Alice in . . . oh never mind.
I knew it was coming - there's a reasonably reliable rumor that Johnny Depp has been cast as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's upcoming "Alice in Wonderland 3D". There is also confirmation that the film will be live-action until Alice goes down the rabbit hole (heaven save us from motion-capture - and this is from the one remaining Hollywood proponent of stop-motion!). Please excuse me while I bang my head against a wall for a while. Would it be possible to make yet *more* completely predictable choices? (Wait, Helena Bonham-Carter hasn't been confirmed as the Queen of Hearts.) Rich creative territory which has already been blazed through by gifted minds (*cough*Lewis Carroll*cough*) deserves better than the expected.
It would be unfair to criticize casting without offering an alternative possibility. How about . . . Jack Black and Mike Myers as the Mad Hatter and March Hare? Before you shoot me down, I know both actors are capable of something other than hyperactivity - and that's what good casting should do. You don't find someone who's obvious for the part; you find someone with the capacity to do it, and the director's job is to bring that out. (Downey Jr. as Iron Man, anyone?) If I had to cast Johnny Depp in it, I'd tell him to hold out until the sequel (like there won't be one) and cast him as the Jabberwocky. :P
Yes I have more important things to be doing >_> I cleaned and vacuumed the beheebus out of my bedroom and sewing room and I'm trying to get through photos and work on my reports as well (SDCC and Japan, erk).
It would be unfair to criticize casting without offering an alternative possibility. How about . . . Jack Black and Mike Myers as the Mad Hatter and March Hare? Before you shoot me down, I know both actors are capable of something other than hyperactivity - and that's what good casting should do. You don't find someone who's obvious for the part; you find someone with the capacity to do it, and the director's job is to bring that out. (Downey Jr. as Iron Man, anyone?) If I had to cast Johnny Depp in it, I'd tell him to hold out until the sequel (like there won't be one) and cast him as the Jabberwocky. :P
Yes I have more important things to be doing >_> I cleaned and vacuumed the beheebus out of my bedroom and sewing room and I'm trying to get through photos and work on my reports as well (SDCC and Japan, erk).