History Trivia / AliceInWonderland2010

* TalkingToHimself: The Tweedles are both played by Matt Lucas.

* CreatorChosenCasting:
** Creator/TimBurton always thought of Creator/MichaelGough as the Dodo because he has "a full life quality to his voice".
** Burton cast Creator/BarbaraWindsor as the Dormouse because he and Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter were fans of ''Series/EastEnders''.

* FanNickname: Some fans have taken to nicknaming The Dormouse, whose name is Mallymkin, "Boo." It's mainly so they can shout [[VideoGame/BaldursGate "GO FOR THE EYES, BOO! GO FOR THE EYES!"]]

* CreatorBacklash: Tim Burton apparently apologized for the film's mediocrity.
* CreatorCouple: Husband and wife Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton both have roles in the film.

* PlayingWithCharacterType: Anne Hathaway had at that point gotten her start playing wholesome Disney heroines. The White Queen is a creepier take on them - she's in the UncannyValley, and WordOfGod says she surrounds herself with so much light imagery because she's too tempted by the dark side.
* RealLifeRelative: Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter's children appear as extras in the end scene.
* StarMakingRole: Mia Wasikowska was getting some roles in America, but this and ''Film/TheKidsAreAllRight'' brought her to international attention - and she won a Hollywood Breakthrough Actress Award that year.

* {{Tuckerization}}: Alice's father is named after Charles Kingsley (though in the film it's spelled Kingsleigh) - writer of ''The Water Babies''. Lewis Carroll had admired the author's views on social reform.
* TypeCasting:
** Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter is pretty standard for his typecasting at the time.
** Helena Bonham Carter makes the Red Queen into her usual dark nutcase types too.

** Originally, the film was simply titled "Alice."
** At one point Anne Hathaway was offered the lead role. She turned it down, feeling it was too similar to roles she had played in ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' and ''Film/EllaEnchanted''. But she was keen to work with Tim Burton and so took the smaller role of the White Queen.
** Amanda Seyfried and Lindsay Lohan apparently lobbied for the role of Alice. Other actresses, like Creator/JessicaBrownFindlay, almost got the role and would have made it quite a different character.

** Alan Rickman's face was originally going to be composited onto Absolem's, and they filmed him speaking his lines in the studio. They scrapped this idea, but did still model Absolem's features off his.
** Michael Sheen was the original actor cast as the Cheshire Cat, but had to back out due to a scheduling conflict. Stephen Fry replaced him. (Sheen ended up voicing the White Rabbit instead.)
* WordOfGod: Tim Burton says that the White Queen was inspired by Creator/NigellaLawson.

* FakeBrit: Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/CrispinGlover, Creator/AnneHathaway are all American, while Mia Wasikowska is actually Australian. Averted with the rest of the cast.

* PlayingWithCharacterType: Anne Hathaway had at that point gotten her start playing wholesome Disney heroines. The White Queen is a creepier take on them - as she's in the UncannyValley and WordOfGod says she surrounds herself with so much light imagery because she's too tempted by the dark side.

* StarMakingRole: Mia Wasikowska was getting some roles in America this and ''Film/TheKidsAreAllRight'' brought her to international attention - and she won a Hollywood Breakthrough Actress Award that year.

** At one point Anne Hathaway was offered the lead role. She turned it down, feeling it was too similar to roles she had played in ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' and ''Film/EllaEnchanted''. But she was keen to work with Tim Burton and so took the smaller role of the White Queen. Amanda Seyfried and Lindsay Lohan apparently lobbied for the role. Other actresses, like Creator/JessicaBrownFindlay, almost got the role of Alice and would have made it quite a different character.

** Alan Rickman's face was originally going to be composited onto Absalom's, and they filmed him speaking his lines in the studio. They scrapped this idea, but did still model Absalom's features off his.

* WordOfGod: Tim Burton says that the White Queen was inspired by Creator/NigellaLawson.
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** At one point Anne Hathaway was offered the lead role. She turned it down, feeling it was too similar to roles she had played in ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' and ''Film/EllaEnchanted''. But she was keen to work with Tim Burton and so took the smaller role of the White Queen. Amanda Seyfried and Lindsay Lohan apparently lobbied for the role.

* FollowTheLeader: The success of the film led to Disney making [[Franchise/DisneyLiveActionRemakes more re-imaginings]] of their classic animated films [[BrokenBase for better or for worse]]. ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' is a more direct example, sharing this film's concept of "classic story set in a different point in its timeline."

* FollowTheLeader: The success of the film led to Disney making more re-imagining of their classic animated films [[BrokenBase for better or for worse]]. ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' is a more direct example, sharing this film's concept of "classic story set in a different point in its timeline."

* TalkingToHimself: The Tweedles are played by the same actor.

* FakeBrit: Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/CrispinGlover, Creator/AnneHathaway, and Mia Wasikowska. Averted with the rest of the cast.

** Michael Sheen was the original actor cast as the Cheshire Cat, but had to back out due to a scheduling conflict. Stephen Fry replaced him. (Sheen ended voicing the White Rabbit instead.)

* FanNickname: Some fans have taken to nicknaming The Dormouse, whose name is Mallymkin, Boo. Mainly so we can shout [[VideoGame/BaldursGate "GO FOR THE EYES BOO! GO FOR THE EYES!"]]
* FollowTheLeader: The success of the film lead to Disney making more re-imagining of their classic animated films [[BrokenBase for better or for worse]]. ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' is a more direct example, sharing this film's concept of "classic story set in a different point in its timeline."

* {{Tuckerization}}: Alice's father is named after Charles Kingsley (though in the film it's spelled Kingsleigh) - writer of ''The Water Babies''. Lewis Caroll had admired the author's views on social reform.

** Early drafts had the Mad Hatter acting as a love interest for Alice. Remnants of this remain in the final film - although it's clear they're PlatonicLifePartners instead.
** Alan Rickman's face was originally going to be composited onto Absolom's, and they filmed him speaking his lines in the studio. They scrapped this idea, but did still model Absolom's features off his.

** Michael Sheen was the original actor cast as the Cheshire Cat, but had to back out due to a scheduling conflict. Stephen Fry replaced him.

* ActorAllusion:
** Creator/JohnnyDepp offscreen [[Film/EdwardScissorhands cuts a new dress, seemingly without scissors]].
** Director Allusion - at one point you can see a tree that resembles the Tree of the Dead from ''Film/SleepyHollow''.

* ActorAllusion: Creator/JohnnyDepp offscreen [[Film/EdwardScissorhands cuts a new dress, seemingly without scissors]].

* WordOfGod: One of the Hatter's pupils is visibly more dilated than the other--a sign of ''severe'' head trauma. A concussion would certainly explain his erratic emotions and babbling.
** That, and his trade is slowly killing him thanks to ''mercury vapor''.
** It's also part of AuthorAppeal, as Creator/TimBurton always draws things with huge eyes ([[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington]], anyone?), so the effects team decided to follow it.

* FollowTheLeader: The success of the film lead to Disney making more re-imagining of their classic animated films [[BrokenBase for better or for worse]]. ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' is a more direct example, sharing this film's ccncept of "classic story set in a different point in its timeline."

* FollowTheLeader: The success of the film lead to Disney making more re-imagining of their classic animated films for better or for worse. ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' is a more direct example, sharing this film's ccncept of "classic story set in a different point in its timeline."

* FollowTheLeader: The success of the film lead to Disney making more re-imagining of their classic animated films for better or for worse.

* FanNickname: Some fans have taken to nicknaming The Dormouse, whose name is Mallymkin, Boo. Mainly so we can shout [[BaldursGate "GO FOR THE EYES BOO! GO FOR THE EYES!"]]