<Ul> <Li> Michael Sheen voiced Nivens McTwisp, the White Rabbit . Sheen said the character "is such an iconic character that (he) didn't feel like (he) should break the mold too much ." Burton said the quality he wanted most in his clock - watching bunny was a twitchiness, also commenting that "(in) any incarnation of the (White Rabbit) through the years, there's that sort of nervousness of a rabbit ." </Li> <Li> Alan Rickman voiced Absolem, the Caterpillar . Rickman was originally going to have his face composited onto the animated Caterpillar . He was filmed recording his voice in the studio, but the idea was eventually scrapped . The animators did, however, try to give Absolem's face characteristics similar to Rickman's . </Li> <Li> Stephen Fry voiced Chess, the Cheshire Cat . Burton stated that the character had a creepy quality in addition to tapping into his own hatred of cats . The role was intended to be played by Michael Sheen but he changed his role to the White Rabbit due to scheduling conflicts . </Li> <Li> Barbara Windsor voiced Mallymkun, the Dormouse . Burton said that he sought after Windsor for the role because he was a fan of her TV show EastEnders . Her voice sealed the deal for her role as the character . </Li> <Li> Timothy Spall voiced Bayard, the Bloodhound . Although Bayard does not appear in the book, a similar character named The Puppy is likely the inspiration for the character . </Li> <Li> Paul Whitehouse voiced Thackery Earwicket, the March Hare . Burton stated that because Whitehouse is a great comedic actor, a lot of his lines came from improvisation . </Li> <Li> Michael Gough voiced Uilleam, the Dodo . Burton said that Gough was the first person he thought of for the role of the Dodo because he has "a full life quality to his voice". The character only speaks three lines, that Gough recorded in a day . This would be Gough's final acting role; he died a year after its release, aged 94 . Gough had previously portrayed the March Hare in the 1966 TV play of the book . </Li> <Li> Christopher Lee voiced the Jabberwock . While it only had two lines, Burton said that he felt Lee to be a good match for the iconic character because he is "an iconic guy". For the character, Lee had originally tried to make his voice "burble" (as described in the poem "Jabberwocky"). However, Burton convinced him to use his actual voice, as he found it more intimidating and aggressive . </Li> <Li> Imelda Staunton voiced the Tall Flower Faces . Though there are many flowers that appear around Underland, only one of them speaks and one of them is clearly a caricature of Staunton . Staunton only speaks three lines that are heard very briefly at the beginning of the film . </Li> <Li> Jim Carter voiced the Red Queen's executioner . The Executioner only speaks one line and appears extremely briefly, though Carter also voiced several other servants to the Red Queen . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Michael Sheen voiced Nivens McTwisp, the White Rabbit . Sheen said the character "is such an iconic character that (he) didn't feel like (he) should break the mold too much ." Burton said the quality he wanted most in his clock - watching bunny was a twitchiness, also commenting that "(in) any incarnation of the (White Rabbit) through the years, there's that sort of nervousness of a rabbit ." </Li> <Li> Alan Rickman voiced Absolem, the Caterpillar . Rickman was originally going to have his face composited onto the animated Caterpillar . He was filmed recording his voice in the studio, but the idea was eventually scrapped . The animators did, however, try to give Absolem's face characteristics similar to Rickman's . </Li> <Li> Stephen Fry voiced Chess, the Cheshire Cat . Burton stated that the character had a creepy quality in addition to tapping into his own hatred of cats . The role was intended to be played by Michael Sheen but he changed his role to the White Rabbit due to scheduling conflicts . </Li>

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