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Meanwhile, D23 attendees also got a look at the 19-minute pilot presentation for Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, the OUAT spinoff that debuts in October. (It's the same one that was screened at Comic-Con in July.)
Wonderland follows a young Alice (Sophie Lowe) in Victorian London who tells of a strange new land that exists on the other side of a rabbit hole. Like OUAT, Wonderland will feature flashbacks that give more insight into the characters. Unlike OUAT, the first season will feature a complete story arc.
"It will be much like a movie, or like how they went on one mission in Star Trek, and another year it was another mission," Kitsis said.
As for their decision to create an entirely new character -- Alice's love interest, the genie Cyrus (Peter Gadiot) -- the creators likened it to OUAT's Emma, who also was an entirely new creation.
"Alice was curious enough to follow a rabbit into a hole," Kitsis said. "Naturally she would fall in love with a genie -- he's seen many lives, worlds and places. People ruin their lives for wishes. So they're kindred spirits."
While Wonderland is meant to stand on its own -- meaning people new to OUAT need not have seen that show -- OUAT fans will be treated to "crumbs sprinkled" throughout the series, teased Horowitz.
$10 says Alice and Wendy come from the same Victorian England that Sherlock Holmes and Possibly Cruella Deville (yes i know not victorian, but her era isn't all that important), and Mr Hyde could come from.
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland - Episode 1.03 - Guest role being cast
Posted by DarkUFO at Thursday, August 15, 2013
Thanks to The Spoiler Fairy for sending us the following.
For Once Upon a Time in Wonderland episode 1.03, the role of Grendel is being cast. Grendel is an ogre-like creature who is a threat to Alice and the Knave.
I'm not sure if it's accurate, but I just read that Jessy Schram has a part in the first episode.
No head gear though? Jafar needs his headgear.
It is. At Comic Con they announced she and Grumpy are in the pilot.
Just read an interesting quote from Kitsis and Horowitz who confirmed that Alice (and by extension Wendy Darling) are NOT from our real life Victorian England - they're both from fairytale realm England.
Wendy IS from our world, as it's been established that this is where Bae ended up when he fell through the portal from the Enchanted Forest.
Question: I’d like some Once Upon a Time in Wonderland scoop, please. —Mason
Ausiello: The Once spin-off will, in its third episode, sic no less than Beowulf‘s Grendel on Alice and The Knave. Envisioned (via an actor in prosthetics) as a “large, warted, ogre-like beast,” the cannibalistic Grendel will pose a mortal threat toits dinnerthe genie-seeking pair — though in typical Once fashion, there is more to this beast than meets the eye. But don’t go brushing up on your Old English just yet. “It’s a wink-and-a-nod, as opposed to a real deep-dive into Beowulf,” says series cocreator Adam Horowitz of the creature’s clash with Alice.