Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)
2010 film directed by Tim Burton
Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 American Gothic dark fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay written by Linda Woolverton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. A live-action remake of Walt Disney's original 1951 animated feature of the same name, the film stars Mia Wasikowska in the live-action role, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Matt Lucas, Helena Bonham Carter, and Crispin Glover, and features the voices of Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Christopher Lee, Paul Whitehouse, Barbara Windsor and Michael Gough. A live-action adaptation and remake of Lewis Carroll's works, the film follows Alice Kingsleigh, a nineteen-year-old who falls down a rabbit hole by going back to Wonderland, and alongside the Mad Hatter helps restore the White Queen to her throne by fighting against the Red Queen and the Jabberwock, a dragon who endangers Wonderland's residents.
Alice in Wonderland began development in December 2007, when Burton was asked to direct two 3D films for Disney, including the remake of Frankenweenie. Production began in September 2008 concluding within three months, and was shot in the United Kingdom and the United States. It was followed by an extensive post-production and visual effects process where filming included live-action and motion-capture sequences. Burton's frequent collaborator, Danny Elfman, composed an original theme for the film, which premiered in London at the Odeon Leicester Square on February 25, 2010. It was released in the United Kingdom and the United States through the Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D formats as well as in standard theaters on March 5.
The film generated over $1.025 billion in ticket sales and became the fifth highest-grossing film during its theatrical run, and it is also the second-highest-grossing film of 2010. Amongst Disney's live-action adaptations, the film is tied for third-most-expensive, alongside Mulan and the fourth-highest-grossing readaptation to date.
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