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Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Alice" Movie - She’s replaced by Maggie Grace !

Wednesday 5 December 2007, by Webmaster

Sarah Michelle Gellar Not Headed to Wonderland

Sarah Michelle Gellar has been yanked as the title character in Alice, PageSix.com has learned. The former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star was to headline in the latest "Eat me, Drink me" flick inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland stories. But now a source tells PageSix.com that casting directors are in talks with another actress, former Lost star Maggie Grace.

Ironically, Grace, 24, is currently starring opposite Gellar, 30, in Suburban Girl, alongside Alec Baldwin. Though no contract has been signed, Grace was always director Marcus Nispel’s second choice, according to sources. The movie, based on the computer game American McGee’s Alice, is slated for release next summer.

The story picks up Alice’s tale a few years after her first adventures in Wonderland. She’s now a disturbed young woman mourning the death of her parents as she returns to the land of talking animals and the wicked Queen of Hearts.

But fear not, Buffy fans, all is not lost. According to recent reports, everyone’s favorite vampire slayer might be set for a small-screen return. "Never say never," Gellar’s rep, Leslie Sloane-Zelnick, tells us.

PageSix.com can also confirm that Gellar has been offered guest roles on several existing cable and network TV shows.


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  • Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Alice" Movie - She’s replaced by Maggie Grace !

    5 December 2007 14:06, by just another SMG/SMP fan

    Yes, because casting directors being in talks with Maggie Grace is surely the same as saying that Sarah has been replaced by her. Wrong! You might want to wait until those "talks" have reached some sort of conclusion. Get definitive casting information before you start proclaiming that a certain actress has been cast.

    A better headline for this might have been, "She might be replaced by Maggie Grace!"

  • Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Alice" Movie - She’s replaced by Maggie Grace !

    5 December 2007 17:23, by Captain Jack Sparrow
    well........i’ll just ask sarah myself if she got pulled from the film. i hope she answers the phone.

  • Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Alice" Movie - She’s replaced by Maggie Grace !

    6 December 2007 00:31, by Anonymous

    It’s highly unlikely she’s been "yanked". For one, they wouldn’t do it unless they had Grace all lined up beforehand and it wouldn’t appear that they do. For two, Maggie Grace is no upgrade from Sarah. She’s a much smaller name with no background in the genre at all and was Nispel’s #2 choice. You don’t take number 2 if you can have number 1.

    My guess would be Gellar walked for some reason, whether it be frustration that the film appears to be going nowhere or because she has something else lined up. There were those recent rumors about her being interested in the new Darren Star project. Alice would only hold that back.

  • Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Alice" Movie - She’s replaced by Maggie Grace !

    6 December 2007 07:23, by Captain Jack Sparrow

    she told me that she doesn’t have time AND she wants to explore better options for future rolls...

    if sarah michelle gellar were a drug, I’d be in trouble...

  • Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Alice" Movie - She’s replaced by Maggie Grace !

    7 December 2007 06:22, by Spike
    Sarah is a way bigger star than Maggie Grace. I highly doubt Gellar was pulled from this film. Alot of people haven’t heard of this story before, so adding a big Hollywood name to the project helps reel people in. Otherwise, the movie would be a flop. Maggie Grace is probably in talks for a different character in the movie. Alice will probably still definitly be Gellar.

  • Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Alice" Movie - She’s replaced by Maggie Grace !

    4 February 2008 04:20, by Deatheater
    No Sarah? What the hell is that all about.... No Sarah, no money from me!