Anne Hathaway was originally offered the title role for the upcoming Alice In Wonderland movie, but the actress turned it down! She explains:
“The studio had the Alice script a long time ago and I was approached back then for the part of Alice. I considered it, but felt, what with The Princess Diaries, that I had been there, done that sort of pretty-girl-in-a-fairy-dress role. I told the studio, however, that if they found a director eventually, that I would be interested at a later date in playing the White Queen.”
The role of Alice ultimately went to Australian actress Mia Wasikowska with Tim Burton directing and Anne was looked over for the role of the White Queen! She continues:
“When Tim came on board he had the cast he wanted and, of course, that didn’t include me. But the other actress who was marked had scheduling conflicts, so the studio piped up and put me forward.
“I talked on the phone with Tim and he really liked my take. I wanted the Queen to be a cross between Debbie Harry, Greta Garbo, David Bowie, with (a) little bit of the work of Dan Flavin thrown in for good measure.”
Sounds like it all worked out in the end.
Plus we think Mia Wasikowska has more of that Alice look…and wouldn’t Anne be a little too old to play her anyway? Just sayin’!
[Image via Adriana M. Barraza / WENN.]
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