Bobin, who is British, was perhaps still best known for television, as a creator of HBO’s eccentric “Flight of the Conchords” and a writer-director for “Da Ali G Show,” where he helped Sacha Baron Cohen create a roster of R-rated characters. Bobin had made only two modestly budgeted “Muppets” movies.
When he was hired to direct the $170 million “ Alice Through the Looking Glass,” which arrives on Friday, May 27, Mr.
Another bite of the “Alice” mushroom was a no-brainer.īut Disney’s return to Lewis Carroll’s absurdist fantasyland did have one element that was quite curious: James Bobin. LOS ANGELES - It was inevitable that Walt Disney Studios would make a sequel to “Alice in Wonderland.” That 2010 movie, directed by Tim Burton, took in more than $1 billion at the global box office, sending producers across Hollywood scurrying like White Rabbits - we’re late, we’re late - to make live-action storybook movies.
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