 |
| Sarah Michelle Gellar |
Los Angeles, June 21 (Reuters): Sarah Michelle Gellar is attached to star in a feature version of the Electronic Arts video game American McGee’s Alice, which is itself based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland novels.
In the game, Alice has grown up to become a disturbed young woman.
After her parents are killed in a fire, Alice returns to Wonderland, a dark and threatening place of looking glasses, mysterious potions, nonsensical tea parties and talking animals, confronting her fears and the wicked Queen of Hearts.
The film, Alice, is set up at Universal Pictures, where it will be directed by Marcus Nispel, who shot the recent update of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Gellar’s recent credits include The Grudge and the Scooby Doo films.
American McGee’s Alice became a critically acclaimed hit on the PC in December 2000.
The game received an 83 per cent aggregate review score on www.gamerankings.com, which helped Electronic Arts sell more than 488,000 units of the game and generate more than $11.8 million in revenue, consulting firm NPD Group said.
The game was created by American McGee, a lead designer of the Quake and Doom series.
That same month, Dimension Films optioned the movie rights to Alice from Electronic Arts; horror veteran Wes Craven was attached to produce and direct.