Lindsay Lohan as Alice in Wonderland

Alice, is that you? (AP Images)

Since returning from rehab, actress Lindsay Lohan has been itching to be a movie star again, and one role she's desperate to get is the part of Alice in Tim Burton's film adaptation of Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland.

"I just hope they don't want an unknown," Lohan told U.K. tabloid Female First. "I really want this part."

The Disney production will be both live action and performance-captured animation to create a fantasy world, according to Female First. And Burton said he's ready to take on the challenge: "It's just such a classic, and the imagery is so surreal," he said. "I don't know - I've never seen a version where I feel like they got it all. It's a series of wierd 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."

Johnny Depp is nominated for Best Actor at this year's Academy Awards for his work in Burton's most recent masterpiece, Sweeney Todd. Bet on all the Oscar nominees in the Bodog Sportsbook!