LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Walt Disney Records) - Walt Disney
Pictures and Buena Vista Records join forces with Hot Topic, KIIS-FM, MySpace and musical artists from the upcoming album
Almost Alice for a great big ultimate fan event celebrating this Springs most anticipated 3D motion picture ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
The star-studded concert event kicks off at 5 p.m. on Feb. 19, 2010, at the Hollywood &
Highland Centers Central Courtyard.
Featuring five musical acts, a visit from director Tim Burton to introduce select members of the ALICE IN WONDERLAND cast, plus opportunities to win prizes, including a sneak peek of actual film footage, the ultimate fan event will be streamed live on MySpace at www.myspace.com/wonderland.
An Entertainment Extravaganza
* The events featured artists will do a short set, including their song from Almost Alice. Artists/songs include 3OH!3 (Follow Me Down), Metro Station (Wheres My Angel), Family Force 5 (Topsy Turvy), Kerli (Tea Party), and Never Shout Never (Sea What We Seas).
* Available March 2, 2010, Almost Alice is a 16-song compilation featuring the films end credit track Alice, written and performed by Avril Lavigne, plus songs from artists including All American Rejects, The Cures Robert Smith, Franz Ferdinand and Shinedown. Hot Topics exclusive expanded version includes three bonus tracks. The album is a companion to the films soundtrack, which features the score by composer Danny Elfman.
* Hot Topics Hollywood locale (3rd level of Hollywood & Highland Center) has been transformed to a mad version of Wonderland even the Hatter would enjoy. Hot Topic hosts the event and features exclusive ALICE IN WONDERLAND-themed products now available at Hot Topic stores nationwide and online. Beginning Monday, February 8, the first 250 customers who purchase any 3OH!3 t-shirt and preorder the Almost Alice CD will receive a wristband that will grant access to a special meet-and-greet with the band 3OH!3, entry into the concerts preferred viewing pit and admission into the special 3D sneak peek of footage from the film at the El Capitan Theatre after the concert event.
* KIIS-FM, 104.3 MyFM and 98.7 FM will give away VIP preferred viewing pit wristbands to listeners between now and event day. Additional VIP tickets will be given away via MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. VIP attendees will be treated to a special 3D sneak peek of footage from the film at Hollywoods El Capitan Theatre immediately following the event.
* Fans are encouraged to dress up in costumes inspired by characters from ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Costumes will be judged on site by Academy Award-winner Colleen Atwood, costume designer for the film. Winners will be invited to attend the special sneak peek at the El Capitan.
* KIIS-FMs Manny on the Streets will be the on-stage host for the event. Quddus from MySpace and theQside.com, Roslynn Cobarrubias from MySpace Music and Philip DeFranco from YouTube will be on hand as backstage hosts, interviewing key players along the way.
* MySpace will host the exclusive live stream of the event at www.myspace.com/wonderland, powered by Ustream. Viewers around the world can experience the event first-hand, see exclusive backstage interviews with talent and interact by posting comments and questions to the page. Ustreams embeddable streaming player will extend the experience to additional sites, including Facebook, HotTopic.com and more.
ABOUT THE MOVIE
From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. JOHNNY DEPP stars as the Mad Hatter and MIA WASIKOWSKA as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queens reign of terror. The all-star cast also includes ANNE HATHAWAY, HELENA BONHAM CARTER and CRISPIN GLOVER. The screenplay is by Linda Woolverton.
Capturing the wonder of Lewis Carrolls beloved Alices Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871) with stunning, avant-garde visuals and the most charismatic characters in literary history, ALICE IN WONDERLAND comes to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D on March 5, 2010 (U.S. theaters).
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