"Only gay in village" gets Wonderland role

Wed 1 Oct 2008 In: International News View at Wayback View at NDHA

Gay British comedian Matt Lucas – well-known as "Only gay in the village" Daffyd Thomas in Little Britian, is set to play Tweedledee and Tweedledum in Tim Burton's 3-D movie version of Alice in Wonderland. An adventure in Wonderland: Matt Lucas The two characters are rotund identical brothers who always agree with each other. They first appeared in Alice author Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. Tim Burton's 3-D Alice in Wonderland is scheduled for release in 2010. It will also star Johnny Deep as The Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter as The Queen of Hearts.

Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News Staff

First published: Wednesday, 1st October 2008 - 10:28am

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