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``In any fairy-tale land there is good and bad. What I liked about Underland is that everything is slightly off, even the good people. That, to me, is something different.

Tim Burton, Director

From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director TIM BURTON comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ``ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. JOHNNY DEPP (``Pirates of the Caribbean films, ``Public Enemies) stars as the Mad Hatter, and MIA WASIKOWSKA (``Amelia) as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen's reign of terror. The all-star cast also includes ANNE HATHAWAY (``Get Smart, ``The Devil Wears Prada) as the White Queen, HELENA BONHAM CARTER (``Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, ``Terminator Salvation) as the Red Queen, CRISPIN GLOVER (``Beowulf, ``9) as Stayne-Knave of Hearts, and MATT LUCAS (``Little Britain) as Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Providing the voices for Underland's menagerie of inhabitants is an eclectic and impressive mix of acting talent, including MICHAEL SHEEN as the White Rabbit, STEPHEN FRY as the Cheshire Cat, ALAN RICKMAN as Absolem the caterpillar, TIMOTHY SPALL as Bayard, BARBARA WINDSOR as the Dormouse, SIR CHRISTOPHER LEE as the Jabberwocky, MICHAEL GOUGH as the Dodo, and PAUL WHITEHOUSE as the March Hare.

``ALICE IN WONDERLAND marks a return to Disney for director Tim Burton (``The Nightmare Before Christmas, ``Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, ``Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). The film is produced by Oscar(R) and Thalberg winner RICHARD

D. ZANUCK (``Driving Miss Daisy), JOE ROTH (``Hellboy II: The Golden Army) and SUZANNE and JENNIFER TODD (``Across the Universe), and executive produced by PETER TOBYANSEN and CHRIS LEBENZON. The screenplay is written by LINDA WOOLVERTON (``The Lion King, ``Beauty and the Beast). The director of photography is DARIUSZ WOLSKI (``Eagle Eye, ``Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy) and senior visual effects supervisor is five-time Academy Award(R) winner KEN RALSTON

(``Forrest Gump, ``Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, ``The Polar Express). Costume designer is two-time Oscar(R) winner COLLEEN ATWOOD (``Memoirs of a Geisha, ``Chicago, ``Public Enemies) and editor is CHRIS LEBENZON, A.C.E. (``Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, ``Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). Providing the score is long-time Burton collaborator and four-time Academy Award(R) nominee DANNY ELFMAN (``Terminator: Salvation, ``Taking Woodstock).

``ALICE IN WONDERLAND will be presented in Disney Digital 3D(tm), RealD 3D and IMAX(R) 3D. The film has been rated PG by the MPAA Ratings Board.

RealD 3D is the new generation of entertainment, with crisp, bright, ultra-realistic images so lifelike you feel like you've stepped inside the movie. RealD 3D adds depth that puts you in the thick of the action, whether you're joining favourite characters in a new world or dodging objects that seem to fly into the theatre. RealD pioneered today's digital 3D and is the world's most widely used 3D cinema technology with over 9,500 screens under contract and 5,000 screens installed in 48 countries. And unlike the old days of paper glasses, RealD 3D glasses look like sunglasses, are recyclable and designed to comfortably fit on all moviegoers, and easily over prescription glasses (www.RealD.com).

Along with the film's nationwide release in conventional theatres, ``ALICE IN WONDERLAND will be released in IMAX(R) theatres, digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) through proprietary IMAX DMR(R) technology. With crystal clear images, laser-aligned digital sound and maximized field of view, IMAX provides the world's most immersive movie experience.

Capturing the wonder of Lewis Carroll's beloved ``Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and ``Through the Looking-Glass (1871) with stunning, avant-garde visuals and the most charismatic characters in literary history, ``ALICE IN WONDERLAND comes to the big screen around the world in Spring 2010.

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