Johnny Depp talks about returning as the Mad Hatter at "Alice Through the Looking Glass" premiere

Record ID: 103996

  • Title: Johnny Depp talks about returning as the Mad Hatter at "Alice Through the Looking Glass" premiere
  • Date: 10th May 2016
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS, MIA WASIKOWSKA, SAYING: "Yeah it was, you know, I love all the - it looks at relationships with, you know, Alice and her mum, and the Hatter and the father. So yeah, I mean, I think it's great." VARIOUS OF ACTOR SACHA BARON COHEN SPEAKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, SACHA BARON COHEN, SAYING: "Well, it has this very emphatic way of talking... You know you want to have a different kind of unique character each time, so no pun intended." COHEN SPEAKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, SACHA BARON COHEN, SAYING: "Well for me, you know, going to work and acting in this role, I could dress in completely outlandish costumes. For Helena [Bonham Carter], she actually had to turn her normal stuff down." VARIOUS OF EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TIM BURTON SPEAKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, TIM BURTON, SAYING: "I think it's just the base thing, because there have been so many different interpretations of it, you know. Not only in film, but it's influenced popular culture, music and art and everything. So I think there's just something that touches upon creativity and imagination and that juxtaposed with the real world or what you deal with, you know, and the combination of those two worlds, I think, is something that to me is powerful." DEPP SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS
  • Embargoed: 25th May 2016 22:37
  • Keywords: Alice Through the Looking Glass Alice in Wonderland Johnny Depp Tim Burton Mia Wasikowska Sacha Baron Cohen movie premiere
  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM / VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
  • City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM / VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Film
  • Reuters ID: LVA0084H88PQL
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Johnny Depp and the cast of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" walked the blue carpet in a Wonderland-inspired Leicester Square for the film's European premiere on Tuesday (May 10).
    Following 2010's box office smash hit "Alice in Wonderland", "Alice Through the Looking Glass" sees Alice embark on another perilous adventure in the whimsical fantasy land.
    Australian actress Mia Wasikowska returns as the titular heroine, who finds herself rushing to reunite the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) and his family, while also battling the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) and a new villain called Time (Sacha Baron Cohen).
    Depp told media he enjoyed playing the flamboyant Hatter once again.
    "It's a lot of fun to revisit the Mad Hatter. It was a gas to get back together with the cast of before, and then the addition of Sacha Baron Cohen certainly upped the stakes quite a lot," said the Oscar-nominated star.
    "It was great because this particular film, 'Through the Looking Glass', has a bit more of the Hatter's - there are a lot more layers of things going on."
    With the film taking a closer look at the Hatter's traumatic childhood, he and Alice share several emotional moments together. Wasikowska told Reuters she was happy the sequel offered more scenes with Depp.
    "It was really fun. In the first one I was sort of small and tall, and you know I didn't get to sort of act as much with him [Depp]. So in this one there was more consistency in it," said Wasikowska.
    Lewis Carroll's iconic books were published over 140 years ago but continue to delight generations of children and literature fans.
    Veteran Hollywood director Tim Burton explained his interest in the novels.
    "I think it's just the base thing, because there have been so many different interpretations of it, you know. Not only in film, but it's influenced popular culture, music and art and everything," said Burton, who served as executive producer on "Alice Through the Looking Glass".
    "I think there's just something that touches upon creativity and imagination and that juxtaposed with the real world or what you deal with, you know, and the combination of those two worlds, I think, is something that to me is powerful."
    "Alice Through the Looking Glass" rolls out across cinemas worldwide from May 25.
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