<Li> Paul Hunter as the White Chess King, a chess piece . </Li> <P> The film was announced via Variety in December 2012 . Bobin was first approached about the project while doing post-production work on Muppets Most Wanted, Of being asked, Bobin has said that "I just couldn't pass it up", as he has a passion for the works of Lewis Carroll as well as history in general . In July 2013, it was announced that Johnny Depp would return as the Hatter, with Mia Wasikowska's return confirmed the following November . In January 2014 Sacha Baron Cohen joined the cast to play Time . In May 2014, Rhys Ifans joined the cast to play Zanik Hightopp, the Mad Hatter's father . In developing the character of "Time", Bobin sought to avoid creating a "straight - up bad guy", noting that it would be "a bit dull", and also that the role in that universe already existed in the form of The Red Queen . Instead, Bobin sought to make Time a "Twit", further explaining that "There's no one better at playing the confident idiot trope than Sacha Baron Cohen", and adding that "it was very much with Sacha in mind". </P> <P> Principal photography began on August 4, 2014, at Shepperton Studios . In August 2014, filming took place in Gloucester Docks, which included the use of at least four historic ships: Kathleen and May, Irene, Excelsior, and the Earl of Pembroke, the last of which was renamed The Wonder for filming . Principal photography ended on October 31, 2014 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Alice Through the Looking Glass: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Film score by Danny Elfman </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> May 27, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Studio </Th> <Td> Abbey Road Studios </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Orchestral, pop rock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 76: 53 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Walt Disney </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer </Th> <Td> Danny Elfman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Danny Elfman film scores chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Goosebumps (2015) Goosebumps 2015 </Td> <Td> Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) </Td> <Td> Before I Wake (2016) Before I Wake 2016 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Singles from Alice Through the Looking Glass: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ol> <Li> "Just Like Fire" Released: April 15, 2016 </Li> <Li> "Alice" Released: May 27, 2016 </Li> <Li> "Saving the Ship" Released: May 27, 2016 </Li> <Li> "Looking Glass" Released: June 1, 2016 </Li> <Li> "Truth" Released: July 28, 2016 </Li> <Li> "Story of Time" Released: August 7, 2016 </Li> <Li> "The Red Queen" Released: October 18, 2016 </Li> <Li> "The Chronosphere" Released: October 20, 2016 </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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