“The Amazing Spider-Man” villain Rhys Ifans has signed on to play Johnny Depp‘s father in “Alice in Wonderland 2,”ย TheWrapย has learned.
James Bobin (“The Muppets”) is directing the sequel, which will find Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter reprising their roles as Alice and the Red Queen, respectively. Sacha Baron Cohen will play a villain named Time.
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Ifans is set to play Zanik Hightopp, the Mad Hatter’s father, who cannot hide his bright-colored hair beneath a top hat.