Tuesday
07Oct2008
Anne Hathaway in 'Wonderland'
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 8:03AM
Anne Hathaway has gone from the Princess of
Genovia to the White Queen, being tipped for a role in
Tim Burton's
Alice in Wonderland. The news comes from
The Hollywood Reporter, which also claims that,
not surprisingly, Burton's fiancee,
Helena Bonham Carter, will play the Red Queen,
which we've previously known as the Queen of Hearts.
Reader Comments (6)
So long away, so very very long. I can already say by the cast and director alone I have to see this movie no matter what it looks like.
The red/white queen are from the books. They're chess pieces, from I think the second book.
If you read "Through the Looking Glass"--the White Queen is such a pivotal role--it's really hard to miss.
PS--The Red Queen is the opposing chess piece, neither of them are the Queen of Hearts. The Queen of Hearts is from "Alice in Wonderland"--where the figures are based off of face cards, in "Through the Looking Glass," the figures are based off of chess pieces. It's all in the reading.
See, I don't recall Through the Looking Glass at all. Maybe Burton's going to draw from that, as well. As for the identification of the Red Queen as the Queen of Hearts, that was from the Reporter, and I was just relaying their information, which may be incorrect, I guess.
Plot summary for Through the Looking-Glass referencing the White Queen
If you haven't read Through the Looking-Glass, you haven't read the whole story. All the chess imagery comes from there, and most adaptations refer to both books for material.