Here ya’ go kids, your first sneak peek at Johnny Depp and Tim Burton’s interpretation of ‘The Mad Hatter’. I normally heart all Burton/Depp collaborations and to date I have adored every one of Johnny D.’s characters…even that creepy Willa Wonka. But I’m a bit disappointed with this one…..Am I the only one that thinks it skews a little too ‘Edward Scissorhands‘ and not enough ‘Mad Hatter‘.

Frankly, I expected something much more reminiscent of a bad acid trip, didn’t you? Johnny will be starring in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland along side co-stars Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter (natch), Michael Sheen, Mia Wasikowska, Matt Lucas, Crispin Glover, Steven Fry and Alan Rickman.

The movie will combine performance-capture imagery (like in Beowulf) with live-action footage and should hit theaters in March 2010.

Tim Burton has teamed up with Disney to do an over-the-top update of Alice in Wonderland.

The big-budget production is being financed by Disney, and will be shot in 3-D. Filming will start next year, with release slated for 2010. Unknown Australian actress Mia Wasikowska has won the title role, although no other roles have had casting confirmed.

But our sources tell us there is nobody else that Tim Burton would allow to play The Mad Hatter besides his movie-making BFF Johnny Depp. Natch.