“Iron Man 2” debuted this weekend with a $140M box office pull, helping Paramount Pictures score its best film debut of all time.
Yes, of ALL TIME.
But Robert Downey Jr. and his repulsor ray were unable to take down the “The Dark Knight” for the biggest movie opening ever ($158M). The only way that would have happened is if (God forbid) Downey croaked before the premiere. [Read more…]
Crispin Glover in Burton’s Alice
Vastly underrated actor Crispin Glover has been enlisted to play the Knave of Hearts in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.
Glover is the latest addition to the cast that includes Mia Wasikowska who will play Alice. Also in the cast is Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, and Helena Bonham Carter.
rispin Glover (Beowulf) has signed on to play the Knave of Hearts in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland at Walt Disney Pictures.
Glover joins Mia Wasikowska as Alice and a cast that includes Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter. Burton is using a combination of live action and performance-capture technology to tell the Lewis Carroll story.
The APA-repped Glover is no stranger to performance-capture technology: He worked in the medium for “Beowulf.”
In “Alice,” the Knave of Hearts is put on trial for stealing the Queen of Hearts’ tarts and is defended by Alice.
Burton’s Alice to start production
Tim Burton’s adaptation of Alice in Wonderland is set to film this coming September in England.
The new movie will be a mixture of both performance-capture and live action. The shooting in Plymouth is expected to take two weeks and will star Mia Wasikowska. The projected debut for the movie is on March 5, 2010.
Alice in Wonderland and Tim Burton… a more perfect match I have yet to see.