Grown-up “Alice” comes to Syfy
While we’re waiting to see what Tim Burton will do with Alice in Wonderland next spring, another Alice will give us a modern take on the adventure. Alice, a two-part miniseries set 150 years after the original trip to Wonderland, will premier Dec. 6 on Syfy — and it looks like a win.
Let’s start with the promotional trailer.
Alice Hamilton, played by Caterina Scorsone, is far from the somewhat quaint little girl of Lewis Carroll’s original tale. This Alice is an independent, assertive twenty-something woman who teaches martial arts.
But, as is the case with all of us, Alice has issues, one of which is in the relationship department. She wants things to work with her boyfriend Jack, but panics when he proposes with an extravagant engagement ring that has been in his family for generations. Alice turns him down, then watches in horror as a well-dressed group of men (“The Suits”) kidnap Jack in hopes of getting the jewel. Alice follows as they take Jack through the looking glass — and finds herself in the parallel universe of Wonderland.
The evil Queen of Hearts, played by Oscar-winner Kathy Bates, rules Wonderland and she is far from hospitable to Wonderland’s visitor, still remembering a previous Alice who “brought down the whole house of cards.”
In this rendering, Wonderland is a totalitarian state where the queen controls the masses through the use of magic teas and potions. To tell you more would spoil the story, but sci-fi fans will enjoy the ways director Nick Willing has twisted the tale.
Other big names include Matt Frewer as The White Knight, Colm Meaney as the King of Hearts, Harry Dean Stanton as Caterpillar and Tim Curry as Dodo.
Alice sounds original enough that perhaps it will escape comparison with Burton’s version and become a hit. I hope so, because maybe then someone will actually produce flying flamingo cycles.
Are you ready to see a stronger, more modern Alice? Will you watch Syfy’s version?
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meh.
Not sure about this.
Aha... bizarre. Seems like a follow-up to the recent Tinman/Oz "remake". It might be trying too hard, though, especially with the big-screen movie coming out so soon. You can only do so many quirky versions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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i like that
Tin Man>>
It's by the same guys that did Tin Man?!
I was ambivalent at first but with THAT nod of confidence, count me in!
ditto
I loved Tin Man so much more
Kathy Bates is still
Kathy Bates is still tappable.
Yech!
She looks a lot like my mom, so can't really share the sentiment with you... I did get a good LOL out of your statement, though!
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DUH!
there can NEVER be to much Alice!!!!!! EVER!!!!!
I'm so damn excited about this!
I can't wait to see how they represent the Chesire Cat (favorite character ever)
i love new twists
tim curry...
That man alone will make me watch it. I admire his acting diversity far more than that of Johnny Depp. Add on the fact that its, albeit another, Alice twist I will be watching it.
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Alice in Wonderland has been
Alice in Wonderland has been one of my favorite stories since I was a kid, in any and all adaptations, so I'm definitely in.
Not to mention this has EVERYONE I LOVE IN IT. Kathy Bates? Matt Frewer? Colm Meaney (oh, my inner Trekkie is flailing)? TIM CURRY?I am SO in.
queen of hearts
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Will be DvRing that...looks cool I just cant wait
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i'll watch anything on syfy
Ok, so slighty off topic,
Ahahaha Evil Kathy Bates and
Ahahaha Evil Kathy Bates and Tim Curry?! I'm excited already!
....even if the rest seems a bit lame.
yup yup syfy is heaven....
yup yup
syfy is heaven....
The Looking Glass Wars
I saw the trailer to Alice and it reminded me that it's alot like Frank Beddor's The Looking Glass Wars series where Wonderland is this futuristic place. It's a great series and the third book just came out and while I haven't read book 3, it's a rather engrossing series that's in development for the big screen.
I'm looking forward to this one.
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Alice every day...
quite exciting indeed...tim
SyFy?
How much lazier do the younger generations want to get? First it was SciFi. Is five letters too much to type out? I'm sure it'll end up being the S.F channel...
Alice, hey? Well, willing to give anything a try.
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Alice!
Um...No
Why is Syfy so set on ruining my birthday(December 6th yay!)? Tin Man was bad enough. Now they have to ruin Alice in Wonderland for me? I'm sorry, but having a large CGI and costume budget does not cover the inadequecies of bad script writing, which most Syfy movies have in spades. I'll only watch to see Tim Curry, and quickly change the channel to catch some boxing.
I'm pretty stoked for this
I'm pretty stoked for this Alice's debut :-)
I think I'll wait for Tim
I think I'll wait for Tim Burton's version.
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