Bookshelf to Screen: Seven Old Favorites Getting the Film Treatment This Fall (And Beyond)
Adapting literature into movies is nothing new, of course, but it sure feels like there's a lot of that going on this fall, doesn't it? Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers' Where The Wild Things Are is generating most of the buzz (check out Paste's September issue for more on that), but a slew of other much-beloved stories are getting the silver screen treatment, too—some for the first time, others not so much. Here's a look at the classics coming soon to a cinema near you, and check back soon for more peeps at upcoming book-to-film adaptations.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWatch the Trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is not exactly a tough sell. Besides the director’s brand name, we have Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, an enormous budget and the Walt Disney banner, which all but guarantee this thing is going to be huge.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTim Burton's Alice in Wonderland Photos, Details Released
Take the childhood-favorite tale Alice in Wonderland. Add the twisted triumvirate of Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter to the movie re-imagination. Throw in a plotline that's tinged with a little dose of girl power. Then release some of the set photos online through USA Today way out in front of the release date of March 5, 2010. The result?... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTim Burton invites Crispin Glover to his Wonderland
Just two weeks ago, we gave you word of major casting news for Tim Burton's adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. Now, the Hollywood Reporter has announced that Burton has a new addition to his cast and it's one of his brothers in weird, Crispin Glover.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsHathaway and Bonham Carter join Burton's Alice
Fresh off the heels of a critically acclaimed performance in Rachel Getting Married, Anne Hathaway has nabbed a role in Tim Burton's next film, alongside Burton mainstay Johnny Depp.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJohnny Depp saddles up for another Pirates, much more
Hollywood golden boy Johnny Depp has essentially betrothed himself to Disney. Not only will he lace up his boots as Captain Jack Sparrow for a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, he has officially signed on to be the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's version Alice in Wonderland as well as Tonto, a Native American who's one half of the crime fighting duo in an adaptation of The Lone Ranger.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTim Burton to cast Johnny Depp as Hatter in Wonderland?
Wonderland and Wonkaland may have some denizens in common (ahem, Johnny Depp), if Tim Burton has anything to say about it. And as director of a new 3-D version of Alice in Wonderland, he actually has a lot to say about it.... read more
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