Sheen not The Cheshire Cat in Burton's WONDERLAND. So who is...

by Matt Holmes

/film have heard with "full confidence" that Stephen Fry has nabbed the part of the Cheshire Cat in Tim Burton's motion captured 3-D animated ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Previously we thought Michael Sheen had been cast in the role because of his signature wide "Tony Blair" grin but it seems instead he has been used for The White Rabbit. alice-white-rabbit It seems Fry will be the cat, who in Burton's mind is said to be "green and yellow and rather cuddly looking". cheshire-cat-4 Also joining the cast is Cameron Crowe fav Noah Taylor (VANILLA SKY, ALMOST FAMOUS) but for what role, we don't know. The movie which won't open till next Christmas has a stellar cast that includes... Mia Wasikowksa (Alice), Johnny Depp (Mad Hatter), Anne Hathaway (The White Queen), Helena Bonham Carter (Queen of Hearts), Stephen Fry (The Cheshire Cat), Alan Rickman (Caterpillar), Crispin Glover (Knave of Hearts), Michael Sheen (The White Rabbit), Matt Lucas (Tweedledee and Tweedledum) and Noah Taylor and Christopher Lee in unknown roles. The movie is well into filming and will be in cinema's March 5th 2010.

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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.