Posted 9 hours agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret DownSabrina Carpenter Is Stepping Into A Musical 'Alice In Wonderland', And Fans Are Truly Going Full Mad Hatter About ItThis wasn't on my 2025 bingo but I'm not mad.by Arsheen Kaur SahniBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Okay wait, did I just stumble onto the best news of the week? Sabrina Carpenter-yes, the woman who has been on an absolute roll lately-is now starring in and producing a full-blown Alice in Wonderland musical for Universal.
Sabrina Carpenter is set to star and produce an untitled movie musical based on Lewis Carroll's #AliceInWonderland for Universal Pictures. Lorene Scafaria, will pen and helm the feature.
More here: https://t.co/Dgolet2bOd pic.twitter.com/VEvftwjPZo- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 11, 2025 Twitter: @THR And the fact that my comfort movie (no shade to the Tim Burton one, please) is the one getting the makeover? PINCH ME. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Giphy / Via giphy.com Honestly, at this point, she's got not just me, but literally everybody else feeling a little Espresso about it.sabrina carpenter is gonna produce and star in the movie musical based on "Alice in Wonderland" pic.twitter.com/E1BcxuN8BE- nyah ๐๐ (@bunnybrinas) November 11, 2025 Twitter: @bunnybrinas View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @undefined Sabrina starring in an Alice in Wonderland live action is ๐จ๐ณ ๐ #SabrinaCarpenter pic.twitter.com/sslllD9dUD- Robert Pattinson's Oscar Campaign Manager (@candykizzes24) November 11, 2025 Twitter: @candykizzes24 Lorene Scafaria, the one who gave us Hustlers and let J.
Lo live her best scammer life, is writing and directing this whole thing. Monica Schipper / Getty Images / Via gettyimages.in And because the musical energy clearly needed to be dialled all the way up, Marc Platt (the man behind both the Broadway and movie versions of Wicked) is hopping on board as producer. Dave Benett / Aimee Rose McGhee/Dave Benett/WireImage / Via gettyimages.in It's still unclear what Carpenter is taking on in the story, but the project is clearly a passion play for singer, and fans are already rooting for her to step into Alice's shoes. Comment by u/mcfw31 from discussion in popheads sabrina was born to play alice in wonderland https://t.co/11vnLwmpNO pic.twitter.com/pJ4qFA5NKZ- ู (@manonfilms) November 11, 2025 Twitter: @manonfilms Comment by u/mcfw31 from discussion in popheads Comment by u/mcfw31 from discussion in popheads People have even gone so far as to do a full color analysis proving Carpenter is the perfect fit for Alice. View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @undefined And it doesn't stop there-they have even started casting the entire rest of the movie, calling for Timothรฉe Chalamet as the Mad Hatter, Lady Gaga as the Queen of Hearts, and Harry Styles as the White Rabbit. Talk about excitement. View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @undefined Carpenter first took the idea to Universal in 2024, but this isn't her first trip down the rabbit hole. Back in 2020, Netflix had picked up an Alice in Wonderland musical pitch from her At Last Productions banner, long before she became one of pop's biggest global acts. That version never materialized, but the story clearly stayed on her mind.good morning sabtwt! how are you all today? i cant believe sabrina is starring in alice in wonderland after it bring cancelled 5 years ago :') sabrina was amazing last night as always!! the hockey juno position? genius! la shows next..crazy.are you up to anything nice today? <3 pic.twitter.com/kmhS78X4LS- neve ๐พ (@comfortsabs) November 12, 2025 Twitter: @comfortsabs The news drops just a week after Carpenter scored six Grammy nominations for her seventh album Man's Best Friend. We're talking album of the year, record of the year, song of the year...the WHOLE thing.
Sabrina Carpenter's 2026 #GRAMMYs nominations:ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Man's Best FriendBEST POP VOCAL ALBUM - Man's Best FriendSONG OF THE YEAR - ManchildRECORD OF THE YEAR - ManchildBEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE - ManchildBEST MUSIC VIDEO - Manchild pic.twitter.com/obYu6ovM2M- Sabrina Carpenter Daily (@SCdailyupdates) November 7, 2025 Twitter: @SCdailyupdates And while she's no newbie to the screen (remember her in Netflix's Tall Girl movies and The Hate U Give?), she's spent the last few years laser-focused on music. Netflix / Via imdb.com, Netflix / Via imdb.com From left to right: Stills from the movies Tall Girl and The Hate U Give This Alice in Wonderland musical marks her return to film and her first feature credit since the runaway success and Grammy-sweeping era of her 2024 album Short n' Sweet. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF SNL / Via giphy.com Honestly, after seeing how deep fans are getting with their theories, color analyses, and full-on cast lists, I genuinely can't wait to see how this all plays out. If this is the energy before anything is confirmed... we're in for a very fun ride.