Disney's Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass Kicks off Production!
Okay, so this just in... Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass production begins this week. How amazing is that?? Fall (pun intended) down the hole all over again with Alice as we take a look and head back in time, on all sorts of adventures in Underland!
Remember that awesome cast from the 2010 Feature Film Alice in Wonderland? If not, here is an image to joggle your memory!
Image © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
We have the return of on screen counterparts, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter and Sasha Baran Cohen. You'll also hear the amazing voice talents of Stephen Fry, back as the voice of the Cheshire Cat; Toby Jones provides the voice of Wilkins; Alan Rickman returns as the voice of the Blue Caterpillar; Michael Sheen once again serves as the voice of the White Rabbit; Timothy Spall returns to voice Bayard; BAFTA-winning actor, writer and comedian Paul Whitehouse is back as the March Hare; and Barbara Windsor returns as Dormouse.
Official Press Statement Below
“BURBANK, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2014) – Disney’s “Alice In Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass” begins principal photography this week, featuring an award-winning production team and all-star ensemble cast, including Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen. James Bobin (“The Muppets,” “Muppets Most Wanted”) helms the film, which revisits Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories with an all-new new tale that travels back to Underland—and back in Time. “Alice In Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass” is produced by Joe Roth (“Maleficent,” “Alice in Wonderland”), Jennifer Todd (“Alice In Wonderland,” “Memento”), Suzanne Todd (“Alice In Wonderland,” “Memento”) and Tim Burton (“Alice in Wonderland,” “Frankenweenie”). John G. Scotti (“Muppets Most Wanted,” “The Muppets”) is the executive producer; Linda Woolverton (“Maleficent,” “Alice In Wonderland,” “Beauty and the Beast”) penned the screenplay. Shooting on location and at Shepperton Studios in England, the film is slated for release on May 27, 2016.
The film welcomes back several key members of the “Alice In Wonderland” team, including award-winning composer Danny Elfman (“Fifty Shades of Grey,” “Big Eyes,” Silver Linings Playbook”), three-time Oscar®-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood (“Memoirs of a Geisha,” “Chicago”), who won Oscar, BAFTA and Satellite awards, among others, for her work on “Alice In Wonderland,” and five-time Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Ken Ralston (“Forrest Gump,” “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi”), who won a Satellite Award for best visual effects for “Alice In Wonderland.”
Bobin’s award-winning production team also includes Oscar®-winning production designer Dan Hennah (“King Kong,” “The Hobbit” trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Oscar for “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”), and Stuart Dryburgh (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” “Bridget Jones’ Diary,” Oscar nomination for “The Piano”) as director of photography. The film welcomes Oscar-winning make-up and hair designer Peter King (“Lord of the Rings: Return of the King,” Oscar nominee for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”), and Oscar winner Neil Corbould (“Gravity,” “Gladiator”) is special effects supervisor. Andrew Weisblum (“Noah,” Oscar nominee “Black Swan”) is editor.”
**Stay tuned as we will post images and trailers as they become available to press.
We are so excited!
Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass is slated for theater release on May 27, 2016! Mark your calendars!
xo, Spread Magic
