Lohan keen to star in Burton's 'Alice'

Lindsay Lohan is pushing for the lead role in Tim Burton's upcoming adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.

The actress said she is keen to star in the Disney version of Lewis Carroll's 1865 children's classic.

She told Harper’s Bazaar: "I just hope they don't want an unknown, I really want this part."

Burton will write and produce the film, which will feature a mix of live-action and performance-capture animation similar to the kind used in Beowulf.

The Sweeney Todd director said: "It's just such a classic, and the imagery is so surreal. I don't know - I've never seen a version where I feel like they got it all. It's a series of weird adventures, and to try to do it where it works as a movie will be interesting.

"The stories are like drugs for children, you know? It's like, 'Whoa, man.' I think it's an interesting challenge to direct."