Anne Hathaway Turned Down Lead Role in ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Anne Hathaway was originally offered the role in the upcoming Disney film, Alice in Wonderland, but turned it down because she was tired of playing a “pretty girl in a fairy dress.”

She told Britain’s GQ magazine:

“The studio had the Alice script a long time ago and I was approached back then for the part of Alice. I considered it, but felt, what with The Princess Diaries, that I had been there, done that sort of pretty-girl-in-a-fairy-dress role. I told the studio, however, that if they found a director eventually, that I would be interested at a later date in playing the White Queen.”

The role of Alice then went to Mia Wasikowska with Tim Burton directing.

Hathaway wasn’t initially offered the role of the White Queen, because somebody else was cast.

“When Tim came on board he had the cast he wanted and, of course, that didn’t include me. But the other actress who was marked had scheduling conflicts, so the studio piped up and put me forward. I talked on the phone with Tim and he really liked my take. I wanted the Queen to be a cross between Debbie Harry, Greta Garbo, David Bowie, with (a) little bit of the work of Dan Flavin thrown in for good measure.”

Posted: February 6th, 2010 under Celebrities.
Tags: Anne Hathaway

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