Alice in Wonderland Premiere
With a major controversy over Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and a studio that’s in chaos under a new boss, Hollywood wonders if Disney has gone down the rabbit hole. Plus, VIEW OUR GALLERY of the Alice in Wonderland premiere.

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Alice in Wonderland director Tim Burton and his wife Helena Bonham Carter (who plays the Red Queen) arrive at the movie’s premiere at the Leicester Square Odeon cinema in London on Thursday night.
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Helena Bonham Carter channeled her character with a Queen of Hearts custom-made clutch. The back of the bag read, simply, “Off with their heads!”
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The Queen of Hearts wasn’t the only royal in attendance: the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall (wearing a blue Vivienne Westwood gown that would be at home in Wonderland) also appeared at the premiere.
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Mia Wasikowska, who plays Alice herself, meets the Duchess of Cornwall.
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Johnny Depp, who plays the Mad Hatter, arrives at the premiere.
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Though she plays the White Queen in the movie, Anne Hathaway channeled her darker side in a brown sparkling Vivienne Westwood dress.
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The film’s star wore a long lace dress.
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Skater girl Avril Lavigne, who authored a song called “Alice” for the film, glammed up for the premiere.
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Brit it-girl Daisy Lowe looked straight out of a Tim Burton movie at the premiere of Alice in Wonderland.
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Vivienne Westwood looked like the Queen of Hearts in a crown (and a dress of her own design) at the film’s premiere.
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Model and actress Lily Cole arrived at the rainy premiere without an umbrella.
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The British singer Paloma Faith stayed dry in a gold-plated dress.
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Enthusiastic fans outside the premiere at the Odeon in Leicester Square in London.
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