Alice in Costumeland and Legoland

Kind of late on the draw with this one. It's Colleen Atwood, the costume designer for Alice in Wonderland, talking about a bunch of the costumes from the movie.

 Tommy Williamson (a.k.a. GeekyTom) works for CafeFX as an effects artist where he worked on turning Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland into a 3D movie. After the wrap, Tommy built some of the characters from the movie out of LEGO bricks. Via

Previously: Interview with Colleen Atwood

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Images of Other Alice Tonner Dolls

Entertainment Earth has images of the new Alice in Wonderland Tonner dolls. They are available for pre-order here: Red Queen and White Queen at Entertainment Earth. The White Queen looks really amazing. Here are the descriptions:

Red Queen

• "Off with their heads!"
• Amazing Tonner Doll of actress Helena Bonham Carter as Iracebeth, the vile Red Queen.
• From Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
• Amazing likeness. Phenomenal clothing.
• Your friends will lose their heads when they see this in your collection!

"Off with their heads!" Helena Bonham Carter breathes extraordinary life into Iracebeth, the vile Red Queen in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. This phenomenal doll from Tonner captures her unique, authorized likeness and comes clad in rich gown with a soft, flocked bodice, gleaming stomacher with contrast stitching, high-standing collar, slim lamé sleeves with ruche overlay and ribbon trim, a decadent brocade skirt with custom heart embroidery on the front inset panel, full petticoat, custom printed card-suit tights, lace-up faux-leather gold boots with black lace overlay, and a jeweled crown. Your friends will lose their heads when they see this in your collection!

White Queen

• Anne Hathaway is a vision of beauty as Mirana, The White Queen.
• Doll based on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie.
• Exceptional detailing. Extraordinary attire.
• A truly spectacular Tonner Doll for your collection!

In Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie, Anne Hathaway is a vision of beauty as Mirana, The White Queen. Her likeness is exquisitely captured in this breathtaking Tonner Doll that arrives wearing a frothy white confection, sprinkled with silver snowflakes and trimmed with glittering mesh and silky ribbon. The dress is accented with a glittering chiffon apron and downy chiffon bow in the back. Around her neck, she wears a shimmering necklace of rhinestones, trimmed with net ruffles. Pantyhose and white faux-leather boots are also included. A truly spectacular doll for your collection!

As discussed previously, there is also an Alice Kingsley Tonner doll and a Mad Hatter. We're still waiting for a picture of the Mad Hatter Tonner doll. The Alice Kingsley Doll is also available at Amazon: Alice in Wonderland Alice Kingsley Tonner Doll

Previously: Alice Tonner Dolls are Coming

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The Latest Alice Clip

I've declared a media blackout as far as what I've been watching, but here is the newest of Alice clips. Don't tell me what's happening!

Previously: Wonderland Wednesdays!

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Dutch Cinemas Revolt and Alice Unscripted Interviews

More bad news for Disney in their bid to shorten the theater run of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, a group of Dutch cinema companies has thrown down the gauntlet and will not be showing the movie. Theaters in the UK are still threatening to boycott the movie as well. Apparently, they have stopped selling advance tickets.

In the good news department, go here if you have a question for Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter and/or Anne Hathaway.

Did I run this one already? I can't find it if i did. - The LA Weekly has costume ideas for Alice in Wonderland parties.

Previously: Alice in Wonderland Costume Ideas

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More! More! More! How Do You Like It

 

New large photos of Mia Wasikowska on a fan site. Here is my favorite, above.

Two pages of Alice in Wonderland illustrations from various sources: One. Two.

There is a fight brewing concerning how many weeks Tim Burton's movie will run in theaters in the UK and how soon it will be available for video on demand outlets.

Previously: Movie Posters

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Interview with Mia Wasikowska and Character Descriptions

Another interview with Mia Wasikowska, here.

Here's another item that is kind of old news. Alternate names and descriptions of the characters of Alice in Wonderland for the upcoming movie. I wish I knew where these came from exactly, but ultimately they're from Disney. This will be useful to use in conjunction with the Glossary of Terms.

Character Descriptions
IRACEBETH, THE RED QUEEN (Helena Bonham Carter) is the tyrannical monarch of Underland. With her oversized head, fiery temper and propensity to scream for people’s heads to be chopped off, she rules her subjects through fear. “She’s got emotional problems,” says Bonham Carter. “It takes nothing, practically, for her to lose her temper. Her tantrums are that of a two-year-old.” Her younger sibling, the White Queen, has designs on the throne and crown that Iracebeth once stole from her.

ILOSOVIC STAYNE, THE KNAVE OF HEARTS (Crispin Glover) is the head of the Red Queen’s Army. Seven feet, six-inches tall, with a scarred face and a heart-shaped patch covering his left eye, Stayne is an arrogant, tricky character who follows the Red Queen’s every order. He’s the only one capable of pacifying her and calming her dramatic mood swings. “I am the martial element for the Red Queen,” says Glover. “The Red Queen has a fair amount of short-tempered reactions to things that people do, and so my character has to be quite diplomatic.” His darker side emerges in the shadows of the castle hallways.

TMCTWISP, THE WHITE RABBIT (voice of Michael Sheen) is always late, always in a hurry, always rushing about. Charged with finding Alice and bringing her back to Underland so that she can fulfill her destiny, he shows up at her garden party in an effort to lure her back down the rabbit hole. “He’s a warm character,” says Sheen, “but, at the same time, he can be quite fussy and quite strict with Alice as well. He has an edge to him, a nervous energy, always feeling like he’s behind time.  Time is very important to him, but he’s quite brave when called upon.”

MALLYMKUN, THE DORMOUSE (voice of Barbara Windsor) is a swashbuckling mouse in Underland who wears riding breeches.  She refuses to believe that the White Rabbit has found the right Alice, the one who can help return Underland to its true splendor, and is only too happy to poke poor Alice in the ankle with a hat pin when Alice insists she’s only dreaming.  But the tough little mouse comes through in a pinch when Alice is threatened by a clawing creature called a Bandersnatch.  Her loyalty to the Hatter is unmatched, and she willingly faces the prospect of death to stand by him.

ABSOLEM, THE CATERPILLAR (voice of Alan Rickman) is the all-knowing and absolute guardian of the Oraculum, an ancient document that depicts every major event, past, present and future, in Underland’s history. Alice is taken by the White Rabbit and the Tweedles to meet Absolem, so that he can ascertain whether she is, in fact, the real Alice who first visited Underland as a child, the Alice who is destined to help them. They find the bulbous blue caterpillar atop a mushroom in a mushroom forest surrounded by misty smoke. Several times Absolem challenges Alice to come to a better understanding of herself, forcing her to face the difficult question: “Who are you?”

Previously: Mia Wasikowska in Teen Vogue

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Next Piece of the Mad Hatter Puzzle

 
The Mad Hatter Facebook page now has the next photo of the Alice 2010 poster which was leaked a couple days ago. It's nice to see it in better quality.

Previously: Alice 2010 Concept Art

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Tuesday not Alice but Mickey Mouse

What! No Alice in Wonderland instead only Micky Mouse and friends in Wonderland released on DVD and reviewed here. Looks like it's for the younger set...

More Mia Wasikowska photos than you can shake a stick at here.

It's making me scratch my head: All the gossip sites are reporting that Kurt Cobain's teenage daughter, Francis Bean Cobain turned down the role of Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland 2010. Reason stated: "Because she's going to college." Maybe they should add "Not an actress" to that?

Alice in Wonderland cosplay photos here.

Previously: More Mia Wasikowska here.

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Disney Expo D23 Details Plus Posters

Walt Disney Studios has announced that at the D23 Expo this year, on Friday, September 11, 2009, Dick Cook, chairman will present sneak peeks of a bunch of coming Disney movies, including Alice in Wonderland 2010. Go here for the D23 Expo site, and here for the Expo Schedule. Here is the full press release on the Disney Blog.

Information on the British Royal Ballet's planned 2011 production of Alice in Wonderland.

Finally, we have huge copies of the Alice in Wonderland movie posters.

 

 

 

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New Alice Photo out of Comic Con 2009, AND

First up we have a new photo of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. It's a wonderful photo of Mia Wasikowska as Alice Kingsley. This is out of promotional photos from Comic Con 2009 which is happening in San Diego right now. Lookeng Good.

Next we have a blog entry by an artist who was Johnny Depp's stand in during the shooting of Alice in Wonderland 2010. He titles it: Andrew hangs out with Johnny Depp and Tim Burton every day for 5 weeks

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