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Tim Burton is directing the Walt Disney movie, which will reach British cinemas on March 5.

The film boasts a strong cast, with Johnny Depp playing the Mad Hatter and the Red Queen.

And the city council is expecting a boost in numbers booking up for its Alice tourist trail, which follows different locations connected to the stories.

Colin Cook, executive member for the city centre, said: “Alice and Lewis Carroll are an absolute asset to Oxford and a key part of the Oxford brand.

“The Alice story is intimately associated with the city and many of the things that inspired him are still around.

“You can still see the treacle well in Binsey village and the fireguards in the hall at Christ Church.

“The Jabberwocky tree is also still in Christ Church and Alice and her sisters could see it from the Dean’s lodgings.

“Visiting these different locations on a themed tour are a very good way of getting closer to the story and understanding the context in which it was first told in a punt on the River Thames.

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“Customers are already very excited about the film because it has such a star-studded cast.”

Also appearing in the movie are Michael Sheen and comedian Matt Lucas.

Mr Burton and wife Helena Bonham Carter own a home in Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon.

Lewis Carroll, in real life Christ Church maths don Charles Dodgson, based Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Alice through the Looking Glass (1871) on Alice Liddell — the daughter of the college dean.

In the new film, the original story has been given a “girl power” makeover by writer Linda Woolverton.

Alice, 17, goes to a party on a Victorian estate, and finds she is about to be proposed to in front of hundreds of people. She dashes off, following a down a hole and ends up in Wonderland, a place she visited 10 years before, although she does not remember it.

The cast also includes Mia Wasikowska as Alice, Christopher Lee as The Jabberwock and as The Cheshire Cat.

Disney made an animated version of the Alice stories in 1951 and other versions have been made since, including a two-parter for television in 1985. CLICK2FIND

Joanne Butler, tourism manager for the city council, said: “At the moment Lets Co we run the Alice tour several times a month, but we will increase that frequency when demand picks up. View details » “The new film is bound to increase the number of people coming to Oxford More Letting Agents to find out more about Alice and Lewis Carroll. Central Hair & “Christ Church is one of the main locations on the two-hour tour and we Barbers also visit Christ Church Meadow, and the Museum of Natural History because of the Dodo connection.” View details » [email protected] More Hairdressing Bampton For more information about Alice tours, call the Tourist Information Boarding Centre on 01865 252200, the tours line on 01865 252037 or go to Kennels visitoxford.org/tourtickets View details » More Pets & Livestock Tweet 0 0 Send Like 0

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