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Sabrina Carpenter to Lead and Produce Universal’s Alice in Wonderland–Inspired Musical

Carpenter pitched the project in 2024, with Hustlers filmmaker Lorene Scafaria set to write and direct.

Overview

  • Universal is developing the untitled musical with producers Marc Platt, Leslie Morgenstein and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton attached.
  • Universal executives Ryan Jones and Jacqueline Garell will oversee development, with Katie McNicol supervising for Marc Platt Productions.
  • The film draws directly from Lewis Carroll’s public-domain novel and is positioned as a fresh reimagining rather than a take on Disney or Tim Burton versions.
  • This marks Carpenter’s first leading role in a major-studio feature as she also serves as a producer.
  • An earlier Alice musical Carpenter developed at Netflix in 2020 did not move forward, and no additional casting, production start or release timeline has been announced.