Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland 3D to Start Shooting in May 2008

As posted earlier this month, Tim Burton and Disney are teaming up to bring us a 3D version of the classic tale of Alice in Wonderland due to hit theaters in 2010 potentially battling the 3D "Shrek Goes Fourth" from Dreamworks Animation. Production shooting is to begin in May 2008 and the movie will feature BOTH Performance Capture (like "Beowulf") and Live Action.

James Cameron's "Avatar" is using both processes as well lending further credibility that this is the ideal way to produce a realistic, yet fantastical movie. Rather than have everyone reproduced by computer animators as was admirably done in Beowulf, only focus on key characters so that you can truly create photo realistic believeability. Avatar will have six "synthespians" as dubbed by Cameron. I expect these creations to be absolutely spellbinding in both Avatar and Alice in Wonderland (AIW).

I will have more info for you on AIW's production when it becomes available most likely in May 2008.