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Carroll's fantasy world returns in "Alice Through the Looking Glass"

  • Cast members (L-R) Sacha Baron Cohen, Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway and Johnny Depp pose at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
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    Cast members Cohen, Wasikowska, Hathaway and Depp pose at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood

    Cast members (L-R) Sacha Baron Cohen, Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway and Johnny Depp pose at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
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  • Soundtrack artist Pink performs at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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    Soundtrack artist Pink performs at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood

    Soundtrack artist Pink performs at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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  • Cast member Sacha Baron Cohen poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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    Cast member Cohen poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood

    Cast member Sacha Baron Cohen poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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  • Cast member Johnny Depp poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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    Cast member Depp poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood

    Cast member Johnny Depp poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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  • Cast member Anne Hathaway poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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    Cast member Hathaway poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood

    Cast member Anne Hathaway poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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  • Fan Maria Sims wears a costume while waiting for a performance by soundtrack artist Pink at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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    Fan Maria Sims wears a costume while waiting for a performance by soundtrack artist Pink at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood

    Fan Maria Sims wears a costume while waiting for a performance by soundtrack artist Pink at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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  • Fan Maria Sims shows off her fingernails while waiting for a performance by soundtrack artist Pink at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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    Fan Maria Sims shows off her fingernails while waiting for a performance by soundtrack artist Pink at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood

    Fan Maria Sims shows off her fingernails while waiting for a performance by soundtrack artist Pink at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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  • Cast member Mia Wasikowska is interviewed at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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    Cast member Wasikowska is interviewed at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood

    Cast member Mia Wasikowska is interviewed at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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  • Cast members Johnny Depp (L) and Sacha Baron Cohen pose at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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    Cast members Depp and Cohen pose at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood

    Cast members Johnny Depp (L) and Sacha Baron Cohen pose at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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  • Cast member Anne Hathaway poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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    Cast member Hathaway poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood

    Cast member Anne Hathaway poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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Cast members (L-R) Sacha Baron Cohen, Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway and Johnny Depp pose at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Soundtrack artist Pink performs at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Cast member Sacha Baron Cohen poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Cast member Johnny Depp poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Cast member Anne Hathaway poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Fan Maria Sims wears a costume while waiting for a performance by soundtrack artist Pink at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Fan Maria Sims shows off her fingernails while waiting for a performance by soundtrack artist Pink at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Cast member Mia Wasikowska is interviewed at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Cast members Johnny Depp (L) and Sacha Baron Cohen pose at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Cast member Anne Hathaway poses at the premiere of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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LONDON (Reuters) - Lewis Carroll's much-loved heroine Alice returns to the big screen for more fantasy adventures in "Alice Through the Looking Glass", going through a mirror and then travelling back in time to help her friend, the flamboyant Mad Hatter. The colourful movie with plenty of special effects follows the 2010 box office hit "Alice in Wonderland", with Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter returning as the Mad Hatter, Alice and the Red Queen, respectively. The plot follows Alice, after a trip at sea, as she rushes to reunite the Mad Hatter and his family. "She's just spent two years travelling the world as the captain of a ship and she's very empowered and very much knows who she is," Wasikowska told Reuters in an interview in London. Sacha Baron Cohen, known for his satirical characters such as Ali G and fake Kazakh reporter Borat, is a new addition to the cast, playing the tick-tocking Time. "Essentially you're in a room with blue carpet everywhere and there are a lot of people wearing blue one-piece suits made out of spandex and you can't see their faces," Cohen said of working on a film with plenty of computer-generated imagery. "So, it's hard to sometimes concentrate and take it seriously ... Did I go mad? Yeah." Alice's quest to help the Mad Hatter sees her come across the Red Queen, for which Bonham Carter's head was again digitally increased. "She's a fun person to play ... Even the big head is great ... And it's liberating to play somebody who is so direct and so fantastically self-absorbed and narcissistic," Bonham Carter told Reuters in a separate interview in Los Angeles. "The downside is the shouting and ... how long it takes to get ready, and two bald caps." "Alice Through the Looking Glass" hits cinemas worldwide from Wednesday. (Reporting By Edward Baran; additional reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy in Los Angeles; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian Editing by Jeremy Gaunt)