Ken Russell's work in progress on bawdy Wonderland film could be completed by new director
He died last weekend leaving a legacy of classic films, such as The Devils and Women in Love, that led to tributes from across the film world.
But this may not be the last the world sees of Ken Russell. A raunchy musical version of Alice in Wonderland, which the director had been working on at the time of his death, is expected to be made by the same team who were working with him, incorporating his ideas but with a new director.
Russell, 84, who died in hospital after a series of strokes, had nearly finished the script for the film, which is described by the producers as a bawdy musical comedy and will be loosely based on a 1976 film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's story.
Russell had hoped to attract an all-star cast...
He died last weekend leaving a legacy of classic films, such as The Devils and Women in Love, that led to tributes from across the film world.
But this may not be the last the world sees of Ken Russell. A raunchy musical version of Alice in Wonderland, which the director had been working on at the time of his death, is expected to be made by the same team who were working with him, incorporating his ideas but with a new director.
Russell, 84, who died in hospital after a series of strokes, had nearly finished the script for the film, which is described by the producers as a bawdy musical comedy and will be loosely based on a 1976 film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's story.
Russell had hoped to attract an all-star cast...
- 12/3/2011
- by Ben Dowell
- The Guardian - Film News
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