The End of the Beginning: A Joint Timeline by Emperor Norton I & Glass Onion

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BillyShears said:
Barbara Bach for Alice?

I think George could be a great cynical White Rabbit, and Ringo a good King of Hearts.
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That's perfect right there as far as the Beatles themselves.

On Alice, what about Mia Farrow?

All these actresses are pretty old, actually. Lennon being the massive Carrol fan, even throughout childhood and adolescence, would have insisted the story be wholly intact, including having a proper little toeheaded child actress play the part of Alice.
 

Falkenburg

Monthly Donor
Glass Onion said:
By the way, any suggestions for the "Alice" cast. And aside from Lennon as the Mad Hatter, what roles could George Harrison and Richard Starkey play? Who's Alice?
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Surely Alice should be Jane Asher? Keep it in the family. ;)

In a similar vein assemble a cast of every notable musician and artist of the era to play the other roles.
Will try and think of specific suggestions. :eek:

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Glass Onion

I'm not sure Asher would want to be involved. Might be a bit painful and all that. Also, if Lennon wants someone who is the same age as the fictional Alice to play the part, Asher is a bit old.
 

Falkenburg

Monthly Donor
Granted. Depends on what kind of Film 'Alice' turns out to be, though.
Is it a 'straight' rendering, or is it more of an 'exploration' of the themes?

Pauls' death may have the survivors feeling they have indeed fallen through the Looking Glass.
The unprecedented scrutiny and celebrity 'enjoyed' by the likes of the Beatles and 'Stones gives them a shared experience of this strange world.

Hallucinogenic experiences could also shape how they see 'Alice', in which case even someone who, on the face of it, seems too old for the role could be seen as the ideal choice.

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Gregg

Gregg

There was a very prominent BBC adaption of 'Alice in Wonderland' in 1966, starring Peter Sellers, Peter Cook and John Gielgud, with music by Ravi Shankar.

If the Beatles' Alice film is taking the place of 'Magical Mystery Tour', and so debuts on the BBC, it will probably end up be compared unfavourably and so be a failure as 'Magical Mystery Tour' was. Actually, the BBC might reject the idea because of the proximity of the other adaption. Or maybe the Beatles could hook-up with Jonathan Miller (and Sellers et al) to adapt 'Through the Looking Glass' as a sequel?

But if they are making this as a cinema release, then for Alice, Jane Birkin is the same age as Jane Asher but can probably play younger. Or there's Twiggy, a couple of years younger and at the peak of her modelling career in 1967. Eleanor Bron as the Queen of Hearts?
 

BillyShears

Hayley Mills was born in 1946, that would make her 21 by 1967, I guess that's too old as well.

I've had a look on Wikipedia and I've found:

Julie Dawn Cole (10 in 1967) famous as Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

But I think the best bet would be this girl:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Dotrice

Born in '55 so she'd be 12, most famous in Mary Poppins as the little girl.
 

DSS

I give this timeline The Bump.

With Norton and GO doing this Beatles TL, randomideaguy doing a Kurt Cobain Lives TL, and myself doing a Jimi Hendrix Lives TL, I think we're starting to make a musical-TLs revival on AH.Com.:D
 
SavoyTruffle

SavoyTruffle

Dead Sea Squirrels said:
I give this timeline The Bump.

With Norton and GO doing this Beatles TL, randomideaguy doing a Kurt Cobain Lives TL, and myself doing a Jimi Hendrix Lives TL, I think we're starting to make a musical-TLs revival on AH.Com.:D
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Can't wait for the next update. And you've given me the itch to do a "Dio in Deep Purple" TL. :D
 
Emperor Norton I

Emperor Norton I

Gentlemen, I fear Glass Onion may have been kidnapped by Ninjas. I'm booking my plane ticket to Japan as we speak to try and free him so we can get you an update.
 
Emperor Norton I

Emperor Norton I

Dead Sea Squirrels said:
I think I've figured it out: Mick Jagger kidnapped Glass Onion:eek:
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Jagger: "Tryin' ta' besmirch my good name, eh? Tryin' ta' get me in trouble? You're too close to tha' trufh. Don't make me do ta' you what we done ta' Brian Jones. Yeah, that's right, I'll kick you out of the band."

Glass Onion: "I'm not in the band"

Jagger: "A likely story!"
 
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