This is from American McGee’s blog:American McGee’s Alice – Film Interview. Whatever one might say about American McGee himself (I’m assuming that he’s trademarked his name), you kind of have to admit that the movie has potential. Given luck and the gods smiling on it and granting a good writer, director, and so on…it could be awesome. Or it could be crap, which is unfortunately more likely. :)
As Im sure you know, the big question on everyones mind is, what is the current status of the Alice movie project? What are the realistic chances of seeing the Alice film go into real production? What challenges are you faced with in getting it made?
SF: The Alice project is presently in turnaround from Universal Studios. Jon and Erich Hoeber have written a very compelling feature film screenplay adaptation of the Alice game. Their screenplay will certainly serve as a jumping off point as we find a new studio home for the project. In terms of the realistic chances of seeing the Alice project being produced, all I can say is that I have invested (along with Julie Yorn and Karen Lauder, my producing partners on the project) a lot of time and effort in this project. We will get it made. I offer my eight year effort to get the best version of the Max Payne film produced as proof of my tenacity as a film producer. Every film produced is a challenge. The major film studios are producing fewer movies every year, so to have one of them be yours is a very special experience. On the positive side, the Alice in Wonderland mythology is wonderfully compelling, and is an indelible concept in the minds of studio executives and the movie going public.
Errr, yes…eight years. Well, fingers crossed…