The plot ripped from the seams and patched together rougher than the Mad Hatter’s tablecloth, the film was universally apprehended for its crimes against the original book, the realignment of the characters’ importance, and the refurbishment of the events, going so far as to add and subtract elements from Carroll’s back catalogue. The person responsible for murdering the modern classic in the name of Hollywood is BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and LION KING screenwriter Linda Woolverton, who has now been confirmed to write Alice’s second adventure.
We are all fully aware of the grim disappointment Disney sequels bring, but if they messed up the first effort so bad, surely there’s a glimmer of hope for a heart-felt classic in ALICE 2? There’s been no clue of plot details, but there has been a lot of rumours flying concerning a stage version of the original Burton story. More as it comes…
Source: Variety
