Although the first scene is in the Duchess’ home, Cheshire Cat later shows his evil grin on the Queen of Hearts’ croquet field, suggesting that he may be a part of her evil scheme. 7.

“Loki” (2021–2023): Tom Hiddleston’s Loki is a great example of the type of character who would employ a Cheshire cat grin. He’s not evil, but he’s not good.

Of course, there are shining parts of this movie, namely the sinister, somehow-both-evil-and-not-evil Cheshire Cat and the complete absurdity of the Queen of Hearts.

One such scoundrel is the Cheshire Cat, who always does things on their own terms. Getting them to stay put or make sense is nigh impossible, but they still have a role to play in the village.

‘The Cheshire Cat was a character I had a very specific image of and it’s because I just have this thing about cats,’ Burton said. ‘The Cheshire Cat taps into what you might call my hatred ...