Influence of Stanley Kubrick homages to Kubrick in his work, notably using actual footage from "" in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and modeling the look of Tweedledee and Tweedledum in his version of "Alice in Wonderland" on the Grady girls in "The Shining". Film critic Roger Ebert also noted that Burton's "Mars Attacks!" was partially inspired by "Dr. Strangelove".<ref name="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19961213/REVIEWS/612130302/1023"></ref> The video for The Killers' song "Bones" that Burton directed includes clips from Kubrick's "Lolita", as well as other films from the general era. Kubrick's influence on Todd Field was perhaps the most direct. After acting in Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut", Field immediately
Tim Burton place in Antony House in Torpoint. 250 local extras were chosen in early August. Other production work took place in London. The film was originally to be released in 2009, but was pushed to March 5, 2010. Johnny Depp plays the Mad Hatter, while Matt Lucas is both Tweedledee and Tweedledum; Helena Bonham Carter portrays the Red Queen; Stephen Fry is the Cheshire Cat; Anne Hathaway stars as the White Queen; Alan Rickman voices Absolem the Caterpillar, Michael Sheen voices McTwisp the White Rabbit and Crispin Glover's head and voice were added onto a CGI body to play the Knave