American McGee's Alice The Movie!

[Spitfire]

ooooo I always loved the concept of this story and it's gone be a movie!

Gellar to Star in the Film Adaptation of the Video Game "Alice"
Director Marcus Nispel ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake) will take on the big screen adaptation of the video game "Alice" for Universal Pictures. Former "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Sarah Michelle Gellar will headline the movie, which is based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" stories.

Newcomers Erich and Jon Hoeber are adapting the screenplay with Julie Yorn and Scott Faye set to produce.

The "Alice" video game (created by American McGee) followed Alice in Wonderland as a disturbed adult. Alice returns to Wonderland, the land of talking animals and tea parties, where she takes on the Queen of Hearts.

Sarah Michelle Gellar's set to star in Richard Kelly's upcoming film, "Southland Tales," and has "The Grudge 2" on the horizon.

http://movies.about.com/od/gellarsarahm/a/alice062105.htm

[VaughnMichael]

wowza lol more alice movies I'm a huge alice in wonderland fan I have every version of every movie on dvd or vhs considering there release of course..
this is just adding to it what with Marilyn Manson doing his first movie soon also it's going to be based on the Visions of Lewis Carol.
I can't wait for both :)
-Putrescent

[damnhooligan]

Sarah Michelle Geller, eh? I like her well enough, but she's nearly 30. I'd much rather see someone who's really a teenager (or at least nearly) in this roll.

Though it'll be pretty interesting to see a movie interpretation of a video game interpretation of a book. Maybe this'll help Alice in Wonderland shed it's happy-go-lucky Disney image that everyone so readily associates it with.

[Mandi-chan]

I've known about this for nearly a year now, but it's nice to hear more news on it. I'm looking forward to the movie (being a fan of Sara's and liking the concept of the game).

[GK Punk]

Wow. My girlfriend, is going to be really happy. She's been waiting for more news on this movie, she's been talking about it for so long.

She's a huge Alice in Wonderland fan (With exception to the Disney version) And actually wrote a paper on it in College. (The book, that is.)

[Barkworm]

Is the Disney version that bad? I'm asking because I read the book a couple of weeks ago and I was amazed how many scenes I remembered from the Disney movie (which I only saw once when I was like five years old).

[Spitfire]

I own the Disney one. I like it for all the drug refrences alone. That's the only reason I watch it. We play name the drug shes on haha.

[GK Punk]

Is the Disney version that bad? I'm asking because I read the book a couple of weeks ago and I was amazed how many scenes I remembered from the Disney movie (which I only saw once when I was like five years old).

I liked the Disney version, it's one of the few Disney movies I really like. She has a list of complaints with the movie, which I can't remember right now. I think they combined both of the books in to one movie, and that was one of her issues with it. Certain scenes were cut to make room for scenes from the second book I think.

Plus, alot of the social commentary about the victorian lifestyle were toned down, and there was even less drug references.

[Barkworm]

I see. I definitely need to check it out sometime soon. When I was kid I was slightly disappointed with it because I used to watch the "Alice in Wonderland" anime (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=476) and the Disney movie was so different from it. :lol:

[GK Punk]

Wow, I've never seen that. I need to track it down!

[Barkworm]

The only thing I really remember about the show is the theme song and that I loved all episodes with the Jabberwocky.

[GK Punk]

'cause The Jabberwocky is better than us all.

'cept The Cheshire Cat.

[Barkworm]

And the cook who throws stuff at everyone! God, I really loved the book.
EDIT: GK, do you think my sig is too spoilerific? (Yeah, completely off-topic but who cares? :p)

[GK Punk]

Not really, I don't think many people here follow the american version so pretty much everyone else that would follow it should be pretty well caught up.

[Brodie]

Hope they don't kill the Cat in the movie.

[Spitfire]

And I hope the cat isn't skinned and looks like a goth kid.

[Hannah]

Great, another movie. x_X


I love Lewis Carrol, but I don't want any movies made based off his stuff...


blah..

[ZariusTwo]

...This story was'nt even written by him, just based on his universe.

Alice is "Wonderland" if written by Frank Miller.

[Spitfire]

Look how ugly the cat is
http://host.km.ru/bim/files/images/Alice/alice_wallpaper_pensil_1024.jpg

They need to change his desgin for the movie for sure.

[Fledermaus]

Yet another creepy killer girl movie...

Enjoy.

[GK Punk]

...This story was'nt even written by him, just based on his universe.

Good call.

[Brodie]

No, they shouldn't change the look of the Cat. That's what made him look so creepy. McGee wasn't trying for goth kid, he was more than likely trying for ****ed up anorexic, end of the world type of character.

If you've ever played the games you know that cat is bad-****ing-ass.

He better not be changed.

[Hannah]

what the fuuucckkk...

why is she all goth? x_X

[Peanut]

That game was so god damn bad!

[Brodie]

I felt the same way about Canada, but that's still around, producing things...