Known by many players as the voice of Solid Snake but also recognized for his work as a screenwriter on films like X-Men, watch men and wolves, David Hayter will be responsible for this adaptation in partnership with Abandon Entertainment. As often with this kind of adaptations, the announcement takes place as soon as the contract is signed, with very little additional information, in particular about the platforms that will broadcast the series, the actors involved or its positioning in relation to the events told in American McGee’s Alice (2000) and its sequel Alice: Madness Returns (2011).
The starting point of the series, however, seems similar to the vision of the games and will begin as Alice returns from her trip to the other side of the looking glass to find her house engulfed in flames…and her parents with it. After several suicide attempts, the young girl is locked up in a psychiatric hospital where she is slowly wasting away before being called back to Wonderland by the White Rabbit, a country that no longer really lives up to its name.
“American McGee’s Alice and Alice: Madness Returns is a groundbreaking reimagining of the classic tale. She takes you to the heart of a corrupt wonderland and brings to light dark corners never before seen. I’m very excited to bring this world of madness and wonder to a global audience.“, rejoices David Hayter. “David Hayter brings his imagination, experience and stealth skills honed from successful missions in film, TV and video games – a unique combination that will make this Wonderland adventure a hit for the franchise. and the fans. I am very happy to work with him and I know that Alice fans will welcome him with mad affection.“, adds for his part American McGee, whose role in this adaptation remains rather nebulous.
It must be said that the designer is already busy with Alice: Asylum, his 3rd episode project which is not yet officially supported by Electronic Arts or anyone else. According to McGee’s year in review, a small team is still working on a design bible (bible design) which aims to detail what the game would be like (story, gameplay ideas) in a minimum of 250 pages, all fueled by numerous illustrations like those that already appear regularly on the account Twitter of the author and which accompany this article. This large document will then be sent to publishers but also freely accessible to the public. Suffice to say that despite the lack of information about it, David Hayter’s series still has a good chance of seeing the light of day first.