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29Mar2009

'Alice in Wonderland' Update from Tim Burton

DateSunday, March 29, 2009 at 11:04PM
Tim Burton provided a bite-sized update on Alice in Wonderland at the Jameson Empire Awards, which he attended to see Helena Bonham Carter win a Best Actress trophy for Sweeney Todd in the longest-gestating awards process in the world.

According to the director, Alice is far from complete. "Way down the rabbit hole," he admitted. "There's a long way to go."

Part of what's taking so long is the fact that the production is live-action and CGI, and that the whole thing is 3-D. That's a first for Burton, and one that promises to be showcase some of his artistic leanings that we haven't seen before just because of the restrictions of two-dimensional film.

"I like the 3-D aspect of it, I think it fits the material very well, and it doesn’t give me a headache like it used to. I think it’s good for anything. There are other uses than having spears stuck into your face - I think there are more visceral, emotional uses, especially if you use lots of textures."

He's right about the headache thing; none of this year's entries have had that effect on me, and that used to be a big issue for me. Of course, by the time Alice arrives, there will be some 25 additional 3-D titles, so moviegoers will almost be completely used to the idea by then.

Burton is definitely the director for the project, but I hope he doesn't overdo it. I can see that happening, given the material and the leeway he was given, but hopefully he's got it reined in.

Alice in Wonderland arrives on March 5, 2010.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment1 Comment |

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Alice in Wonderland may bomb box office wise because it is set to be released round about the same time as Iron Man 2, Toy Story 3, Shrek 4 and a modernized adaptation of The A-Team.

Another problem is that by March 2010, the World Cup would have started, so Alice in Wonderland could flop in countries who still have teams in the World Cup.

It may become a sleeper hit by the time some countries are knocked out of the 2010 World Cup.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterHomer

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