Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)

Alice Through the Looking Glass
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Bobin
Written byLinda Woolverton
Based onCharacters
by Lewis Carroll
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyStuart Dryburgh
Edited byAndrew Weisblum
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10) (London)
  • May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27) (United States)
Running time
113 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$170 million[2]
Box office$299.5 million[1]

Alice Through the Looking Glass is a 2016 American live-action/animated fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures in association with Roth Films, Team Todd, and Tim Burton Productions. It was directed by James Bobin, written by Linda Woolverton, and produced by Tim Burton, Joe Roth, and the filmmaking duo of Suzanne and Jennifer Todd. It is based on the characters created by Lewis Carroll and is the sequel to Alice in Wonderland (2010).[3] Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Matt Lucas, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Barbara Windsor, Timothy Spall, Paul Whitehouse, Lindsay Duncan, Geraldine James, and Leo Bill reprise their roles from the previous film with Rhys Ifans, Andrew Sachs, Matt Vogel and Sacha Baron Cohen joining the cast. In the film, a now 22-year-old Alice comes across a magical looking glass that takes her back to Wonderland, where she finds that the Mad Hatter is acting madder than usual and wants to discover the truth about his family. Alice then travels through time (with the "Chronosphere"), comes across friends and enemies at different points of their lives, and embarks on a race to save the Hatter before time runs out.

Alice Through the Looking Glass premiered in London on May 10, 2016, and was theatrically released on May 27, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who praised its visuals but criticized its story.[4] It was also a box-office bomb, grossing roughly $299.5 million against a production budget of $170 million.[5]

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  3. ^ Butler, Tom (March 25, 2014). "Alice In Wonderland sequel not based on Lewis Carroll's book (exclusive)". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
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  5. ^ Bradley, Laura (June 1, 2016). "Disney Stock Dips as Alice Through the Looking Glass Flops". Vanity Fair. Retrieved October 14, 2024.