Overview
- Universal is developing an original musical inspired by Lewis Carroll’s public-domain novel rather than a remake of prior film versions.
- Marc Platt produces through Marc Platt Productions alongside Alloy Entertainment’s Leslie Morgenstein and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton, with Carpenter also producing.
- Universal executives Ryan Jones and Jacqueline Garell are overseeing development, with Katie McNicol overseeing for Marc Platt Productions.
- Sources say Carpenter brought the concept to Universal in 2024 as a passion project after presenting a lookbook and concrete vision.
- A 2020 Netflix deal for a different Carpenter-led Alice musical did not move forward, and the new Universal film remains untitled with plot, casting, and dates not yet announced.