There hadn't been much news on the Alice movie recently, but a Variety article reports that the project based on the American McGee Alice game is still alive. The movie will be directed by Marcus Nispel, who last worked on the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, and Sarah Michelle Gellar has been cast as Alice. Originally set up at Dimension, Alice is now a Universal Pictures project.

The fractured fairy tale, adapted by Erich and Jon Hoeber, picks up Alice after her home has been destroyed and her family killed. The sole survivor of the disaster, she returns to a dark and threatening Wonderland where she must confront her fears before returning to her normal life.