Juno Temple Says She Was 'Devastated' When She Didn't Land Role in Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland'

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Juno Temple is looking back on being turned down for Alice in Wonderland. While speaking with Miles Teller for Interview, the 35-year-old Venom: The Last Dance actress recalled being “devastated” when she didn’t land the titular role in the 2010 movie directed by Tim Burton. Keep reading to find out more…“I think quite early on in a career, you have to be able to understand why the ‘no’ is happening,” Juno said. “Of course, you can’t help but take it personally sometimes.

I was 17 when Tim Burton made Alice in Wonderland. I have a first-edition copy of Alice in Wonderland that I actually sleep with on my bedside table like it’s the Bible.” While Juno said that playing Alice was her “dream role,” she wasn’t able to land an audition with Tim and the role went to Mia Wasikowska. “I remember my agent called, and the first thing he said was, ‘Are you sitting down?

We just wanted to tell you that Tim Burton doesn’t think you are right for Alice, so there’s actually not going to be an audition for it,’” Juno recalled. “I was devastated.” After watching Mia, now 35, play Alice, Juno realized that she wasn’t right for the role. “I watched the movie.

And this was a really important realization for me at 17 years old — I wasn’t right for Alice,” Juno said. “I’m the Queen of Hearts.