Post by haden93 on Oct 18, 2014 0:07:35 GMT
Pilot Synopsis: XFF announces a retelling of Lewis Carroll's 'The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland' & 'Through the Looking' Glass which will star Elle Fanning as 'Alice'. Set in the early 1960's, Alice is a young 15 year old girl who all of her life has constantly seen a white walking rabbit. After telling her parents of the creatures’ appearance as a younger girl, her parents send her to a psychiatrist for an opinion for which she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Ever since, she and everyone else thought she was absolutely daft. But one day, after her sister, Edith arrives after a semester at Mount Saint Vincent University, she explains that she could see the world one day, and she's not as crazy as she and everyone may think. Suddenly Alice sees her white companion again, and staying true to the original tale, follows it to its home, a rabbit hole, naturally. She falls inside and what she stumbles upon is abnormal.
The Pilot, and following episodes will be split into 5 parts each, acting in a miniseries type format.
The production is filmed and transitioned from digital film to digital B&W.
GENRE: Drama, Fantasy, Gothic
LENGTH: 60 MIN
SHOW RUNNERs: Alfonso Cuarón and Markus Friedman - $150,000 each
EXEC. PRODUCER: JJ Abrams & Bryan Burk - $200,000/$100,000
Director: Alfonso Cuarón - $150,000
Cast: All have negotiated a starting salary of $50,000 per episode because of JJ Abrams, however they will expect hefty raises if the show succeeds.
Alice Butler (Elle Fanning) - Alice is a 15-year old girl who has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals due to having this imaginary friend who has kept his fury distance and her insistence on his existence. One day, after a talk with her sister, she follows the rabbit down his hole and ends up in a very weird, very abnormal world. Alice always wore black, and as result will fit in to the world she stumbles upon.
Mireille Enos (Queen) - The Queen is the monarchical overseer of "Hearts", a land for which Alice stumbles upon during her first visit down the rabbits' hole. Her storyline and her character is partially inspired by the real life queen Empress Matilda. She plays a mad, maniacal figure, wearing layers of drapes over her royal gown to give her a “fiery appearance” at all times.
Charlie Schlatter (voice of ‘The Mouse’) – The Mouse is a French-accented warrior who Alice meets during her first visit. His storyline partially derives from the original tale as the former host of the epic “Caucus Rally”, however is conquered and defeated by ‘Dodo’ an evil bird who now hosts the Caucus Rallies.
Nick Krause (Peter) – A man who wore barely anything, he too found himself wondering in the land of “Hearts” and captured as a Prisoner.
Ted McGinley (voice of ‘Dodo’) – A bird-like predator who oversees the Caucus Rallies and dictates a particular ghetto in the land of Hearts. He will be a supporting character however to Alice.
Jeremy Irons (The Red King) – The Red King plays an additional antagonist in Season One’s ‘Alice’. He will capture ‘Peter’ and exchange him for Alice. The Red King wears a Frock Coat reminiscent of colonial coats from the era of The Civil War.
Additional characters:
Chris Pratt (Mad Hatter)
Wayne Knight (voice of the Cheshire cat)
James Caan (The White Knight)
Nick Kroll (voice of the mad hair)
David Cross (Tweedledum and Tweedledee)
Salary total: $1,300,000
Budget - 3,250,001
Total - 4,550,001
Episode Guide:
Season 1
Ep. 1 - Down the Rabbit's Hole = 4.1/12 and 14.9 million ($56,999)
Ep. 2 - The Maddest Tea Party
Ep. 3 - Chased Down by Tweedle Dee and Dum
The Pilot, and following episodes will be split into 5 parts each, acting in a miniseries type format.
The production is filmed and transitioned from digital film to digital B&W.
GENRE: Drama, Fantasy, Gothic
LENGTH: 60 MIN
SHOW RUNNERs: Alfonso Cuarón and Markus Friedman - $150,000 each
EXEC. PRODUCER: JJ Abrams & Bryan Burk - $200,000/$100,000
Director: Alfonso Cuarón - $150,000
Cast: All have negotiated a starting salary of $50,000 per episode because of JJ Abrams, however they will expect hefty raises if the show succeeds.
Alice Butler (Elle Fanning) - Alice is a 15-year old girl who has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals due to having this imaginary friend who has kept his fury distance and her insistence on his existence. One day, after a talk with her sister, she follows the rabbit down his hole and ends up in a very weird, very abnormal world. Alice always wore black, and as result will fit in to the world she stumbles upon.
Mireille Enos (Queen) - The Queen is the monarchical overseer of "Hearts", a land for which Alice stumbles upon during her first visit down the rabbits' hole. Her storyline and her character is partially inspired by the real life queen Empress Matilda. She plays a mad, maniacal figure, wearing layers of drapes over her royal gown to give her a “fiery appearance” at all times.
Charlie Schlatter (voice of ‘The Mouse’) – The Mouse is a French-accented warrior who Alice meets during her first visit. His storyline partially derives from the original tale as the former host of the epic “Caucus Rally”, however is conquered and defeated by ‘Dodo’ an evil bird who now hosts the Caucus Rallies.
Nick Krause (Peter) – A man who wore barely anything, he too found himself wondering in the land of “Hearts” and captured as a Prisoner.
Ted McGinley (voice of ‘Dodo’) – A bird-like predator who oversees the Caucus Rallies and dictates a particular ghetto in the land of Hearts. He will be a supporting character however to Alice.
Jeremy Irons (The Red King) – The Red King plays an additional antagonist in Season One’s ‘Alice’. He will capture ‘Peter’ and exchange him for Alice. The Red King wears a Frock Coat reminiscent of colonial coats from the era of The Civil War.
Additional characters:
Chris Pratt (Mad Hatter)
Wayne Knight (voice of the Cheshire cat)
James Caan (The White Knight)
Nick Kroll (voice of the mad hair)
David Cross (Tweedledum and Tweedledee)
Salary total: $1,300,000
Budget - 3,250,001
Total - 4,550,001
Episode Guide:
Season 1
Ep. 1 - Down the Rabbit's Hole = 4.1/12 and 14.9 million ($56,999)
Ep. 2 - The Maddest Tea Party
Ep. 3 - Chased Down by Tweedle Dee and Dum
