her character was written especially for her by Christopher Nolan.