Anne Hathaway refused ‘Alice in Wonderland’ lead

LONDON - Anne Hathaway has revealed that she refused to play the lead role in the upcoming ‘Alice in Wonderland’ movie - because she was tired of her ‘pretty girl’ image.

The 27-year-old actress was asked to star as Alice in the Tim Burton-directed film but opted to play the White Queen instead - because she had previously played a pretty protagonist in ‘The Princess Diaries’ movies which launched her career.

“The studio had the Alice script a long time ago and I was approached back then for the part of Alice. I considered it, but felt, what with The Princess Diaries, that I had been there, done that sort of pretty-girl-in-a-fairy-dress role. I told the studio, however, that if they found a director eventually, that I would be interested at a later date in playing the White Queen,” the Daily Express quoted her as telling GQ magazine.

“When Tim came on board he had the cast he wanted and, of course, that didn’t include me. But the other actress who was marked had scheduling conflicts, so the studio piped up and put me forward. I talked on the phone with Tim and he really liked my take. I wanted the Queen to be a cross between Debbie Harry, Greta Garbo, David Bowie, with (a) little bit of the work of Dan Flavin thrown in for good measure,” she added. (ANI)