Burton slips Glover in his Alice
He may not be the biggest name in Hollywood, but Crispin Glover always makes his presence count. From playing Michael J Fox's dad in 1985's Back to the Future, to 2003's creepy Willard and even last year's CGI-fest Beowulf, in which he voiced the monster Grendel, Glover always manages a larger than life turn that makes you wonder why he's not the go-to guy for anything vaguely weird and quirky.
Knave of Hearts ... Crispin Glover. Photo: Vince Bucci
Tim Burton obviously agrees, as the Hollywood Reporter says the maverick film-maker has signed Glover to star alongside Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter in his forthcoming big screen version of Alice in Wonderland. Glover will play the Knave of Hearts, who as all good students of Lewis Carroll know, is put on trial for stealing the Queen of Hearts' tarts, with Alice defending him.
Burton has assembled a tantalising cast list for a movie which will be shot in a mix of CGI and live action. Matt Lucas of Little Britain fame is playing Tweedledum and Tweedledee, with Depp as the Mad Hatter and Hathaway and Bonham Carter as the White and Red Queens.
Alice herself is played by the previously unknown Australian teenager Mia Wasikowska. Alice in Wonderland is due in cinemas in March 2010.