|
|
Alice in Wonderland may not, to the casual observer, seem like a horror film; but take a look at the Lewis Carroll classics on which it’s based – they’re more bizarre, more demented and, yes, more frightening than any number of more obvious candidates. And with Tim Burton helming this sequel/adaptation (due out in theaters next Friday, March 5th, and starring Burton’s favorite leading man Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter) you can be certain you won’t exactly be getting The Care Bears Movie. Last weekend, we hit the Los Angeles press junket for the film, where we heard from the cast — Helena Bonham Carter as The Queen of Hearts, Anne Hathaway as The White Queen, Crispin Glover as The Knave of Hearts, Michael Sheen as the voice of The White Rabbit, and British comedian Matt Lucas as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum (the latter three pictured above, from left to right) — on how they brought Carroll’s whacked-out characters – as filtered through Burton’s unique sensibility – to three-dimensional cinematic life.
On the experience of acting in Alice in Wonderland:
Helena Bonham Carter
“We all had to act opposite tennis balls and bits of tape. But you do that anyway. And actually, tennis balls and bits of tape can be good actors, you know? They’re minimal. There’s a lot to be said for that.”
“It was only two and a half hours [of makeup]. They had to get rid of my hairline so you put a bald cap on and that takes about two and a half hours. And then they have to paint it. And then they put my beauty make-up on. That took some time. And my huge wig. So, yeah. But, you know, they didn’t blow my head up every morning. They did that on camera. I had this one camera – there are two cameras in the world that do this – and they just blow your heads up. That’s all it does. They had this huge camera dedicated to me, which was fine by me.”
Keep reading
|
|
Categories: Cast, Crew, Interviews |
Loading ...
