Okay, I have tried many times to explain my understanding of Johnny's and Tim's current and upcoming commitments. I hate to always play the role of defender, because I'm as anxious as anyone to see this film get made. But I don't know how to answer when people say that Tim doesn't care, or that Tim won't pay any attention to DS. Tim has been working on Alice In Wonderland for a long time, and he was committed to it long before he agreed to do DS. He got all of the filming done on time. The release date was announced before the film had barely started filming-- they KNEW it was going to take a long time in post-production, and planned accordingly. They are using (to my knowledge) a new form of animation. They shot in 2D and they are going to convert it to 3D with some other kind of technology. They used green screens for the filming, and Tim has rarely used green screens in the past. All these things have been mentioned in interviews. To say that Tim is "over his head" seems unfair-- to me, it seems to me like he knows full well the amount of commitment it is taking to complete this film in a way that he will be satisfied with, and he has no intention of dividing his attention and going halfway on either project. Personally, I would rather have it this way. He is going to give his all for the production of Alice, so that he can then give his all to DS. Meanwhile, DS hasn't really been dangling in the wind- they have shaped up a script that sounds like it's nearly finished (Johnny's interviews have described it as "very, very close", which gives me the impression they may still be tweaking a bit). They are probably doing lots of things behind the scenes, despite Tim's remarks.) Given the current state of the film industry, which doesn't sound that great due to the economy, it's pretty good news that they still plan to get started in a year (or less).
Victoria, I hear ya, but see, this is why them talking about a film project in its early stages is a double-edged sword. If the journalists don't ask, then we have no idea what's happening. If they do ask but there's not much to tell, then we are unimpressed with the status report
Me, I'm just glad that the film is popping up in the dialogue! And remember that Tim is an understated guy-- if he even says a little bit about how he's thinking about the tone and the feel of DS, then I'll bet he's giving it a lot more thought than he is admitting