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I did a search and couldnt find anything so.....

according to IMDB Alan Rickman is playing the Caterpillar in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland alongside Helena Bonham Carter as The Red Queen.

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TIM BURTON'S DOING AN ALICE IN WONDERLAND??!!
this is the first i've heard of it! that is so cool!

but yeah that's cool. i can see snape as a catipillar

for some reason imdb isn't working for me though........
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Posts: 28291 · Posted: December 10, 2008 7:17 am Post subject:

I heard about Tim Burton doing Alice and Wonderland.. and of course I knew Johnny Depp as going to be in it because Tim Burton had him in mind for the part of the Mad Hatter the whole time. I honestly wonder how it's going to be.
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Posts: 1587 · Posted: December 10, 2008 7:23 am Post subject:

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Posts: 28291 · Posted: December 10, 2008 7:32 am Post subject:

Yeah, he always tries to cast Johnny Depp and his wife in his movies, like Sweeney Todd and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Wow, his make-up is.... pretty, lol.
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Posts: 1587 · Posted: December 10, 2008 7:39 am Post subject:

Was Helena in Charlie? Its been awhile since I have watched that movie I don't remember. Embarassed

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Posts: 17352 · Posted: December 10, 2008 7:52 am Post subject:

^she was charlie's mother

and I could have sworn there was a thread on this already but I can't find it either.

oooo alan rickman? wow they've cast a lot of people since I last looked!
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Posts: 2186 · Posted: December 10, 2008 8:00 am Post subject:

Yeah, I've been checking Imdb ever since I found out that Burton is doing this at all. When I found out that Alan is also in it I almost fell off my chair.
I just love how tim gathers this ''personal cast'' of great actors around him. Tim, Johnny, Helena and Alan is like my ''dream team''. lol I can't wait to see this. This must be great. I hope so.
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Posts: 33 · Posted: December 11, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject:

that is awesome and terrifying at the same time. I adore Burton, and I am a BIG Alan & Helena fan, but OMG he's doing Alice in Wonderland! I have to agree Johnny as the Mad Hatter only one response: PERFECT!
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I do personally love them as actors and think it's great but doesn't anybody agree it gets way to old seeing the same faces together in one film?
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Posts: 1587 · Posted: December 12, 2008 12:57 am Post subject:

Here is an article where Rickman talks about his role as the caterpillar, there is also a link to an article where he talks about his roles in the upcoming HP movies.

There really isn't much info there, I saw a better interview but I can't find it now. If I find it again I will post it.
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Posts: 2186 · Posted: December 12, 2008 2:20 am Post subject:

^ Hey, thanks for that!
He says: "I'm sure it'll be visual genius again." I agree. Smile

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ahh, i have a feeling this could be really good!
haha
i think alan rickman is perfect
and that picture of johnny depp. strange but what else could you expect. it is supposed to be weird haha
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I'm excited for this.
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Posts: 3646 · Posted: December 12, 2008 2:48 pm Post subject:

Haha, holy crap. It's always slightly strange to see and hear actors who have done roles that are just so familiar to us, doing another role.
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Eh, Alan Rickman was always a toss up between the voice of god in Dogma, and the villain in the original Die Hard to me. These days though, if I mention "Alan Rickman" and people don't know, I just say "Snape from Harry Potter movies," and they know.
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