Alice in Wonderland at SDCC

Do you hear that squeal? It’s millions of fangirls that are ecstatic because Alice in Wonderland is finally out! How many of you have your tickets already? Today we have some fun facts about the movie and the last trailer from Disney.

Let’s start the “Did you know”?

Director Tim Burton’s London office was once owned by Arthur Rackham, a famous English book illustrator who created the iconic color plates for the 1907 edition of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”

The Mad Hatter suffers from mercury poisoning, a common and unfortunate condition of many hatters of the time who used the chemical regularly for their craft. Depp and Burton elevated this Hatter’s madness by literally showcasing the character’s many mad mood swings in his makeup and wardrobe, creating a virtual human mood ring.

The potion Alice drinks to shrink is called Pishsolver. The cake she eats to grow is called Upelkuchen.

Helena Bonham Carter endured three hours of makeup each morning to transform into the fiery Red Queen. With the help of makeup pro Vallie O’Reilly, the actress was decked out in white powder, lots of blue eye shadow, painted eyebrows and perfect, heart-shaped bow-mouth lips. The special effects team enlarged Bonham Carter’s head in post production, creating the final look for the big-headed Queen.

The Mad Hatter’s eyes were slightly enlarged making them between 10 and 15 percent bigger than Johnny Depp’s own.

In addition to the new Alice in Wonderland movie screen of Depp as the Mad Hatter, Disney has also released new screens for the DS and Wii movie-tie in games that will be released alongside Tim Burton’s masterpiece.

Check out the five Wii screens featuring Hatter and the White Rabbit, as well as four screens for the DS adaptation.

Above is the first of three images from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland. The film is coming to the theaters on March 5, 2010.

If you are as excited as me for Alice in Wonderland, join the Facebook fan page, The Disloyal Subjects of the Mad Hatter here.

But just joining doesn’t mean you’ll get everything handed to you. Expect the Mad Hatter to make you work for the rest of the screens.

Alice in Wonderland Fashion

Disney will not just be releasing a new version of Alice in Wonderland next year but also recently had a fashion show to show how trends in 2010 will be inspired by the upcoming film. Disney Consumer Products announced a partnership with Tom Binns and more designers coming soon to work on a fashion line.

DCP staged an elaborate tea part at a fashion trade event this week in Vegas where Wonderland-inspired performers brought the tea party and the fashion to life. The fashion shown is similar to what will be released in Spring 2010 with the film.

“Disney fashion continues to be at the forefront of trends,” said Pam Lifford, executive vice president, global fashion and home, DCP. “Drawing inspiration from such creative works of art as Alice In Wonderland and collaborating with top designers like Tom Binns keeps Disney and our characters relevant with tastemakers and serves up an aspirational halo effect with consumers and Disney fans of all ages.”

Tim Binns’ contribution will be an Alice in Wonderland-inspired jewelry line which will feature two collections inspired by Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Red Queen, the White Queen and the White rabbit.

“The Tom Binns for Walt Disney Signature line will offer a limited edition collection of six jewelry pieces designed in Binns’ coveted over-the-top runway style. This high-end collection will be available at luxury retailers and fine boutiques with a price range from $1,000 to $3,000.”

A little pricey, but the 35 pieces for Disney Couture will be at a better price starting from $50 going to $250.

“This timeless story of Lewis Caroll married with the wonderful world of Disney and Tim Burton’s interpretation offers so much philosophical fantasy and peculiar surreal imagination,” explained award winning designer Tom Binns. “It opens up a labyrinth of doors for my particular way of seeing the world, allowing me to express my fashion experience with my interest in art and cinema. Alice is the perfect story to release that creativity and I cannot imagine a better story to cultivate my relationship with Disney.”

DCP will be announcing the full line of designers and brands in the Alice in Wonderland lifestyle program and we’ll be following the whole way.

As most of you know I’m an Alice nut and I’m totally in already. Watch this video and you’ll get even more excited. I love how in the end they have “Alice is the new black”. *squee*

Alice in Wonderland at SDCC

Disney made a huge statement at San Diego Comic Con this year with their viral exhibits held outside of the Convention center. We took you through Floyd’s Arcade but now it’s time to go through the rabbit hole and visit Alice in Wonderland.

I’m ecstatic to see Tim Burton take the reigns and show us what his Alice and his Wonderland would be like. But not only did we get to see a trailer and talk to Tim Burton at SDCC (that’s coming soon), but Disney set up an exhibit where visitors can see all the props used in Tim Burton’s film.

First they greeted you with a key attached to a card that had the details of the tour written on it. The setup is a touring exhibition but I was told that it will only be open to the public at San Diego Comic Con. Otherwise it’s an invite only type event.

As you walk through the rabbit hole, you come out to Alice’s area. We are shown the actual props that she used for Drink me or Eat me as well as the key. They also have the smaller door that was used when Alice shrunk.

Alice door

From there we went to the Mad Hatter’s tea party where they had the actual tea party table set up. In this room was the Mad Hatter’s costume, wig, and even the flowers from the flower garden.

Tea Party

The Red Queen’s room is next where we saw the costume they used along with the various props. I believe she had more props in that room than any other room. From her glasses to the wig and the boots to the mace, the room featured everything the Red Queen used. Even the chair she sat in. Here I have to get a little bitter. The tour guide tells us we can take pictures in the chair. One girl jumps in the chair and takes her picture, all of a sudden we’re surrounded by security who say we can’t take pictures in the chair. So here’s a picture of the chair and you’ll just have to imagine me in it.

Red Queen throne

The last room was the White Queen’s room which contained the costume for the White Queen but also the armor that Alice wore in the fight with the Jabberwocky. The room also showed the weapons they used. The last wall showed the picture of the White Kingdom and hung in the hallway as we walked out were various movie posters.

It was an amazing exhibit and as a fan it just made me even more excited for the upcoming film. March 2010 can’t get here fast enough! The flickr slideshow below has more pictures of the event. Look for my Tim Burton coverage to be posted in a few days.

Alice in Wonderland

We’ll hear more from Tim Burton tomorrow at San Diego Comic Con about Alice In Wonderland but here is the official trailer . Johnny Depp looks absolutely mad as the Mad Hatter. The video we had here was pulled from Disney, but now that the panel and SDCC is over, we have the official trailer.