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Tim Burton, alongside special guest Johnny Depp, showed scenes from his new film project, Alice in Wonderland, at the San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, according to MTV. The fantastical film, which is due to hit theaters in March 2010, stars Burton's partner in crime, Depp (as The Mad Hatter), and In Treatment's Mia Wasikowska (as Alice).
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Ready for a quick trip through the looking glass? Check out this Depp-narrated trailer to get a peek at Burton's unique vision of Wonderland after the jump.
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Anne Hathaway is about to fall down the rabbit hole, and into the role of the benevolent White Queen in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
Helena Bonham Carter, who has worked with her fiancé Burton on several movies including Sweeney Todd and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has also been cast as the "Off with their heads" shouting Red Queen, says The Hollywood Reporter.
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Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter late Saturday welcomed their second child and first daughter, says People.... The web series Quarterlife gets its NBC premiere Monday, Feb. 18, at 9 pm/ET, sandwiched between Baby Borrowers and Medium).... JoBeth Williams on Dec. 20 will help announce the nominees for the Screen Actors Guild’s new honors for stunt ensembles.... DVD releases have been set for Rob & Big: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2 Uncensored (Jan. 8) and 30 Days of Night, Goya's Ghosts and the CBS TV-movie Jesse Stone: Sea Change (all on Feb. 26).
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Seth Rogen, Scrubs' Elizabeth Banks and Kevin Smith muse Jason Mewes will star in the Clerks director's next comedy, Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Says an excited Smith: "Getting Seth in this flick is like suddenly growing an extra six inches in the crotch."... Grownup Panic Room moppet Kristen Stewart has landed the female lead in Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novel about a girl who is not named Buffy who is in love with a vampire who is not named Angel... The curtain will go up on Dolly Parton's stage adaptation of 9 to 5, the 1980 classic comedy she made with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, on Sept. 21, 2008, in L.A. Allison Janney stars. No, not in the old Parton role, in Tomlin's role. As if....Tim Burton has sealed a deal with Disney to direct and produce a live-action-plus-performance-capture animation version of Alice in Wonderland and remake his own stop-motion short, Frankenweenie, as a full-length feature. Both will be shown in 3-D, and if we're lucky, Alice ...
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Question: I watched the premiere of Pushing Daisies last Wednesday, and all I can say is thank you for talking up this show's "Pie Lette" as much as you and your colleagues have! The charming, magical episode lived up to all of the hype. The quality that instantly endeared me most was the incredible chemistry of the cast, especially between Ned (Lee Pace) and Chuck (Anna Friel). I don't think I've seen genuine sparks fly like this since the early days of Luke and Lorelai on Gilmore Girls. It will undoubtedly be a delight watching these two characters develop. That said, I left the TV on to give another chance to Private Practice, and its placement after the delectable Daisies emphasized many of its flaws. What a misguided pairing of shows! Going from the light-yet-emotional, Tim Burton-esque whimsy of Daisies into the cloying opening scene of Practice, where a bunch of middle-aged children break into their coworker's home to watch a stripper? Then a baby-switching case where Dr. ...
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