US EditionSabrina Carpenter Starring in Alice in Wonderland Musical Movie at Universal
- Sabrina Carpenter will star in and produce an untitled Universal musical inspired by Lewis Carroll's 1865 Alice in Wonderland, with Lorene Scafaria set to write and direct.
- About a year ago, Carpenter approached Universal Pictures with specific ideas and a lookbook, and reports describe the effort as a passion project for the global pop star.
- Marc Platt will produce the musical alongside Alloy Entertainment's Leslie Morgenstein and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton, with Katie McNicol shepherding the project and Universal's Ryan Jones and Jacqueline Garell overseeing development.
- Details remain under wraps about the plot and casting specifics, and for Carpenter, the film marks her first major studio lead; Scafaria recently directed multiple episodes, including the pilot, of I Love LA, HBO series .
- Following earlier adaptations, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland grossed over $1 billion worldwide, and the 2016 sequel nearly $300 million, with producer Marc Platt's Wicked: For Good due Nov. 21.
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In addition to acting, the singer will take on the role of executive producer through her company At Last Productions, along with Marc Platt
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Pop star and actress Sabrina Carpenter jumps to the big screen with an ambitious proposal: starring and producing a musical film inspired by classic Alice in Lewis Carroll's Wonderland.
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